A tough year with hopes for better but we cannot disrespect COVID-19
December 24, 2021Wow here we go again. Who would have believed we are back in this space again with COVID-19 and its derivatives surrounding our lives. Yes, we are all so over COVID-19 but COVID-19 is not through with us. So, we must learn to live with it. Your best bet is to become vaccinated. That includes […]
Black Men Die of Prostate Cancer at Double the Rate of All Other Races
December 10, 2021RICHMOND, VA. – Benjamin J. Lambert IV, a member of one of the most prominent Black families in Virginia’s public service history, lost his battle to prostate cancer on Monday, June 3, 2019. He was only 52. His father, Virginia Senator Benjamin J. Lambert III, his grandfather, and four uncles also all died of prostate […]
Holiday gatherings: A suitable time to learn family health history
December 2, 2021When new patients come into a medical practice, one of the sets of questions physicians ask is about one’s family history of illness and disease. This is valuable information in helping to formulate a healthcare plan for a patient. The number of people who have no knowledge as to what illnesses run in their family […]
Enjoy the holidays but remain COVID aware
November 19, 2021Here it comes. Most of us missed the holidays last year so the anticipation of this holiday season has some people filled with excitement as they decorate and prepare to enjoy the festivities. First, let’s remember that we are still in a pandemic. There are still certain recommendations we should follow that have been provided […]
Most of us know what we should be eating
November 12, 2021The American Heart Association (AHA) has recently put out diet recommendations. Their recommendations are practical and there is nothing new about them. I think most of us know what we should be eating. The problem is that most of us just do not eat foods that are good for us with high nutritional value. Some […]
Cone Health Now Offers Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccines
November 12, 2021Pediatric doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be available at Cone Health’s community sites and partner locations. Cone Health has begun offering pediatric doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine by appointment only. Registration is now open. The announcement comes as the FDA and CDC have approved a lower dosage of the vaccine for children ages five […]
Dying during COVID-19 should come with respect
October 28, 2021COVID-19 has taught us about life and death in so many ways. It has helped us find a sense of humanity and made us look at how people to die. During this pandemic we have lost worldwide more than seven million people. So many of these people died alone; no one should die alone. In […]
Lifestyle Medicine targets the roots of one’s health problems
October 23, 2021I recently had the distinct privileged of attending a conference where Dr. Bonnie Coyle was a featured speaker. She spoke on the topic of Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Coyle is the health director of Cabarrus County. They call it the Health Alliance there and her specialty is Lifestyle Medicine. First, I was not aware that a […]
Regular use of low dose aspirin may be harmful
October 15, 2021Just like anything else in life, sometimes a fresh look at an old subject is necessary. When we look at things we have always done with the advantage of new and improved data, changes may occur. For forever and a day, thousands of people have been taking a baby aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular […]
Mental Health Awareness is vital, and growing
October 8, 2021As we enter the last few months of this unforgettable 2021 year, we should pause to look at some of the events that have occurred over the year. People all over the world have commiserated and discussed the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the health care disciplines that has received much needed attention […]
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