By Dr. Kenneth Rudd, Grace Cottage Hospital Emergency Department Co-Director as appeared in the Brattleboro Reformer’s Graceful Health series, March 11, 2016 National Poison Week is March 20-26 this year. For […]
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Should I get the shingles vaccine?
By Devon Lucier, AGNP, Grace Cottage Family Health
If you have ever known anyone with shingles, you will understand why the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that eligible adults become vaccinated.
Shingles is a very painful rash caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox. Anyone who has had chicken pox (and rarely, those who had the chicken pox vaccine, which includes a weakened strain of the virus) can develop shingles. For reasons not yet understood, the chickenpox virus reactivates and causes shingles. It may have to do with one’s immune system, and the tendency increases with age.
Read More...Do You Have an Advance Care Directive? Informative Workshop Feb. 11 at Grace Cottage
Maybe you already know what an “advance care directive” is, but you’ve been putting it off because it’s a scary topic. Or maybe you’ve heard the term, but you aren’t […]
Read More...Weight Loss Support Group offered at Grace Cottage
On Tuesday, February 9th at 10:30am, Grace Cottage Health Coach Liz Harrison invites anyone whose goal is to lose weight to join her monthly support group for people who share […]
Read More...‘Cabin Fever’ Online Auction is ON!
From February 1 ‘til the clock strikes 8:00pm on February 28, all are welcome and encouraged to check out the awesome array of items in Grace Cottage’s annual Cabin Fever […]
Read More...Balance and Physical Therapy
By Patty Winter, Grace Cottage Physical Therapist as appeared in the Brattleboro Reformer’s Graceful Health series, January 15, 2016 In the winter, it’s easy to imagine how the weather can […]
Read More...An Easy Test Can Save Your Life
By Dr. Ewa Arnold, Grace Cottage Family Health as appeared in the Brattleboro Reformer’s Graceful Health series, January 15, 2016 A question for women, in recognition of National Cervical Cancer […]
Read More...Bid Now in the Cabin Fever Online Auction!
Dreaming of sunshine and sandy beaches? You could win 7 days at a beachfront resort in Antigua in the Cabin Fever Online Auction! Each year, we have an on-line auction […]
Read More...Winning Design Selected for Grace Cottage’s 2016 Spring Into Health 5K
Leland & Gray student Joel Emmons was recently awarded a $50 prize for his winning design for Grace Cottage’s 2016 Spring into Health 5K run. Students in Stephanie Nyzio’s design […]
Read More...Grace Cottage Family Health Welcomes New Patients
Grace Cottage Family Health has expanded its staff and extended its hours to accommodate a growing number of new patients. The new providers are Doctor Jesper Brickley, Nurse Practitioners Jorda Daigneault […]
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