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Understanding and Treating Plantar Warts
When you think of a wart, you might conjure up the image of a cartoon witch with a large wart at the tip of her nose. But did you know you can get warts on the bottom of your feet? Plantar warts are...
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Treating Painful Intercourse During Menopause
Hot flashes, weight gain, difficulty sleeping – these are all commonly discussed issues that women encounter during perimenopause and menopause. Painful intercourse is something women may be a bit more...
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Safe Storage of Opioids in the Home
My recent article on expired medications opened up a discussion of how to safely handle opioid narcotics such as morphine, hydrocodone, codeine or oxycodone in the home – a worthy topic considering the...
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Get Your Flu Vaccine Today! Walk-in Flu Clinics and Appointments Available!
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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Medicine as a Second Career
When we interview our clinicians for their video profiles, we get to learn some interesting information about their lives outside of caring for our patients. Although most knew early in life that they...
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Medicine as a Second Career, Part 2
We recently published the first of this two part series that shares the stories of how some of our clinicians chose medicine as a second career. In this post we share stories from three more clinicians...
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Do You Suffer From Lactose Intolerance?
According to the National Institute for Health (NIH), approximately 65% of the human population has a reduced ability to digest lactose after infancy. Lactose is a natural sugar commonly found in milk...
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What is the difference between Hepatitis A, B, and C?
Hepatitis A, B, and C are diseases caused by different viruses that all attack the liver. Although they can also cause similar symptoms, each type is transmitted differently and can affect the liver...
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A PSA on the PSA
I’d last posted on this subject about a year and a half ago, in the summer of 2016. Since then, there have been a few small changes in the world of prostate cancer screening and the PSA test that I...
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Our Top Health Blogs of 2017
As we look forward to a healthy 2018, we thought it was a good time to look back at some of our most popular health blog posts of the year and provide a quick summary if you happened to miss any of...
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Atrius Health Offers Urgent Care Video Visits
What if you had the ability to receive timely access to care with an Atrius Health clinician from the convenience of your home or office? Now, you can! Atrius Health is currently offering video visits...
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A Headache That’s a Pain in the Neck
If you sit at a desk all day working at a computer and start to notice frequent headaches, you may have what’s known as a cervicogenic headache. These headaches have nothing to do with eye strain but...
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My Medical Mission to Puerto Rico
On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico with winds of up to 155 mph and torrential rain that caused severe flooding. The island was declared a “major disaster zone” by the White...
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Get a Workout at Your Desk
If you sit at a desk all day for work, you may be all too familiar with how you feel when you (finally) stand up. A stiff neck, stiff joints, leg muscles that need a good stretch, even aching back...
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National Healthcare Decisions Week, April 16-20
I recently met with a patient during a palliative care consult. She was feeling good, and we had lovely discussions about what was important to her. She cherished her family and living independently in...
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The Smart Way to Use Smartwatches
Smartwatches have definitely become one of those “must-have” items of late and are very popular gifts. If you either just got a smartwatch as a gift, bought one, or are thinking of getting one for...
View ArticleTreating a Sinus Infection at Home
If you’re having symptoms of a sinus infection – headache, nasal congestion, nasal discharge, ears feeling plugged, even tooth or gum pain – there are a lot of things you can do at home to treat this...
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Atrius Health Celebrates National Nurses Week 2018
Chief Nursing Officer Jennifer Derkazarian, DNP, RN, ANP-BC shared this message with the Atrius Health nursing staff: National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6 and ends on May 12, Florence...
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Treating Anxiety and Depression
I’d like to talk about a topic that is near and dear to my heart: treating anxiety and depression. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), an estimated 16 million American adults —...
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Atrius Health Participates in Capitol Hill Day
Pictured left to right are Kathy Keough, Congresswoman Katherine Clark, and Dr. Guy Spinelli. Atrius Health was well represented at the recent Capitol Hill Day annual event hosted by the American...
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