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Prior to participating in school sports, athletes who are 13 or older as of Aug. 1 are required to have a health care provider complete a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) card. Sc...

If you are a Medicare recipient, you are eligible to take advantage of annual wellness visits in Family Medicine in Eau Claire. The annual wellness visit is a free annual preventative visit for you to...

Whether it's a routine exam or a diagnosis of an illness, our Family Medicine and Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine teams in Eau Claire specialize in delivering the unique care children need. Family...

To prepare for your mammogram: Schedule the test for a time when your breasts are least likely to be tender. If you menstruate, that's usually during the week after your menstrual period. C...

Designed to detect cancers and other changes in breast tissue, a mammogram can be used for either screening or diagnostic purposes: Screening mammogram. A screening mammogram is used to detect b...

For some people, supplemental imaging may be used with mammograms as a screening tool for detecting breast cancer. That group of people includes women with a high risk of breast cancer, who have a ver...

During the mammogram You’ll be given a gown and asked to remove neck jewelry and clothing from the waist up. A cleansing towel will be provided to remove deodorant from your underarms prior to...

3D mammography Women who undergo routine mammograms at Mayo Clinic Health System have the latest diagnostic technology available to them — digital mammography. Digital mammography, also known ...

Mammograms expose you to low-dose radiation. The dose is very low, though, and for most people the benefits of regular mammograms outweigh the risks posed by this amount of radiation. Having...

Ken Moore had lost his get-up-and-go. His wife said he had no motivation and should see a doctor. That's when he learned he had Type 2 diabetes.