Vital Insights
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The Critical State of Cardiovascular Care in Rural America
For people living in rural America, being diagnosed with a cardiac condition truly is a life-or-death situation. There are no cardiologists working in more than 85 percent of rural counties in the United States, according to research published in the July 2024 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Further, in those
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Common viruses linked to ‘dramatic’ spike in heart attack and stroke risk
Dr. Brad Serwer, chief medical officer at VitalSolution, spoke with Fox News about a new study that finds COVID and flu raise cardiovascular disease risk for weeks after infection.
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Why This Anesthesiologist Chooses Rural Underserved Medicine
We recently sat down with LaKesha Legree, MD, an anesthesiologist dedicated to rural underserved medicine who has taken travel assignments since 2018. Dr. Legree practices with VitalSolution at Samaritan Medical Center, a 290-bed community hospital in Watertown, N.Y., about an hour outside Syracuse, N.Y. In fact, you can often see her walking her French bulldog,
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5 Reasons to Attend a Professional Healthcare Conference
Whether you’re a physician, nurse, allied health professional or part of a healthcare leadership team, attending a professional healthcare conference can be a game-changer for your career. TravCon—short for The Travelers Conference—is the largest gathering of traveling healthcare professionals in the U.S. focused on nurses and allied professionals, offering a unique blend of education, networking
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