Winter Sports Safety
The number one cause of a trip to the emergency room is injury from skiing and snowboarding followed by sledding.
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What is Glaucoma?
Glaucoma is an eye disease that if left untreated can cause damage to the optic nerve and blindness.
Continue readingExercise is Medicine
Yes, you read that correctly, exercise is medicine and it doesn’t taste bad! In fact, it can make you feel better immediately. A lot of our thinking around exercise has to do with losing weight.
Continue readingA Mammogram? Breast Ultrasound? MRI? – Who Gets What? Part One
Breast cancer remains one of the most common cancers among women, and certainly one that the vast majority of my patients worry about. Breast cancer affects roughly 1 in 8 women. Only cancer that’s more common in women is skin cancer.
Continue readingWildfire Smoke Safety
As wildfires become more intense and frequent, it is valuable to learn how best to protect yourself and your family from the smoke they cause.
Continue readingUTI? Bladder Infection? Yeast? Which is it?
Women of all ages are most at risk of UTIs because our urethra (the tube from the bladder to the outside of our bodies) is much shorter than the guys’ so the bacteria can more easily make the trip from our vagina and up into the system.
Continue readingVaricose Veins When Pregnant – And Not
Though usually not considered a serious medical issue, moms-to-be are not thrilled to see these babies pop out along with their hormonal acne.
Continue readingThe Bugs of Summer – Avoid the Bites
Tiny Vampires We are gathering carefully outdoors more than ever this summer in order to stay COVID-safe. And who else likes to have a meal outside on a warm evening? Mosquitos. All they want is a little of your blood, but what they leave behind under your skin is an unwelcome parting gift –their saliva. […]
Continue readingAlzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month
Alzheimer’s and dementia have touched the lives of so many of us. Not only the people afflicted, but their families and friends.
Continue readingGlaucoma & Vision Loss Prevention
Glaucoma robs us of our eyesight usually without warning signs. Its most common form is called primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and occurs when the fluid within the eye very slowly builds up over time due to clogged drainage systems.
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