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At every physical you’ve ever received, your healthcare provider has probably pulled out their stethoscope and listened to your heart. Observing how your heart performs as you sit there gives them an idea of your current cardiac health. It isn’t, however, always the most accurate way to see how your...

Think about everything you learn from your eyes. They tell you when you’re approaching a solid obstacle so you can navigate around it. They inform you about how the people around you might be feeling based on their facial expressions. With a trained eye, vision gets even more valuable. An...

Ultrasounds send harmless acoustic, or sound, waves into the body. The way they bounce back gives us a picture of what’s going on inside you. As a result, ultrasounds are useful for a wide range of screening and diagnoses.  Because our Cullman Internal Medicine team offers such a wide array...

To keep you alive, your heart needs to continue functioning through a variety of conditions. It pumps while you sleep and works a little harder when you’re walking up flights of stairs. How your heart adjusts to stress can tell doctors a lot about what’s going on in and around...

Breast cancer affects approximately one in eight American women during their lifetime. When detected early through regular mammograms, the five-year survival rate is more than 99%. Understanding when to begin screening is essential for maintaining breast health, even though discussions about mammograms can sometimes feel uncomfortable or nerve-wracking. At Cullman...