In Good Health Blog

Two Agnesian HealthCare nurses were recently recognized by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Nursing and the College of Nursing Board of Visitors at the annual Nightingale Awards ceremony.

Agnesian HealthCare welcomes hospitalist Mark-Allen Polyakov, MD, to St. Agnes Hospital, 430 E. Division Street.

Agnesian HealthCare’s Fond du Lac Regional Clinic, 420 E. Division Street in Fond du Lac, is pleased to welcome board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist Dina Vaynberg, MD. She is now accepting patients.

It’s Autism Awareness Month and I thought I’d address the question I get asked most frequently:  “What is the most effective way to engage kids on the autism spectrum?”

MADISON - The Wisconsin Medical Society Board of Directors recognized the contributions of Darold Treffert, MD, by awarding him with its highest honor - the 2019 Director’s Award - during its Annual Meeting on April 6 in Madison.

Cancer that starts in cells of the cervix is called cervical cancer. The cervix is the lower end of the uterus. It connects the uterus to the vagina. Cervical cancer can spread from the cervix to other parts of the body.

What causes cervical cancer?

Jenna Floberg, executive director at the Villa Loretto nursing home and Villa Rosa assisted living, Mt. Calvary, will be among 11 young professionals who will be recognized by the Catholic Health Association (CHA) in early June in Dallas.

The power of support groups is a beautiful thing. At the Bereavement Center, we offer several grief support groups throughout the month.

Dealing with the death of a baby is clearly an incredibly difficult event for parents. The Agnesian HealthCare Foundation believes that bereaved parents should be given the option of spending time with their baby.

Measles outbreaks in the United State have been featured prominently in the national new of late. In fact, 228 individual cases of measles have been confirmed in 12 states from January 1 to March 7, 2019.