Loftin Now Offering ADHD Services to Pediatric Patients in Columbia Columbia Family Clinic offers consultation and treatment with Shannon H. Loftin, CNP, for pediatric patients with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) who live in or around the Columbia area. This includes children who: May have or have already been diagnosed. Have been diagnosed with ADHD and […]
Read MoreGASTROENTEROLOGY WELCOMES MARTIN Tressie J. Applewhite Martin, CNP, recently joined Hattiesburg Clinic Gastroenterology. Martin received both a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science in Nursing from The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss. She is board certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and holds a professional membership with […]
Read MoreENDOCRINOLOGY WELCOMES MUSHTAQ Farah N. Mushtaq, MD, recently joined Hattiesburg Clinic Endocrinology. Mushtaq received her medical degree from the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya. She completed her residency in internal medicine at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. She also completed a fellowship in endocrinology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New […]
Read MoreNEW PHYSICIAN LOVES SMALL-TOWN PRACTICE The exact moment Dr. Cody Choate decided to pursue medicine came while he was repairing a barbed wire fence on his family’s cattle farm near McComb, Miss. “I decided I didn’t want to do that for the rest of my life,” he says with a laugh. But there was more […]
Read MoreNovember is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month Memory Center Highlights Warning Signs, Offers Available Resources If you notice more people wearing purple in November, it’s because November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, according to the National Alzheimer’s Association, and it affects […]
Read MoreMedical House Call: Surgeon Explains Testing for Breast Cancer Gene Hattiesburg Clinic Surgeon Dr. William Whitehead’s passion for helping breast cancer patients started more than 30 years ago in the Hub City. “…This has been a big part of my professional life,” Whitehead said. Dr. Whitehead said the technological advances in breast cancer treatment are a blessing, […]
Read MoreOur Commitment: Breast Cancer Screening As part of Hattiesburg Clinic’s commitment to caring for the overall health of each patient, we offer and encourage routine mammograms (X-rays of the breast). Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the U.S. after skin cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute. In an annual […]
Read MoreOptical Shop Now Accepts Ambetter™ Insurance Optical Shop, located on the first floor of Hattiesburg Clinic’s main campus, accepts a variety of insurances for eyewear services. Insurances currently accepted include: AlwaysCareSM AmbetterTM Cigna HealthSpring® Magnolia Health™ Medicaid Medicare (after cataract surgery) VSP® (Vision Service Plan) Optical Shop offers eyeglasses, sunglasses, contact lenses, eyeglass repairs and […]
Read MoreKent Talks with Mississippi Public Broadcasting about ADHD Myths Ronald Kent, MD, with Hattiesburg Clinic Connections, recently spoke to Mississippi Public Broadcasting about common misconceptions surrounding ADHD. Dr. Kent says myths like the child will never amount to anything, the behavior problems are because of poor parenting, or ADHD affects only boys are myths. “We […]
Read MoreHattiesburg Clinic Physical Therapists Now Offering Dry Needling Physical therapists at Hattiesburg Clinic are offering a new form of therapy. Jeremy Bennett, PT, DPT, at Bellevue Physical Therapy, and Ryan Woods, PT, DPT, at Poplarville Physical Therapy are now offering dry needling. Dry needling, also known as intramuscular manual therapy, is a technique in which […]
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