by ryanj.sparrow | Jul 9, 2021
When Dr. Steve Allen and his wife, nurse Cindy Allen, opened Internists Associated in Muncie 40 years ago this month, they were like a lot of small business owners. They wanted to be their own bosses. They wanted to build something special for themselves and their...
by ryanj.sparrow | Jun 9, 2021
It might be a family joke, Mom having to book Dad’s doctor appointments or otherwise he won’t go. But is the stereotype true? Are men not taking charge of their own health? In many cases, no, they are not. A 2019 study found just half of men made regular preventative...
by ryanj.sparrow | May 25, 2021
Is it awkward talking about your mental health with your doctor? It shouldn’t be. Why? 1. We’ve heard it all. Did we say all? ALL. You cannot shock us. 2. Anyway, there’s absolutely nothing shocking about a mental health struggle—especially after...
by ryanj.sparrow | May 11, 2021
May 12 marks the official end of National Nurses Week, but anyone who works in a medical practice can tell you: EVERY week is Nurses Week. They’re the glue helping hold our Internists Associated family together. Our two longest-working nurses are Mindy Brown and Amy...
by ryanj.sparrow | Apr 14, 2021
Over 1.4 million of Indiana’s 6.7 million citizens have been fully vaccinated so far. In Delaware County, that’s 24,000 out of 114,000 residents. Promising numbers! That and the spring weather make it feel like we’ve got this thing beat. The state mask mandate is...
