Patient Online Education

This portion of the website is for patient education materials that will be developed by us over time as we build our practice. Please watch this area in the future for information customized by us from all kinds of source material.

Two good sources for health news on the Internet are WebMD and the Mayo Clinic. Current headlines from those sources are listed below. Make sure to discuss any medical questions or concerns with your physician. There is a lot of medical information on the Internet, but there is no better source of information for you than a one-on-one conversation with a health professional.

WebMD:

  • WebMD Honors Health Heroes Fighting Cancer - Wed, Jan 16, 2019
    WebMD’s 2018 Health Heroes have left their mark on the fight against cancer in ways large and small.
  • Pharma Owners Accused of Lying About OxyContin - Wed, Jan 16, 2019
    A court filing appears to link the family that owns Purdue Pharma with specific decisions the company made about the marketing of OxyContin, which contributed to the U.S. opioid epidemic, The New York Times reported.
  • DIY Birth Control Patch Being Developed - Wed, Jan 16, 2019
    The patch, which can be pressed into an arm or leg, has dissolvable microneedles that implant into the skin and slowly dissolve over time, delivering a contraceptive hormone, NBC News reported.

Mayo Clinic: