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To get past a dif­fi­cult emo­tion, you need to first iden­ti­fy and embrace that emo­tion. Once you know what you are feel­ing and why, you are able to move into a state of mind that allows for more effec­tive prob­lem solv­ing and deci­sion mak­ing. When some­one tells you to calm down, they are basi­cal­ly sug­gest­ing that you skip right past this step and move imme­di­ate­ly to the prob­lem solv­ing state of mind. That’s just not how we work. We need that in-between step of iden­ti­fy­ing the tough feel­ing and sit­ting with it for a minute before we can move for­ward. What’s miss­ing when some­one says ​“calm down” is empa­thy.

In our con­tin­u­ous effort to pri­or­i­tize men­tal well-being and inclu­siv­i­ty, we join the nation in com­mem­o­rat­ing Minor­i­ty Men­tal Health Month. This ded­i­cat­ed obser­vance brings atten­tion to the unique strug­gles that racial and eth­nic minor­i­ty com­mu­ni­ties face regard­ing men­tal illness.

Research shows that for emo­tion­al symp­toms, includ­ing depres­sion, anx­i­ety, and ADHD, a com­bi­na­tion of med­ica­tion and ther­a­py is often the best form of treat­ment. But when should you or your child try med­ica­tion? Are there oth­er things you should try first? How does any­one even make that deci­sion? Is there a pill for that? The fol­low­ing is a list of fac­tors to keep in mind as you nav­i­gate this poten­tial­ly over­whelm­ing decision.

Today the world unites in cel­e­bra­tion of Inter­na­tion­al Women’s Day. This day serves not only as a moment of recog­ni­tion, but also of reflec­tion, as we acknowl­edge the pro­found impact women have had – and con­tin­ue to have – in every facet of soci­ety. Here at Quin­cy Med­ical Group (QMG), we’re proud to stand along­side these incred­i­ble women, includ­ing Dr. Deb­o­rah Woodard, a gyne­col­o­gist whose ded­i­ca­tion to patient care extends far beyond our clinic’s walls.

For Nation­al Reg­is­tered Dietit­ian Day, we asked QMG Dietit­ian Brit­tany Win­ship to share what inspired her to pur­sue a career in nutri­tion and how she gains inspi­ra­tion from her patients. To learn more about our ser­vices at QMG, click here or call us at (217) 222‑6550, ext. 3481.

For med­ical stu­dents, this isn’t just anoth­er day. It’s Match Day — a big day, where a sin­gle enve­lope holds the key to their future. Inside, they’ll find their res­i­den­cy place­ment, the pro­gram that will train them and turn their dreams of becom­ing a doc­tor into real­i­ty. We caught up with Dr. Jason Knuff­man, physi­cian at Quin­cy Med­ical Group who spe­cial­izes in Aller­gy and Immunol­o­gy, to hear his mem­o­ries of this momen­tous day.

At the age of just 33, Nick Winkler’s life took an unex­pect­ed turn. In late 2023, he received a can­cer diag­no­sis, throw­ing him into a bat­tle he nev­er imag­ined fac­ing at such a young age.

Focus­ing on your men­tal health is impor­tant for all ages. Your needs may vary depend­ing on the stage of life you’re in. As we come to the end of Men­tal Health Aware­ness Month, our QMG Behav­ioral Health team shares some tips for old­er adults.

This Mother’s Day, we’re spot­light­ing Dr. Nihari­ka Yed­la. Dr. Yedla’s jour­ney in med­i­cine was deeply influ­enced by her moth­er, an OB/GYN physi­cian. Wit­ness­ing her mother’s ded­i­ca­tion first­hand instilled a pas­sion for heal­ing in Dr. Yed­la, and her mother’s wis­dom con­tin­ues to guide her every day.

Among the media cov­er­age about the Uvalde tragedy are arti­cles about how the Uvalde com­mu­ni­ty will start to recov­er. Men­tal health experts across the nation are being called on for their exper­tise to help peo­ple, par­tic­u­lar­ly chil­dren, process and under­stand how to cope with such a safe­ty-shat­ter­ing experience.