Doctors’ Notes
Preventive care protects your health before you feel sick
Seeing your doctor for preventive care, especially when you already feel healthy, is the best way to take control of your health. It lets you and your doctor work together to stay ahead of illness ...
Air pollution, chronic disease and what you can do about it
Chronic disease remains on the rise for United States citizens. Many people know that poor eating habits, lack of exercise, drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes are primary causes of chronic dis...
What I tell my patients about measles
Measles is no small deal. Before vaccines were widespread, measles was a common childhood illness. But unlike other common infections like the flu or a cold, measles isn’t mild. Long-term consequen...
Why it’s important to vaccinate your infant for hepatitis B
As a family physician who owns her own private practice, I have the privilege of treating patients of all ages and life stages. I particularly enjoy delivering babies and caring for them as they gr...
The best self-care tips for caregivers
Caring for family or friends can be rewarding, but it can also be hard. Sometimes it makes you tired, stressed and sad. Many people who help others feel worried, lonely or burned out. If you spend ...
How to find the food resources you need
I’m a family physician who works in a community health center and in a larger community health center network. One of the things that’s important to me and to a lot of other family physicians...
