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Harvard Vanguard practices named to 2012 Harvard Pilgrim Honor Roll
We are very pleased to announce that our practices have once again been named to the annual Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Honor Roll for excellence in adult and pediatric patient care. Harvard Pilgrim...
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SMArt Kids are Active Kids
With the winter rapidly approaching, we decided to highlight the importance of exercise in our recent SMArt Kids’ shared medical appointment (SMA). Many of our SMArt Kids have already done a great job...
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Medication Safety: Doing Your Part
The pills your doctor prescribes for you may look like small, harmless tablets, but prescription medicines – if not used properly – can be very dangerous, even lethal. Mixing them with other...
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Being Prepared if Flu Strikes
This year’s severe flu season is hitting early and hitting hard! At this time last year (a mild flu illness year) there were only 126 reported cases of the flu in Massachusetts, while this year more...
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Ways to Live a Long and Healthy Life
Everyone wants to live a long, healthy, active life. Yes, genes have something to do with your health, but many people believe that it’s not just your genes, but what you do with them that counts! We...
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When Illness Enters Your Relationship: Potential for Growth and Renewal
Frightening diagnoses, injuries, or diseases like Alzheimer’s invade a couple’s relationship like unwelcome houseguests, changing every aspect of daily life and refusing to give their dates of...
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Become a Health Detective: Using the Internet Wisely
On a typical day, millions of people type “back pain,” “migraine,” or some other troubling symptom into an Internet search engine. Almost 60% of Americans searched for health information online last...
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Top 10 Questions Women Ask Their Primary Care Doctor
I gave this presentation not too long ago at the Massachusetts Health Council’s Women’s Health Care Conference. As I prepared this talk, I had a hard time narrowing my topics. I could easily have...
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Top 10 Questions Women Ask Their Primary Care Doctor, Part 2
About two weeks ago, I published the first 4 of the top 10 questions women ask their primary care doctor. Here is part 2, which contains the next 3 questions – #6 – 4, as I’m counting down to the top...
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Top 10 Questions Women Ask Their Primary Care Doctor, Part 3
Well, here they are, the last 3 questions women commonly ask their primary care doctors. It’s not entirely accurate to call these the “top” 3, as every woman is different and has different concerns...
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Check out the Wellesley Practice!
We are delighted to share that our Wellesley practice currently has 18 primary care physicians for both adults and children accepting new patients. Look below and click here to learn more about the...
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Asking the Right Questions When You Have Chronic Kidney Disease
In the United States, 26 million adults have chronic kidney disease (CKD), which makes it harder for the kidneys to filter waste from the blood. CKD is an important health issue that can be...
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Check out the Cambridge Practice!
Looking for a great new doctor? Our Cambridge practice currently has 13 primary care physicians for both adults and children accepting new patients. Look below and click here to learn more about the...
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You Should Know What We Know about Traveling Abroad
Air travel has made lots of places accessible that weren’t before, and we Americans are now traveling abroad with greater frequency, be it for work and business, family vacations, study abroad, or real...
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Making Sense of a Prescription Medicine Label
I admit it: there’s a lot of information packed onto a prescription medicine label. It’s all appropriate and necessary information, but it can also be overwhelming and confusing to interpret the...
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Time to Get Your Flu Vaccine!
Influenza, sometimes simply called ”flu,” is a serious illness. Every flu season is different, and influenza infection can affect people differently. Even healthy people can get very sick from the flu...
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Treating Heartburn and GERD: Use Nexium, Prilosec, and other PPIs carefully
Heartburn is a feeling of burning pain in your lower chest, behind the breastbone. It comes from acid backing up from your stomach to your throat. You may have seen ads for heartburn drugs, such as...
View ArticleNew Urgent Care Hours at Braintree
Starting this Saturday, October 5, 2013, our Braintree practice will be changing the hours they are open on the weekends and holidays for pre-scheduled, urgent care appointments. The hours will be as...
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Dr. Ben Kruskal Shares Insights on Cold & Flu during Boston.com Chat
As we move closer to cold and flu season, it’s important to learn if you are at increased risk of getting the flu. People of certain ages or with specific conditions, such as pregnant women and small...
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Treating migraine headachesSome drugs should rarely be used
Migraine attacks can last for hours—or even days. They can cause intense pain, nausea, and vomiting. They can make you sensitive to light or noise, and they can affect your life and work. To treat...
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