Posts Tagged ‘primary care’
Medicare Annual Wellness Visit: What It Is & Why It Matters
Jeffrey L. Kent, DO is a board-certified primary care physician practicing family medicine at Inova Primary Care – Sterling. As a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, he focuses on health promotion and disease prevention. Dr. Kent partners with each patient to create a personalized plan to manage chronic disease and meet their health goals. Each year,…
Read MoreNeed More Exercise? 7 Tips to Help You Get Moving
Andrew Lam, MD is a board-certified primary care physician practicing family medicine at Fairfax Family Practice . Dr. Lam is passionate about making medical concepts easy to understand so that people of all ages can take better care of their health. He guides patients to wellness both in his practice and through the “Well on…
Read MoreAspirin Use: Significant Change in National Guidelines for Taking Aspirin to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently finalized new guidance advising against daily aspirin use by certain people to prevent a first heart attack or stroke – a reversal of the panel’s 2016 recommendations. In general, for people 40 to 59 years of age who are at increased risk of developing heart…
Read MoreCan You Get Sick From Cold Weather? How Winter Can Affect Your Health
Zain J. Sultan, MD, is a board-certified primary care physician practicing family medicine at Inova Medical Group – Crystal City. He focuses on the whole patient and encourages patients to use lifestyle changes, in addition to necessary medications and other treatments, to prevent and manage chronic disease. Each year there are millions of cases of the…
Read MoreSmoking Cessation: 5 Tips to Help You Quit for Good
Christian Machado, MD is a board-certified primary care physician practicing family medicine at Inova Medical Group – Annandale. He loves working with patients to understand what motivates them so he can help them work toward healthier lifestyle choices. Wanting to stop smoking is easy—approximately 68% of adult smokers say they want to quit. Around half of…
Read MoreAnswering Parents’ Questions About Childhood Vaccines
Emily R. Faltemier, MD, is board-certified in family medicine and specializes in pediatrics, women’s health and primary care for adults. Dr. Faltemier sees patients at Family Medicine of Clifton/Centreville. The Internet is full of misleading or downright false information about vaccines. Parents want to do what’s best for their children, but they get conflicting messages.…
Read MoreThe Connection Between Diabetes and Wound Healing
Why do wounds heal more slowly? How can this be prevented? Ever fall and scrape your foot or get a splinter in your toe? For most of us, these minor wounds heal quickly. But people with diabetes – who number about 30 million in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control…
Read MoreFive Steps to Better Skin Cancer Prevention
Donald J. Brideau, MD, is a board-certified primary care physician with a special interest in dermatology. He practices family medicine at Inova Primary Care – Lorton. Skin is your body’s largest organ. It keeps your other organs safe from the elements and infection while helping to regulate your body temperature. But with all that exposure,…
Read MoreHow Much are You Drinking? What you Need to Know About Alcohol Misuse
Alison Huffstetler, MD, is a board-certified family medicine physician at Fairfax Family Practice. She is also the lead investigator for the Alcohol Misuse Project, a federally funded study focused on reducing risky alcohol use in the general population. The stress of this past year has changed the way many of us live. Some people are…
Read MoreTalking to Your Primary Care Provider About Mental Health
Alex Krist, MD, is a board-certified primary care physician. He chairs the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which makes the national guidelines for preventive care. He also directs a primary care practice-based research network in Virginia and practices family medicine at Fairfax Family Practice – An Inova Partner. Every once in a while, the stress…
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