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Prisma Health On Call: Your stroke questions, answered
You asked, Prisma Health stroke experts answered.
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How Urgent Care can save your summer
With unrelenting heat comes summer-related illness and injuries — and it’s now easier than ever to treat them with the help of Prisma Health Urgent Care.
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Prisma Health On Call: Ask your questions about stroke
What stroke-related questions do you have for Prisma Health stroke specialists?
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Prisma Health breaks ground on new Northeast medical park
Prisma Health is constructing a 134,000 sqft care center in Columbia, offering comprehensive outpatient services and creating over 250 jobs, opening fall 2025.
May 14, 2024
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Doctors’ Orders: Eating healthy at Travinia Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar
Dr. Thomas Mazza of Lexington Medical Center’s Lexington Surgery shares his recommended order at this little slice of Italy.
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Lexington Medical Center opens new facility in Forest Acres
“We have wanted to bring Lexington Family Practice to the Forest Acres community for several years, and we’re happy to open the doors on our 13th location at this new facility,” said Terri Dooley, vice president in Physician Network Administration.
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Prisma Health On Call: Your colon health and screening questions, answered
You asked, Prisma Health colon health experts answered.
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Try This: Train and recover like an athlete at Apex Athletic Performance
Apex staff includes Prisma Health physicians, personal trainers, physical therapists, nutritionists, and more.
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Beyond weight loss: The life-changing benefits of bariatric surgery
Like any surgery, recovery takes time, but there are many positive outcomes associated with weight loss from bariatric surgery.
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Prisma Health On Call: Ask the experts your colon health and screening questions
What questions about colon health + screenings do you have for Prisma Health experts?
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