Imagine being able to determine your likelihood of a heart attack before it happens without undergoing surgery.
Thanks to cutting-edge technology at the Sentara Heart Vascular Center (SHVC) at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, you can. It’s called Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring (CAC) or Coronary Calcium Scoring.
Tablets aren’t just for perusing the news and catching up on email anymore.
Sentara Home Care Services has updated its telehealth offerings with user-friendly tablets.
By all accounts, Doris Mae Greene lived a simple life.
The longtime Prince William County resident died in May 2017, but even in death, her memory is living on.
WOODBRIDGE — Public health officials in Virginia and North Carolina report seasonal influenza is at widespread levels across both states.
Effective immediately, Sentara Healthcare asks all patients and visitors, including those seeking outpatient services, to wear a mask inside its hospitals, medical facilities, and physician practices to protect the community from the spread of flu. Masks and hand sanitizer are available at all facility entrances for public use.
This comprehensive rehabilitation center offers neurological rehabilitation, handles orthopedic injuries and conditions, spine therapy, occupational therapy, pre and post-surgical rehab, balance therapy, manual physical therapy, plus Sentara’s S.A.F.E. Program geared toward fall prevention and education, all in an outpatient setting.
The goal of Sentara Therapy Center is to serve the rehabilitation needs of patients, their physicians and the community with comprehensive and quality care through personalized attention and our licensed, specially trained, dedicated staff.
You can take more steps than hand washing and getting enough sleep to fight off the flu. Eating a balanced diet will also boost your immune system to resist flu viruses.
Micronutrients that help our immune system include antioxidants, such as vitamin A, vitamin C, and zinc. Foods with anti-inflammatory properties also help immune function because chronic inflammation can weaken and disrupt your immune system.
The holiday season is often a time for overindulging in food, while the colder temperatures and shorter days typically are associated with much less physical activity than we need.
Children will follow the lead of their parents in choosing food serving portions and activity level. Traditional holiday food is loaded with calories and is often available in large quantities at every party.
Healthy living can be tough, but for Dr. Adam Brown, Chief of Emergency Medicine at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center and Sentara Lake Ridge, he’s practicing what he preaches. Over the last year, Dr. Brown has lost 65 pounds through diet and exercise.
• It can be challenging to change habits. As a Doctor, what would you tell folks who are working on getting healthier?
If you had seen John Reed earlier this year, you would have seen a man taking one painful step after another, leaning heavily on a cane.
Months later, it’s a different story for the 69-year-old from just across the Potomac River in Waldorf, Md.
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center is partnering with Postpartum Support Virginia (PSVa) to help women overcome postpartum depression by providing a free peer support group for new mothers.
The support group will meet the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month from 10:00-11:30 at the Hylton Education Center at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, 2300 Opitz Boulevard, Woodbridge, VA 22191. The first meeting will be Tuesday, December 11. For information about the group, email: [email protected]
