As we continue our weekly coverage of prevalent conditions we see in our home care cases across the Eastern Shore, we have turned to address COPD, Chronic Bronchitis, and Emphysema. As the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, we care for clients with this condition throughout Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester counties. Because of this, …
In 2017, the US Cancer Statistics center ranked Colorectal Cancer fourth in both incidence and deaths per 100,000 people in the United States, with Maryland recording just over 2,500 new cases in that year. At Nurse Professionals Home Care, we believe in educating our Eastern Shore Community on how to be more active in their …
1 in 3 members of our Eastern Shore community will suffer from Shingles in their lifetime. We believe if this condition is that prevalent, we should have information ready for those who need it in Crisfield, Pocomoke City, Ocean Pines, and throughout Delmarva. Shingles, also called Herpes Zoster, is a painful and itchy rash that …
Many of the clients we serve on the Eastern Shore have dealt with varying severities of Osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis, or OA, is a degenerative joint disease and the most common type of arthritis. The World Health Organization estimates between 9.6%-18% of the world population have diagnosed OA, with 25% of these people unable to perform some …
Following our last post on Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness, September is also Cholesterol Education Month. While being a risk factor for many diseases, high cholesterol has many risks in itself, and we would like to take this opportunity to inform our Eastern Shore community about the basics of this condition and provide some resources to …