Colorectal cancers are the fourth most common type of cancer in the United States. In 2019, 146,460 Americans were diagnosed with colorectal cancer and 51,896 died, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Screening
Hospice allows patients to choose to stay at home rather than in a hospital in their last months of life. RiverStone Health Hospice Director Roxanne Allen explains that hospice provides people with a comforting choice about
Each year, about 3,500 American babies die while sleeping. This number of sleep-related deaths has dramatically decreased since the Back to Sleep campaign started in the 1990s. In this column, Kristen Bonner, RN, explains why putting
Your primary care provider can help you keep you heart healthy. Dr. Travis Loy, a family physician at RiverStone Health Clinic explains the key habits for healthier hearts.
For an appointment with a primary care provider,
There are many severe illnesses that are preventable with routine childhood vaccines. RiverStone Health communicable disease prevention program manager Kelly Gardner reminds us that childhood vaccines are safe, affordable and prevent deadly diseases that once killed
Radon is an odorless and tasteless gas that is estimated to cause thousands of deaths a year and is the No. 1 cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. Recent RiverStone Health Environmental Health Services intern Manhattan
The risk of a person developing a marijuana use disorder increases the younger someone starts using. Sarah Music, RiverStone Health’s program manager for Population Health, explains in this column that the human brain is not fully
Mary Abrahams, outreach coordinator for RiverStone Health Home Care and Hospice, explains how creating an advance directive gives you control over your healthcare decisions. It provides information to your healthcare team if you are unable to
If you have put off getting recommended cancer screenings, make 2023 the year you take better care of your health, says Sheri Pope, RiverStone Health cancer prevention specialist.
Sheri’s column offers reminders of the screenings recommended for
In 30 years, RiverStone Health Clinic has provided more than $40 million in charity care and 13 percent of all residents in Yellowstone County now depend on the clinic for access to healthcare. Most of
RiverStone Health, Yellowstone County’s public health agency, has earned national accreditation, a status held by fewer than 50 public health departments in the nation. It is the first health agency in Eastern Montana and the
RiverStone Health clinics in Billings, Bridger, Joliet and Worden have each received a national seal of quality, recognition for transforming the way they deliver care. The clinics are the first in the region to be recognized
