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Preventing Foot Injuries When Running: 7 Tips for Healthy Feet
Cameron L. Phipps, DPM, is a podiatrist at the Catoctin Foot and Ankle Center in Purcellville, Va. He is board-qualified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery and specializes in surgical reconstruction, wound care and sports injuries. With summer weather in full swing, it’s a perfect time to take your exercise routine outdoors. Running…
Read MoreInova Loudoun Hospital Ladies Board Elects New Officers
Leesburg, VA – Susan Mills has been elected the 40th president of The Ladies Board of Inova Loudoun Hospital. She and a new slate of officers assumed leadership in July and will serve through June 2020. “It’s an honor and a privilege to serve with this amazing group of women who truly make a difference…
Read MoreInova Health System to Eliminate Use of Plastic Straws
Will reduce use of single-use plastic items, offer straw alternatives for the disabled Falls Church, VA – Today Inova announced it will eliminate plastic straws and reduce single-use plastic items in public areas, such as cafeterias and gift shops in all five hospitals in the system. Inova, the largest health system in Northern Virginia, is…
Read MoreSport Nutrition: Fuel for Competition
Wendy Johnson MS, RDN is the Clinical Coordinator for Cardiac Rehabilitation & Pulmonary Rehabilitation, an Exercise Physiologist, and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at Inova Loudoun Hospital. Having a competitive edge in any sport can be the difference in a successful game. Nutrition is a key component of sports performance. The energy you intake and how…
Read MoreThrow away prescription drugs safely at an Inova “Take Back” dropoff box
At Your Disposal “Prescription Take Back Boxes” are now installed at Inova Fair Oaks and Inova Loudoun Hospital In another step to help curb the opioid epidemic in the community, Inova now has dropoff boxes for safe disposal of unused drugs at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital and Inova Loudoun Hospital. People can now bring all…
Read MoreThe International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners® and International Lactation Consultant Association® Recognize Inova Loudoun Hospital for Excellence in Lactation Care
Leesburg, VA — Inova Loudoun Hospital has received the IBCLC Care Award in recognition for staffing professionals who hold the prestigious International Board Certified Lactation Consultant® (IBCLC®) certification and for providing a lactation program for breastfeeding families. Only nine hospitals in Virginia received this international honor. In addition, Inova Loudoun demonstrated that it has recently…
Read MoreAmerican Association of Critical-Care Nurses Recognizes the Intensive Care Unit at Inova Loudoun Hospital with Gold Beacon Award for Excellence
Leesburg, VA — The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently conferred a gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Inova Loudoun Hospital. The Beacon Award for Excellence — a significant milestone on the path to exceptional patient care and healthy work environments — recognizes unit caregivers who successfully improve…
Read MoreThe beat goes on for this Northern Virginia couple, thanks to knee surgery
Second Chance to Dance Dancing to the “oldies” — music from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s — has long been one of Beth and Rusty Newberry’s beloved Saturday night standbys. But when severe knee pain from chronic arthritis began to threaten this and other favorite activities, the couple did something else in tandem: they both…
Read MoreSummer safety tips for parents
Water safety, sun protection, bug bites, and dehydration tips: Parents can use these tips to enhance their peace of mind Spending time in the sun and water during summer is one of life’s joys, but without proper precautions, it can lead to a variety of health and safety concerns for children. The most common issues…
Read MoreNew breast center at Inova Loudoun offers high-tech testing plus comforting care
A Vision for Women’s Health Few women relish getting a mammogram, but the new Inova Schar Cancer Institute – Peterson Family Breast Center stands poised to make the testing more efficient, pleasant, convenient and, most importantly, even more accurate. Located on the Inova Loudoun Hospital Medical Campus (click for google map), the 3,800-square-foot breast center…
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