This summer seems to have flown by. But it is time to think about getting back into routines for school. Most importantly, start to reestablish good sleep habits and routines. They don’t happen overnight (pardon the pun). Also, if you … Continue reading
The craziness of “active shooters” hit close to home when our daughter had to be evacuated from Gannett Headquarters yesterday as SWAT and first responders moved in. Thankfully it was a false alarm. But, with the debate over people’s 2nd … Continue reading
We are now able to test for Lyme Disease antibodies in the office. Hopefully we won’t be seeing much, but the tick season started off fast and furiously. Transmission of infection usually requires the tick to be on for over … Continue reading
A little delayed in making this announcement, but after 12 months of rigorous work to meet the National Committee on Quality Assurance’s standards, we have achieved NYS Patient Centered Medical Home status. What does that mean for our patients? Not … Continue reading
New York joined California, West Virginia and Missouri to be the 4th state to allow only medical exemptions as reasons school age children are not vaccinated. This is a huge step. This is not about religion or freedom of speech. … Continue reading
Voice Your Support of “The Medical Exemption Only Bill” A.2371A/S.2994A Does not take anyone’s rights away. If parents don’t want to immunize their children, this bill will not change their freedom to make that uninformed choice. This bill just insists that if … Continue reading
More than nine in 10 people ranked doctors as the most trusted profession, according to a survey of more than 1,000 people by Airtasker, an online community platform.This might be self serving, but nice to know that physicians are still … Continue reading
The CDC reports 1,001 cases of measles in 2019. This is the highest number since 1992 when 2,126 cases were reported. Thankfully there are no new cases in Monroe County. The MMR vaccine is highly effective at preventing the disease. … Continue reading
Understood.org has some great resources for parents and students. It just posted some wonderful reading lists for “reluctant readers” and other activities to help prevent “summer brain drain.” Check it out at: https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/learning-at-home/encouraging-reading-writing/summer-reading-lists