Living Life with Heart

Living Life with Heart

YRMG Cardiologist Dr. Olufunso Odunukan finds his work ‘incredibly gratifying’ By Bridget O’Gara Many people have important childhood experiences that steer them toward their life’s work. Few, however, can point to an event as significant as testifying before the...
Life is So Much Sweeter

Life is So Much Sweeter

One local mother shares the story of her family’s journey through anorexia … and healing By Merissa Brinkerhoff I can’t stay silent. Eating disorders doubled during Covid. One in five diagnosed will die. Quarantine was going as well as could be expected for our family...
Carrying Out a Legacy

Carrying Out a Legacy

The Susan J. Rheem Adult Day Center Celebrates 40 Years of Caring and Gratitude A husband and wife enter the main lobby, to a greeting as warm as sunshine: “Good Morning Bob! Great, you joined us today,” says Laura Dreibelbis, LPN, joyful Program Director of the Susan...
Women with Diabetes Have a Greater Risk of Heart Disease than Men

Women with Diabetes Have a Greater Risk of Heart Disease than Men

By Rita Carey Rubin   More than 90 percent of people with prediabetes don’t know they have it. People may have elevated blood sugar or insulin levels up to 20 years before they’re diagnosed with diabetes. Women are often diagnosed with diabetes later than men....
A Center of Excellence

A Center of Excellence

It’s Official: YRMC’s Breast Care Center Earns Additional Accreditation by the American College of Radiology The word “excellence” has long been associated with the Breast Care Center at Dignity Health, Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC). But now it’s official:...
Transformation on a Deeper Level

Transformation on a Deeper Level

Local health and life coach specializes in helping her clients change their lives and reach their goals By Joanna Nellans If you’re struggling to meet some of your goals, maybe all you need is a coach who helps you organize the concrete steps along your path....