MMR and TDAP Vaccines in Young Adults
Do you have family members of college age? In recent years, there have been quite a few mumps outbreaks on college campuses and military compound. From the end of July through September 2017, there were 26 cases of mumps reported in 140 military recruits from a military compound in Switzerland. Vaccinations against measles, mumps and…
Sustainable Transformations for the New Year
It’s one thing to state a ‘resolution’ but another to make it happen. Look at the new year as an opportunity to get a new start on satisfying one of your personal wishes. Using Mindfulness techniques on a regular basis helps keep you present in the moment, focused and aligned with your goals. Yoga, meditation, breathwork, quietude,…
Why Are Your Fingers Turning Colors?
As the cold weather returns, I warn my patients frequently about my cold hands. They’re cold during the summer, but much worse during the winter. Like many of my patients, I not only have cold hands, but I have Raynaud’s. When I’m out in the cold, touch a cold steering wheel, or sometimes walk through…
Staying Calm During the Holidays
This is a very busy time of year filled with extra demands both physically and emotionally. It’s easy to get overloaded and overwhelmed and drawn into the stress and chaos of the holiday season. Using mindfulness strategies can help you to slow down and keep your calm. There are many different programs and apps to…
Exercise Can Prevent Deaths
You may be tired of hearing that exercise is good for you. And you may wonder if it’s too late to start a routine once you’ve already been diagnosed with heart disease. It has been shown many times over that exercise is helpful in both primary prevention (i.e. no known heart disease) and secondary prevention…
Ten Percent Is Nothing To Sneeze At
As you might have read recently, review of the influenza season in the Southern Hemisphere demonstrated that this year’s flu vaccine was only 10% effective there. It is too early in the Northern Hemisphere to predict whether the vaccine that we have been giving will be any more effective. We do know that the vaccine…
New Vaccine for Prevention of Shingles Approved
The FDA approved the use of Shingrix, a recombinant inactivated vaccine, for protection against shingles in patients aged 50 and older on October 20, 2017. The American Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), recommended that Shingrix be given instead of Zostavax, the currently available live, attenuated vaccine which has been on the market since 2006. Shingles…
Just One Word … Plastics
Sometimes you hear a news clip that impacts you due to where and when you hear them. A few weeks ago, I listened to a report on plastics on NPR while driving out to the Chesapeake Bay. The researchers who were being interviewed examined drinking water in developed vs. developing countries. They expected to find that advanced…
Washingtonian Top Docs issue is out – and several of our docs are featured
We’re proud to announce that many of our docs were named “Top Doctors” in the November issue of Washingtonian Magazine. We covered a broad range of fields, including Allergy and Immunology, Endocrine, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Geriatrics, Infertility, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oncology and Hematology, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology (ENT), Pediatrics, Plastic Surgery, Pulmonology, Radiation…
Tips on Protecting Children from Sexual Assault and Harassment
As published in Human Rights Bulletin, by co-authors Karen Lewis, MD, FAUSA and Brooke Galloway, FAUSA As Board President and the Assistant Director of SASHAA , Sexual Assault Support and Help for Americans Abroad, we are frequently asked about sexual assault prevention, often from parents who desperately want to protect their children as they grow into mature…