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Mental health in teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder two years into the pandemic
Author: Angie Levin, MS, SLP, Behavioral Health Clinic Coordinator These past two years have taken a toll on our children’s social and mental development and well-being. Recent data released by the CDC sheds light on the impact the pandemic has on ...
Women: Make your health a priority
COVID-19 has been stressful for everyone and has unfortunately caused many individuals to neglect their health. This is especially true for females, and mothers specifically, who are oftentimes busy caring for their families and others. Since the pandemic has brought ...
Transitioning care to adulthood
Somewhere between the ages of 18 and 21, most of our adolescent patients will leave their pediatrician and begin seeing providers who care for adults. Ideally, this will not be an abrupt change, but a gradual shift. It will look different ...
How a colon cancer screening can save your life
Colon cancer is silent and often has no symptoms. The most effective way to reduce your risk of colorectal cancer and other gastrointestinal cancers is to get screened, and a colonoscopy is still considered the gold standard. Our gastroenterologists use state-of-the-art ...
The importance of choosing the right OB/GYN to care for you at every stage of life
Choosing an OB/GYN is a personal decision. You will want to choose an OB/GYN you can connect with and trust sharing personal information with. Whether this is your first visit to a gynecologist, you’re planning to start a family or ...
Depression is a growing problem for adolescents
Adolescence is a time for young people to have a healthy start in life. However, the number of adolescents reporting poor mental health is increasing. Poor mental health in adolescence is more than feeling blue. It can impact many areas of ...
It’s never too late to lose weight and improve your health
It gets harder and harder to move about freely as we get older. This would be considered a normal part of aging. This normal part of aging can, however, be compounded if you are carrying excess body weight. Excess body ...
Getting help for the most-common, most-ignored type of pain
If our teeth ache, most of us will head quickly to the dentist for treatment. But if your feet hurt, do you just chalk up the pain as a discomfort of modern life? Sadly, most of us do. Most Americans ...
Yearly mammograms save lives
The American College of Radiology and Society of Breast Imaging recommend that each woman talk with her doctor about her breast cancer risk no later than her 30th birthday. This is especially important for Jewish women, African American women and ...
A flu vaccine is the best protection against flu
It has been said for many years, that people 65 and older, are at high risk for developing serious complications from the flu. The risk is higher because of changes in immune defenses as we age. In recent years, for ...