What Can We Learn From NFL Player Damar Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest?
Mason City Clinic cardiologist Michael Spooner, MD, weighs in on possible cause and on future preparedness for public When Damar Hamlin’s heart stopped beating during a National Football League game...
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Many Iowa Families And Children Are Living With Food Insecurity
Mason City Clinic physicians and staff donate food and funds to local food banks Many Iowans are struggling to put food on the table this holiday season. Data compiled by Feeding America reveals tha...
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Feeling Inexplicably SAD? Winter May be to Blame
December is Seasonal Affective Disorder Awareness Month Seasonal affective disorder (aptly also known as SAD) is a form of depression typically caused by hormonal changes in the body stemming from a l...
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Clear Lake Man Treated Successfully For Atrial Fibrillation
Credits Cardiologist Dr. Michael Spooner For Managing His Care So Well In late 2019, Vern Toohey, 59, of Clear Lake, was having very rapid heartbeats and feeling exhausted. Said Vern, “I couldn’t ...
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Mason City Clinic’s CFO Finds Meaning in Missionary Work
Jodi Draper, Chief Financial Officer for the Mason City Clinic, recently returned from a 12-day mission trip to Belize. “We were in several under-developed villages in Belize where people and famili...
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Men, do frequent bathroom trips at night interrupt your sleep?
If so, you may have an enlarged prostate. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or enlargement of the prostate is one of the most common health complaints in men over 50, affecting half the men between ...
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Bladder Leak, Anyone?
November is bladder health awareness month and that is important because bladder accidents are a lot more common than one might think. In fact, according to National Association for Incontinence more ...
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October Is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Month
Sudden cardiac arrest can cause immediate death. Know your risk and symptoms, and how to get help. Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is when your heart suddenly stops beating which stops blood from flowing ...
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Do You Need More Movement in Your life?
October is National Physical Therapy Awareness Month, a great time to consider the amount of physical activity you are getting and how you might benefit from integrating more movement into your daily ...
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Do You Have Trouble Breathing Through Your Nose?
Dr. Dan Lee On Rhinology Most of us breathe so unconsciously that we barely give it a second thought. Take a moment to pay attention to your breath. Are you breathing through your mouth or your nose? ...
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