If you have diabetes, taking care of your health can be challenging during normal times. The COVID-19 pandemic can make it so much harder. I’d like to examine the pandemic’s…
Even if you don’t currently know someone with Alzheimer’s disease, it’s likely that you will eventually. Alzheimer’s disease affects nearly 5 million Americans, and that number is projected to rise…
As the Medical Director for Independence Blue Cross’s Medicare Advantage plans, I have always used my 30 years of practicing geriatrics as a guidepost for writing my blogs. I have…
According to the World Health Organization, the average life span for women is about six to eight years longer than that of men, hinting that men’s hesitance to seek medical…
Even under “normal” circumstances, it can be challenging to keep up with recommended preventive care for you and your family. That includes: Annual visits to your primary care doctor for…
Over the past few years, I’ve been pleased to see mental health getting more of the attention it deserves as a factor in overall health. But as a physician who…
For the past few months, everything in my life seems to revolve around COVID-19. When I’m not working from home, I’m foraging for food, making sure I have my prescriptions…
Independence Blue Cross has offered telemedicine benefits to our health plan members for years. It gives members convenient, 24/7 access to a doctor by phone or video chat for non-emergency…
The easiest way to protect yourself against illness? Handwashing. It seems too simple to be true, but a mere 20-30 seconds of proper handwashing, following the CDC’s handwashing guidelines, is…
It took years for me, as a primary care doctor, to fully appreciate the many challenges patients face with chronic kidney disease. I still remember one of the first patients…