by DrMelissaBoylan | Sep 27, 2021 | Blog
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...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Sep 13, 2021 | Blog
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...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Aug 31, 2021 | Blog
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...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Aug 24, 2021 | Blog
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...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Aug 2, 2021 | Blog
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...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Jul 19, 2021 | Blog
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...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Jul 1, 2021 | Blog
A Reflection as Noreta Family Medicine Turns One March the one-year anniversary mark of the COVID pandemic in the US. The State newspaper asked readers to write an article on how their lives have changed due to COVID, what they have learned, or what gives them hope. I...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Jun 21, 2021 | Blog
What You Should Know About CBD CBD stores are popping up everywhere. If a storefront is unoccupied it seems that a CBD shop will soon open up there. I will explain what we know and don’t know about CBD. Here’s a short article and here is the AAFP’s...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Jun 7, 2021 | Blog
Traditional Primary Care Complexity vs. Direct Primary Care Simplicity – In pictures! This crazy complex graph shows the current “traditional” primary care system. If you wonder why the number of administrators has outpaced physician growth by 3000% in the past 50...
by DrMelissaBoylan | May 10, 2021 | Blog
Pandemic-Related Anxiety and How to Break the Cycle – Part 2 We know that negative behaviors (like addiction) persist because we receive some kind of highly desirable reward for doing them (e.g. the “high” from drug use). I listened to an interview with Dr. Jud Brewer...
