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MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. -- This past year and a half came with plenty of its own hurdles on top of unique military challenges from deployments, family separations, long hours and missile field tours. Yet, stress doesn't always cause mental health issues because resilience, social support and coping skills can help us manage it. When one does have prolonged stress, anxiety or depression, what resources are available to military members and their families? The answer is a long list: Military One Source, the on-base Mental Health clinic, Military and Family Life Counselors, Behavioral Health Optimization Program, Airmen and Family Readiness Center, and off-base counselors. Referrals are a great resource, but they can also be confusing. Our goal is to answer some common questions and address common errors about mental health referrals off base. 1. How do I get a mental health referral?   For any beneficiary, both active duty and dependent, the process

Brazos County image showing the location of the pandemic infusion center next to the College Station CHI St. Joseph clinic near Fitch and the freeway. State and local officials have announced the state's 22nd pandemic infusion center will open in College Station. The facility opens Thursday next to the CHI St. Joseph clinic at Fitch and the freeway. There is no charge to patients, but they must have a referral from a primary care physician. The state supported facility is designed to treat up to 45 patients per day. News release from Brazos County: A Regional Infusion Center to help treat COVID-19 patients in the Bryan/College Station area will open to the public tomorrow (Thursday, September 30). The facility will serve as an outpatient therapeutic treatment center for patients with a doctor's referral. The State of Texas through the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), in partnership with the Office of the Brazos County Judge, the City of College

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A healing herb—otherwise known as a medicinal plant—is a plant that is either collected from the wild or intentionally grown for its medicinal, or curative, value. Humans have used plants for thousands of years to treat ailments, pain, and disease. Components of these medicinal plants—leaves, bark, stems, roots, seeds, and flowers—are used to create herbal remedies. Healing herbs continue to be popular. Today, over one-third of Americans report turning to herbal remedies to help treat various diseases and ailments. Medicinal herbs can be helpful when used as a complementary therapy, but they aren't cures for all that ails you. Many have risks and side effects, and herbal remedies are not currently regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to determine their safety or efficacy.  It's important to seek treatment from a healthcare professional, as pain, disease, and infections can progress and may lead to complications if not properly tre

Vamsidhar Velcheti, M.D.: Hello everyone and welcome to CURE Expert Connections ®. I'm Dr. Vamsidhar Velcheti, and I'd like to welcome Allison who is here to share her incredible journey with KRAS-mutation positive non-small cell lung cancer. Hello, Allison. Allison Collins: Hello. Vamsidhar Velcheti, M.D.: Can you introduce yourself to our audience? Allison Collins: My name is Allison Collins, and I was diagnosed as KRAS positive in April 2018. Vamsidhar Velcheti, M.D.: Thank you for joining us, Allison. We're really excited to have you here and looking forward to chatting with you. It's been an incredible few years for all the researchers and clinicians treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer. We've seen a lot of advances in terms of treatments and treatment modalities. It's been a really exciting few years in terms of our knowledge. We have an increasing number of treatment options for our patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Just a general ove

Compiled by Melissa Jacobs In this year of extraordinary medical challenges, we're honored to present the region's best practitioners. Physicians voted for their colleagues in a variety of specialties via online ballot. Top vote-getters were determined by our editorial team. Find the full list of  Main Line Today 's top doctors in 2020 here. Addiction Medicine | Allergy | Anesthesiology | Electrocardiology |  General | Interventional | Surgery | Critical Care| Dermatology| Emergency Medicine | Endocrinology | Family Medicine| Gastroenterology| Genetics| Geriatrics| Hematology/ Oncology| Hospitalists| Infectious Disease| Interventional Radiology| Maternal-Fetal Medicine| Nephrology| Neurology| Obesity Medicine| OB GYN| Ophthalmology| Otolaryngology | Palliative Care| Pathology| Plastic Surgery | Psychiatry | Pulmonology | Radiology | Reproductive Medicine|  Rheumatology|&