Health Tips

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963) So much has happened this year to change how we celebrate birthdays, weddings, holidays, and other important life events. We must face the fact that decades of traditions have been and will be broken in…

I thought it was a good time for us to talk about the latest news about COVID-19.  Although there is good news on the horizon, the current news is not good at all.  We will be talking in the weeks to come about the good news, including vaccines, but we…

Last week we talked about the proposed new guidelines for colorectal cancer screening from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), which recommend that screening start at age 45 rather than 50.  We talked about some of the reasons why the recommendation is changing, including the fact that about 12%…

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently recommended new guidelines regarding screening for colon cancer.  The new draft guidelines, which were released in late October, recommend that colorectal cancer screening should start at 45.  Let’s talk about why the USPSTF wants to change the guidelines. What is the USPSTF?…

Halloween is just around the corner, and parents are wondering what to do.  Just like most things in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, Halloween will be very different this year around the country.  Although kids often have only mild symptoms from COVID-19, they can sometimes have severe symptoms, and…

As we get closer to flu season, many people are worried that if they or their children get sick, it may not be easy to know the difference between the flu and COVID-19.  In fact the symptoms of these two infections are very similar.  Without a test, or maybe more…

As you might expect, a lot of people have been avoiding the doctor’s office due to fear of being exposed to COVID-19.  Some people have even delayed or just done without care for medical problems that are considered urgent or even emergencies.  There are some obvious reasons why this might…

This has definitely been a very peculiar year! And here we are again, starting a new school year with a lot of questions and not all of the answers. One important question is what will the new school year be like? We know it is very important for children to…

Tired? Stressed? Depressed? In Chronic Pain? Get moving. No matter your physical capacity, there’s an activity suited for you. Of course, you can buy expensive exercise equipment for your own home gym, or when you feel it’s safe, make use of that gym membership. In the meantime, don’t let a…

We all know that taking care of your teeth is important and we have all been told that we need to brush and floss our teeth regularly for good oral health.  Flossing your teeth regularly is an important factor to help prevent gum disease.  Did you know that taking good…