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COVID-19 Vaccine and Allergic Reactions
As COVID-19 vaccinations start, we hear a great deal in the press about allergic reactions. Serious reactions to the vaccine are very rare, despite what we hear in the news, but because this is all new, serious monitoring is being performed. It is necessary to remember that the risk of becoming gravely ill from COVID-19…
Read MoreA Grateful Ride through the Maddening 2020
Under our masks, my new patients and I do not know how we really look. My former patients and I recognize each other only through our eyes. We are moving through this maddening 2020 year, not knowing when we will be the next one to contract the invisible virus that could end all the plans…
Read More6 Constructive Ways Parents Can Support Children and Teens
Helpful Tips As We Continue Forward with COVID As first appeared in Psychology Today At the start of this pandemic, my family like many across our nation, prepared for a sprint. We dug deep for the burst of energy and the explosive performance of the 200 meters we imagined in store for us. As a…
Read MoreAnjali Gupta, MD
Anjali Gupta, M.D., received her B.S. and M.D. from Northwestern University. Dr. Gupta completed her residency in Psychiatry at the University of Maryland Medical Center where she served as Chief Resident and was awarded the Dr. George U. Balis Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education. As faculty at the University of Maryland, she served…
Read MoreGuidance about covid tests and holiday travel
Happy Holidays to all of you. Last week, we shared some news related to the vaccine developments. Today we’d like to share guidance about holiday travel. Unfortunately, we still find ourselves in the midst of the pandemic. Holidays can be stressful and also isolating for many, and this is especially more acute this year. The…
Read MoreGood News About Vaccines on the Horizon
What good news it is to hear that several effective vaccines are on the horizon! This week, I had the pleasure of listening to a panel of experts made up of vaccine researchers and virologists, and those experienced with vaccine approval. They discussed the current state of development and what we can reasonably expect over the…
Read MoreLet’s All Get the Flu Shot in 2020!
This year the new coronavirus that causes what can be a serious illness which is described as a “flu like” has greatly affected all of us. In a similar way, the original “flu”, influenza, has the potential to cause 20,000 preventable deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations this year. What is a flu like illness? Common symptoms…
Read MoreCOLON CANCER SCREENING DURING A PANDEMIC (AKA Why is March Blue?)
By Julia Korenman, M.D. Every March, I blog about colon cancer screening for colon cancer awareness month. This year, the state shut down. Our endoscopy centers shut down except for emergencies and my blog stayed in reserve while we all hunkered down. Now that we have adjusted to the “new normal” and are performing screening examinations…
Read MoreOasis Farms and the Cycle of Giving: a Productive Summer on Dr. Rajagopal’s Farm
What have you done to relax during this COVID-19 crisis? After all, there’s only so much walking or exercising we can do daily outside of work which, for most people, has been confined to home. Many activities have been frozen until a “safer” time. When will that safer time come, nobody knows. So far, this…
Read MoreDiet, Our Microbiome, and Our Risk For Heart and Kidney Disease
Last week, I attended – virtually, of course, the annual International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine cosponsored by the GW University School of Medicine and the Physician’s Committee for responsible medicine. Dr. Tang’s talk about how our bodies differ from each other based on the composition of the gut micro biome was fascinating. He is…
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