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Category Archives: Primary Care
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 and questions. For some women, answers … Continue reading
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Tagged Chelmsford, eating well, estrogen deficiency, exercise, health information, healthy lifestyle, hormone replacement therapy, hot flashes, HRT, menopause, nerve damage, painful intercourse, pelvc floor damage, perimenopause, stress, vulva, vulvovaginal issues, women's health, workout
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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 … Continue reading
Posted in Primary Care
Tagged Chelmsford, eating well, exercise, female hair loss, hair loss, health information, healthy eating habits, healthy lifestyle, healthy weight, heart health, hypothyroidism, libido, loss of libido, loss of sexual interest, low T, low testosterone, menopause, MyPlate, portion control, thyroid, weight management, workout
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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 addressed at least 20 questions I … Continue reading
Posted in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Primary Care
Tagged biological clock, conception, HPV, human papilloma virus, infertility, Kegel exercises, leaking urine, mood swings, pap test, PMDD, PMS, premenstrul dysphoric disorder, stress incontinence, ticking clock, urinary stress incontinence, women's health, women's health issues, women's sexuality
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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 year. Are you one of them? Do you sometimes … Continue reading
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 departure. Whether these intrusions arrive with the sudden blast of a catastrophe –injury … Continue reading
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 have much to … Continue reading
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 than 3,500 cases have … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston, chills, fever, flu, flu antivirals, flu vaccine, hand washing, illness, seasonal flu, Somerville, Tamiflu, vaccination
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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 prescription (or even over-the-counter) medications without first consulting … Continue reading
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 with this goal: one SMArt kid swims … Continue reading
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.
