Dear Patients:

Preventing illness and keeping our community safe are our goals with vaccination. While I know we all have “vaccine fatigue” and are tired of getting vaccines, as I have seen this past month, more than a dozen patients have become ill with Covid due to declining immunity. Fortunately none needed to be hospitalized, and ...

Dear Patients:

On March 29th, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended a second dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for people over 50 and certain immunocompromised individuals. According to the FDA, emerging evidence suggests that a second booster dose of ...

A message from Monica Sarang, MD:

I realize the flood of information regarding approval of COVID-19 vaccines is both hopeful and overwhelming. Below you’ll find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions we’re hearing from patients regarding safety, efficacy and distribution of the recently approved Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. Please keep in mind ...

Given the growing popularity of the cocktail culture and wine time, it’s important to know that alcohol affects women very differently than men – physiologically, psychologically and socially. It’s worth asking: For women, is the wine glass half full or half empty when considering the risk-versus-benefit ratio?

First, ...

Is there a predetermined peak age for happiness, before which our normal outlook is gloomy and melancholy and after which we slump back into these non-euphoric ways?

Like trying to define why some people are born to be joyful and others to play the role of curmudgeon, this ...

If you are not taking your prescription medications as directed (or at all), you’re far from alone: Compliance is estimated at just 50% among U.S. patients. Unfortunately, adherence is a direct impact on quality and length of life, and overall healthcare costs, accounting for up to 50% ...

In this issue, we explore the newly revised blood pressure guide-lines, and why diet and lifestyle modifications will assume even more importance in managing hypertension. We also address the reasons behind the rise in generic drug prescriptions, and why you need not be concerned about using them instead of a more familiar brand-name version. Finally, ...

The Summer/Fall 2016 newsletter features articles on opioids, blood pressure and sodium reduction.

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