Archive for 'Doc Talk: Frequently Asked Questions' Category
Doc Talk: Temper Tantrums
We’re taking you on another virtual trip to the doctor’s office for some medical words of wisdom from a local expert at Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas. Today we’re checking in with nurse practitioner (and fellow mom of 3) Karyn Sherar who has some tips to share about temper tantrums. Karyn Sherar, ANP, is [...]
Haiti heartbreak
This is the final installment of our series of video interviews with Dr. Adam Maass about his recent work in Haiti, giving medical care to survivors of the earthquake. Dr. Maass is an endocrinologist at Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas. He and several other physicians at Mercy have made trips to Haiti to give [...]
Doc Talk: Health benefits of Resveratrol and Acai
It’s time for a virtual trip to the doctor’s office. This week we’re checking in with Dr. Mary Bourland, a cardiac surgeon for Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas. Dr. Bourland is a fellow mom and an expert when it comes to keeping your heart healthy. (For more info on Dr. Bourland, click on [...]
What Haiti Needs Most
We hope you guys have been following the series of video clips we’ve been publishing of our interview with Dr. Adam Maass of Mercy Health of Northwest Arkansas. (Click here if you missed the video interview on Haiti’s progress so far, the impact of Haiti’s rainy season, and a “day in the life” in Haiti.) [...]
Haiti: Dr. Adam Maass describes “a day in the life”
Here’s Part 3 in our series of video conversations with Dr. Adam Maass about his experiences in Haiti. Dr. Maass is an endocrinologist with Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas. He has made two trips to Haiti since the earthquake struck, working in tent cities to offer medical care to earthquake survivors. In the video [...]
Doc Talk: Picky Eater answers!
If you don’t have one of your own, we bet you know one — a picky eater. So many of us struggle with how to make sure our picky eaters get what they need nutritionally, and it can be so FRUSTRATING! So we decided to talk to a local pediatric nurse practitioner — who also [...]
Haiti update by Dr. Adam Maass
This is Part 2 of a series of video clips we took of our conversation with Dr. Adam Maass of Mercy Health System. (Click here to watch the first video clip previously published.) Dr. Maass recently returned from his second trip to Haiti, where he worked in tent cities treating hundreds of people effected by [...]
Dr. Adam Maass talks about Haiti’s rainy season
Like so many of you, I’ve seen a ton of news coverage about the earthquake in Haiti. And I knew it was bad, and I saw the shocking photographs and video footage. But I don’t think it began to sink in on a more personal level until I talked with someone who has been there [...]
Doc Talk: 5 Healthy Fixes
Almost two years ago, we were hosting a nwaMotherlode booth at the Women’s Business Expo at the John Q. Hammonds Convention Center. One of the speakers during the conference was Dr. Mary Bourland, a cardiac surgeon for Mercy Health System. Shannon and I were busy with booth duties, so we missed the doctor’s speech. But, [...]
Doc Talk: Unusual pregnancy symptoms
It’s time for another virtual trip to the doctor’s office! This time we’re sitting down with obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Mike Potts of Mercy Women’s Health to talk about what kinds of things you SHOULD call the doctor about when you’re pregnant. We know that, particularly for first-time moms, it’s often hard to know which [...]
Doc Talk: Kim Carney talks about menopause treatments
Ready for another virtual trip to the doctor’s office? This time we’re sitting down with nurse practitioner and certified diabetes educator Kim Carney of Bentonville Medical Associates. Whether you’re past it, nowhere close to it or about to begin it any day now, menopause is a BIG subject for women and there are so many [...]
Doc Talk: “Test” your husband
Many husbands like to act all macho and pretend they never get sick and therefore never need to see a doctor. But the truth is, they do. We know it, and they know it, too, even though they’ll deny it all day. Avoiding check-ups can lead to serious problems down the road. So sometimes it [...]
Doc Talk: Just a cold — or flu?
Doc Talk is a weekly series of short video podcasts of Mercy Health System doctors answering questions moms want answers to. Click on the Motherlode video podcast below to see and hear the answer to today’s question. Dr. George Schaefer, father of 7 children ranging in age from 3 to 17, offers information about how [...]
Doc Talk: One-year milestones
Doc Talk is a weekly series of short video podcasts that allow you to go on a virtual visit to a doctor’s office. We’ve asked many of the questions moms want answers to, so all you have to do is click, watch and listen to get the info you need from an expert at Mercy [...]
Doc Talk: Advice on ‘growing pains’
Doc Talk is a weekly series of short video podcasts of Mercy Health System doctors answering questions moms want answers to. Click on the Motherlode video podcast below to see and hear the answer to today’s question. Dr. Harry Harmon, a long-time pediatrician, answers a mom’s question about “growing pains.” Want to know more about [...]
Doc Talk: On autistm and vaccinations
Doc Talk is a weekly series of short video podcasts that allow you to go on a virtual visit to a doctor’s office. We’ve asked many of the questions moms want answers to, so all you have to do is click, watch and listen to get the info you need from an expert at Mercy [...]
Doc Talk: On autism
Doc Talk is a weekly series of short video podcasts that allow you to go on a virtual visit to a doctor’s office. We’ve asked many of the questions moms want answers to, so all you have to do is click, watch and listen to get the info you need from an expert at Mercy [...]
Doc Talk: How to stop a nosebleed
Doc Talk is a weekly series of short video podcasts that allow you to go on a virtual visit to a doctor’s office. We’ve asked many of the questions moms want answers to, so all you have to do is click, watch and listen to get the info you need from an expert at Mercy [...]
Doc Talk: On SIDS
Doc Talk is a weekly series of short video podcasts of Mercy Health System doctors answering questions moms want answers to. Click on the Motherlode video podcast below to see and hear the answer to today’s question. Dr. Youngblood, who has been with Mercy Health System for 20 years, is very active in the community [...]
Doc Talk: How to treat croup
Doc Talk is a weekly series of short video podcasts of Mercy Health System doctors answering questions moms want answers to. Click on the Motherlode video podcast below to see and hear the answer to today’s question. Dr. George Schaefer, father of 7 children ranging in age from 3 to 17, offers advice on croup [...]