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COVID-19 Vaccine appointments available for 6-Month to 5-Year-Olds

July 1, 2022

The public can now schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments for children ages 6 months to 5 years old through Cone Health. The announcement comes as the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have approved a lower dosage of the vaccine for this age group. The decision makes COVID-19 vaccines […]


Exercise is a key to good health

June 24, 2022

I have been so happy to see more of my patients adopt a lifestyle that includes exercise and a healthier diet. To that end, I have usually been so happy that they have decided to include exercise that I have not cared about what time of day they performed the activity. I just wanted them […]


Extreme hot weather is a threat to all ages

June 16, 2022

In the United States heat is no friend. Hundreds of people die each and every year from heat exposure. We are forecast to have extremely hot weather for the next few days. With the advent of the climate changes through our inability to protect the environment, this is something we may need to get used […]


Be prepared for Hurricane Season

June 10, 2022

Yes, believe it or not it is Hurricane season. June 1 through November 30 of each year bears this designation. The weather forecasters are expecting a busy and potentially difficult season. So that means it is time to prepare. As the forecasters say, you can do nothing to prevent a tropical storm or hurricane, but […]


Healthcare can be different at each stage of life

June 3, 2022

When you get right down to it, no one is surprised that women comprise two out of every three health care providers. Women, with their nurturing nature, care for their families and their loved ones. It is a natural occurrence out of caring for children and the family in general. It is well known that […]


The importance of baby formula

May 27, 2022

As this world continues to turn, the problems that we are facing continue to grow. Who would have imagined two years ago that the term “supply chain” would be a part of everyone’s daily vocabulary? And who would’ve thought that the latest supply chain problem would be related to a shortage of baby formula? While […]


The homicide rate with firearms is up 35 percent

May 20, 2022

The welfare of this nation has been rocked on many different fronts over the last two years. The pandemic has affected us beyond compare on so many different fronts. Americans have found the need to obtain and collect firearms. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) has announced that the homicide rate with firearms […]


Good sleep is essential to good health

May 13, 2022

One of the problems that patients seem to have has to do with getting what they deem as “adequate sleep.” Sleep is one of those subjects with which many people have questions and problems. Many people feel they are not getting adequate sleep. Others feel that they are sleeping too much. Still others feel they […]


The best Mother’s Day present is good health

May 6, 2022

Mother’s Day is such a wonderful holiday. It’s a time to remind you to honor the person who helped make you the person that you are. The person who dried away your tears and told you it would be okay. That person may have borne you through her body or through her heart. Being a […]


Blacks should be prepared for newest COVID-19 variant

April 29, 2022

African Americans take note – don’t stop wearing that mask around work and shopping centers just yet. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a new warning last week about the latest coronavirus omicron subvariant that is quickly growing across the nation. It’s officially called BA.2.12.1, an offshoot of the BA.2 omicron […]


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