Author Archives: Melissa Dyrdahl
Blank Spaces Transformed into Inviting 3D Mammography Centers
It can be hard sometimes when you walk into an empty place with bare walls and cold floors to imagine what it could be. How could this stark space ever become a warm and inviting center where women can relax
Blank Spaces Transformed into Inviting 3D Mammography Centers
It can be hard sometimes when you walk into an empty place with bare walls and cold floors to imagine what it could be. How could this stark space ever become a warm and inviting center where women can relax
Inspired by Working Moms
Earlier this month CNN released a list of who it considered to be the most inspiring leading women of 2014. It was an impressive list of highly accomplished people who have done incredible things such as being launched into space,
Inspired by Working Moms
Earlier this month CNN released a list of who it considered to be the most inspiring leading women of 2014. It was an impressive list of highly accomplished people who have done incredible things such as being launched into space,
Rediscover the Healthy Joy of the Holidays
Have you been feeling it? That unrelenting pressure to find just the right gift for every person on your list. How could you miss it? It’s everywhere – in the shops, on the television, on the radio and especially pouring
Rediscover the Healthy Joy of the Holidays
Have you been feeling it? That unrelenting pressure to find just the right gift for every person on your list. How could you miss it? It’s everywhere – in the shops, on the television, on the radio and especially pouring
The Beauty of Aging
It seems that we talk a lot about the pressure facing our tweens and teenage girls as they are bombarded with messages about their appearance. We fear that they will develop unrealistic expectations about how they should look that will
The Beauty of Aging
It seems that we talk a lot about the pressure facing our tweens and teenage girls as they are bombarded with messages about their appearance. We fear that they will develop unrealistic expectations about how they should look that will
How Good is Thanksiving for Your Health?
We can probably agree that it’s good to be thankful when you are healthy. But have you thought about how being grateful can help you be healthier? Researchers have actually done studies on this, and the results indicate that thankfulness
How Good is Thanksiving for Your Health?
We can probably agree that it’s good to be thankful when you are healthy. But have you thought about how being grateful can help you be healthier? Researchers have actually done studies on this, and the results indicate that thankfulness
Start a Conversation for Breast Cancer Awareness Month: #MammogramPlease
I’m not sure that anyone in the women’s health care field is supposed to admit this during October, but pink is not my favorite color. And yet during this month, I will happily wear it. Because during this month, pink
Start a Conversation for Breast Cancer Awareness Month: #MammogramPlease
I’m not sure that anyone in the women’s health care field is supposed to admit this during October, but pink is not my favorite color. And yet during this month, I will happily wear it. Because during this month, pink
How to Take Charge of Your Health Care
We talk a lot at Ella Health about empowering women to take control of their own care. This is vital because the more engaged you are with your own care, the more effective it will be. Going into a health
How to Take Charge of Your Health Care
We talk a lot at Ella Health about empowering women to take control of their own care. This is vital because the more engaged you are with your own care, the more effective it will be. Going into a health
A New Model for Women’s Health Care
One of the first things you notice when you walk into an Ella Health center is the pleasant music. The next is the beautiful décor, not at all like a typical clinic. It doesn’t even smell like one. There’s a
A New Model for Women’s Health Care
One of the first things you notice when you walk into an Ella Health center is the pleasant music. The next is the beautiful décor, not at all like a typical clinic. It doesn’t even smell like one. There’s a
What Will You Do for Your Health this Summer?
With the days getting warmer and school wrapping up, the hot conversation topic these days is our summer plans. We talk about our vacations, the backyard barbeques and getting away to sit on the beach. Won’t it be nice to
What Will You Do for Your Health this Summer?
With the days getting warmer and school wrapping up, the hot conversation topic these days is our summer plans. We talk about our vacations, the backyard barbeques and getting away to sit on the beach. Won’t it be nice to
Closing the Immigrant Women Health Care Gap
May 11th marks the start of National Women’s Health Week. This is an intensive effort aimed at getting women to take care of themselves by getting an annual checkup and basic screening tests. As a breast cancer survivor, I don’t
Closing the Immigrant Women Health Care Gap
May 11th marks the start of National Women’s Health Week. This is an intensive effort aimed at getting women to take care of themselves by getting an annual checkup and basic screening tests. As a breast cancer survivor, I don’t
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