Sleep is essential to our overall health and well-being. Unfortunately, many people struggle with getting a good night’s sleep. Poor sleep can lead to daytime fatigue, irritability, and difficulty concentrating. Fortunately, there are several things that you can do to improve your sleep when you’re having trouble sleeping. Here are five suggestions: 1. Stick to […]
Have your health needs changed over the last year? Medicare plans can change every year, and your health situation can also change. That means your current plan might not meet your current needs. Medicare Annual Enrollment, which runs Oct. 15 – Dec. 7, is the perfect time to review your plan to make sure you […]
Health care is essential for everyone throughout their life. To further equity, improve outcomes and increase access, it is important people are able to get the care they need when and where they need it. However, the American health care system can be complex. Medicaid is a government-sponsored program to help provide low and often […]
My beloved patients, People are important and change is inevitable. I am writing to inform you after 40 years of private practice, I am planning to retire September 30, 2022. It has been an honor and a privilege to care for you. I have been blessed to live out my childhood dream of being a […]
Diabetic Care Services, a leading mail order provider of diabetes supplies and prescriptions, addresses some of the most common diabetes myths. With an increasing number of Americans affected by diabetes, 24 million have diabetes and an additional 57 million are at risk, it is important for everyone to understand diabetes fact from fiction. In an […]
These past couple of years have been challenging in lots of ways and many people, particularly older adults, have felt the weight and impact of loneliness and social isolation. This has been especially true when staying home and sheltering in place has been recommended to increase safety. With less contact with others, it may be […]
If you were to meet someone who works full-time as a dentist, spends the rest of her time with her husband and two young children and appears to be in good health, there would be no indication that just 10 years earlier she had been diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB). When a Baltimore resident with […]
Do you get enough sleep each night? Do your loved ones? Or are you a “short sleeper,” someone who routinely sleeps less than seven hours per 24-hour period — something known as short sleep duration. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society both recommend that adults aged 18 to 60 sleep at […]
Now is the perfect time to reflect on past resolutions and establish goals that will help you kick off the new year right. Maybe you want to travel, read more books, learn a new skill or take up a new hobby. Whatever resolutions you set, it’s important to create life-long habits to support your goals […]