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The Cure Starts with Awareness: Don’t Sugarcoat Diabetes!

During the fall of 2014, Robert King, 65, was experiencing a serious lack of energy, weakness, and stinging so severe in his feet that he could barely walk.  He was also uninsured, a smoker, and overweight while working a midnight shift that caused him to have irregular sleep/wake cycles and mealtimes.  Unhappy with his well-being,…

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Have Pain on the Brain?

We’ve all experienced pain at one point or another. Whether your discomfort comes from an injury or an underlying cause, you can’t dismiss it. To make matters worse, pain can fluctuate from being manageable one moment to excruciating the next. As you continue to read, you may be rationalizing the thought, “Is pain really a…

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PHN Physician Participates in Weeklong Cycling Event Through Iowa

Every year during the third week of July, the state of Iowa holds a week-long bicycling event called the Register’s Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI). The ride has been held for 41 years and is the oldest, longest, and largest bicycle touring event in the world. Started by two writers of the Des Moines…

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Making Strides Early Detection & Quality of Life Grant

Through a Making Strides Early Detection & Quality of Life Grant, awarded by the American Cancer Society, The Primary Health Network (PHN) will be educating Amish women living in Mercer and Lawrence Counties about the importance of breast cancer screenings in the coming months.In April of 2013, the American Cancer Society awarded The Primary Health…

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Enhancing Pediatric Healthcare: Transforming Primary Health Network’s Sharon Medical Pediatrics into an Educational Hub

Join our PHN Charitable Foundation as we unveil an innovative fundraising initiative set for this year’s Giving Tuesday on November 28, 2023. Our goal is to revamp the waiting room at Primary Health Network’s Sharon Medical Pediatrics into an educational hub, elevating the experience for our visitors. At the PHN Charitable Foundation, our commitment extends…

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