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VVMC Earns Nuclear Medicine Accreditation
VVMC has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation innuclear medicine as the result of a recent review by the AmericanCollege of Radiology (ACR). Nuclear medicine is a branch of medicalimaging that uses small amounts of radioactive material ingestedby the patient to diagnose and treat a variety of diseaseincluding many types of cancers heart disease and certain otherabnormalities within the body.
The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level ofimage quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilitiesmeeting ACR Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards after apeer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medicalphysicists who are experts in the field. Image quality personnelqualifications adequacy of facility equipment quality controlprocedures and quality assurance programs are assessed. Thefindings are reported to the ACR Committee on Accreditation whichsubsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report theycan use for continuous practice improvement.
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Chronic Inflammation: What It Is, Why It’s Harmful and How to Reduce It
Inflammation in the body is a normal and healthy response to injury or attack by germs. We can see it, feel it and measure it as local heat, redness, swelling and pain. Inflammation is the body’s way of getting more nourishment and immune activity into an area that needs to fend off infection or heal.
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Can Heat Help Heal Depression? Vail Health is Researching the Possibilities
Vail Health is continually looking for innovative, science-backed ways to elevate physical and mental health. One of the newest areas its research team is studying is the effects of heat on depression, and specifically the purposeful use of elevated temperatures to trigger positive health outcomes.
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Vail Health + Surf Synergy Ignite Longevity In Costa Rica
Living is one thing, but truly being alive is another. Our time in this world is measured in seconds, and the goal is to fill as many of them as possible with the things that bring us joy. Vail Health embodies this philosophy, and I had the privilege of experiencing it firsthand at their inaugural longevity retreat at Surf Synergy in Jacó, Costa Rica.