Health and Wellness

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Register for Cheshire's Spring Blood Drive

Cheshire Medical Center is proud to sponsor and host American Red Cross blood drives

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How to Protect Yourself and Others From Measles Outbreaks

Measles cases are spiking, but the virus is almost entirely preventable through the MMR vaccine.

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What You Need to Know About Avian Influenza Virus

Find out about infection rates and how to protect yourself from what is more formally called Influenza A subtype H5N1 and less formally, bird flu.

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Knowing Where To Go: Urgent Visits or ED

If you find yourself in need of immediate or day-of care, make sure you know where to go first.

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H.E. Guy Burman, MD, General Surgeon

Ask the Expert: Mammograms and Self Exams

H.E. Guy Burman, MD, medical director of the Breast Care Center at Cheshire Medical Center, discusses breast health and cancer screenings and offers helpful resources.

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How to Establish Healthier Habits This Fall

Gastroenterologist and obesity medicine specialist Suzannah Luft, MD, offers some fall tips for nourishing and moving your body.

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Celebrate with fireworks safely - be prepared, be safe, be responsible

Here are tips for keeping you—and your family—safe around fireworks.

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Physical therapist Jim Hall shakes hands with patient Steve Walsh in an exercise room with purple walls

Physical therapy helps patient battle back against debilitating pain

Local business owner finds back pain relief with outpatient physical rehabilitation and other services

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Charles Sheaff and Guy Burman, MD, stand holding their items.

Community group lets longtime doctors showcase their mutual love of woodturning

The display case on floor 1A at Cheshire Medical Center features a variety of projects created by members of the Monadnock Woodturners Club, a group of individuals from the region — including current and former doctors.

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Rachel Chamberlin and her mother, Donna Powers

All in the Family: Cheshire Provider Follows in Mother's Nursing Footsteps

She grew up in the Cheshire Medical Center daycare center while her mom worked in the ICU. Now, she and her mom work together as nurses in the same hospital

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