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Feel Better Friday for Feb. 26, 2021: First aid for your skin

Dr. Hyndman discusses shingles and tetanus, as well as common ailments like cuts and bruises.

This Friday, we continue our discussion of skin ailments. Dr. Cathy Hyndman addresses questions about shingles and tetanus, and walks through some basic first aid tips for cuts and bruises.

 

Next week we focus on mental health with Tiffany and Amber Webb, two health care workers based in Dillingham. Send your questions to Amber at amberroylee@gmail.com or Tiffany at aktiffbb@gmail.com 

 You can email in your health care questions and suggestions for future topics to doc@kdlg.org and Dr. Hyndman will answer them on the show.

The doc will be the only one to see the emails, and you’ll remain anonymous. 

About the show:

Feel Better Friday is a weekly show that airs on KDLG 670AM after the noon newscast on Friday. In each episode, Dr. Cathy Hyndman talks about a different topic related to health and wellness, driven by listener questions.

We want the show to center on topics and discussions that Bristol Bay listeners want to hear, so please email suggestions to doc@kdlg.org or isabelle@kdlg.org.

About Dr. Hyndman:

Dr. Hyndman was raised in northern Ohio and graduated from Moravian College and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Following a family practice residency at United Hospital Center in Clarksburg, WV, she joined a private practice in Lewisburg, WV, where she practiced for ten years. A vacation to Alaska in 1999 led to a decision to move to Dillingham, where she practiced at Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation for twenty years. Now retired to a small farm in Ronceverte, WV, she is enjoying the company of her husband and learning to learn to use chain saws, brush hogs, and other power tools.

Contact the author at isabelle@kdlg.org or 907-842-2200.

Izzy Ross is the news director at KDLG, the NPR member station in Dillingham. She reports, edits, and hosts stories from around the Bristol Bay region, and collaborates with other radio stations across the state.
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