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…
Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosJuly 23, 2020
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…
Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosMay 22, 2020
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…
Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosMarch 17, 2020
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…
Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosMarch 12, 2020
Diabetes can affect you in many ways: it can commonly cause problems with your eyes, your kidneys, your nerves, and your blood vessels. Unfortunately, it also can have a major…
Dr. Ronald J. Brooks MD, FACPSeptember 10, 2019
Have you been diagnosed with a serious illness and wish you had more help? You’re not alone. Many times, people with serious health problems have doctors to help them with…
Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosAugust 26, 2019
Should you eat a different diet if you’re sick? Do you have the same nutritional needs when you’re 80 as you do when you’re 30? I ask these questions because…
Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosJune 4, 2019
When I can’t get my smartphone to do what I need it to, my go-to solution is to ask one of my three daughters for help. One of them is…
Dario V. LaRocca, M.D.May 28, 2019
During a recent train ride into work, I experienced the funniest reminder about exercise. For those of you who don’t take the train, let me set the scene… The sun…
Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosFebruary 12, 2019
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