Fact or Fiction? How to Find Medical Information You Can Trust Online medical information is EVERYWHERE! You see advertisements for new medicines as you shop for clothes. Flashy graphics coax you into clicking on an ad promising a “miracle cure” while you try to order...
Just Breathe November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, so I am joining the campaign to increase awareness by writing this blog post. Hopefully you will learn a few things! I’d like to give a shout out to several of Noreta’s patients who are currently...
A Pinch of Salt, a Lifetime of Health Salt is essential to our survival, but we’ve gone overboard with how much we eat in the past 50 years! Salt is important for several body functions including Nerve signaling Muscle functioning Maintaining a balance of water...
Forgive me, it’s my kidney! I’ve had a few patients come in with kidney disease recently and so here’s some information on this topic that I bet you don’t know much about! What do the Kidneys do? Each of your two kidneys acts as a screen, filtering excess water,...
Blood, Anemia, and Eating Newspaper What’s in blood anyways? Red blood cells (RBC)– Are pictured above and are shaped like a cross between a frisbee and a doughnut. Why are they red? Iron. By the way, you may recall that iron is the reason Mars is called “The Red...
Chicken Nuggets, Bacon, Apples and Our Kids Children’s diets are very important! As kids grow, it’s important for them to eat healthy food so they can use the vitamins and minerals in these foods to build a strong brain, bones, teeth, and more. A very interesting new...
Access to Mental Health Care Naomi Osaka, Simone Biles, Michael Phelps, and other high-profile athletes have recently shared their struggles with mental health. Thanks to these athletes, mental health is finally becoming a more widely talked about and acknowledged...
The Delta Variant, Clearing up COVID Confusion, and Common Concerns about the COVID Vaccines Have a great week!Melissa Boylan, MD, FAAFP Subscribe to our...
Preventing Sports Injuries/Illnesses(for the non-Olympian!) The Games have begun! I love watching the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, and seeing athletes who have worked hard for a chance to compete in the Olympics. I am always awed by the unfortunately common...
E-cigarettes What are they? What are the dangers? My husband and I recently listened to a podcast about the e-cigarette maker JUUL which inspired me to write this blog. I am going to discuss e-cigarettes containing nicotine, toxins, quitting, and teen use. I am not...
