As more places around the country legalize marijuana for recreational use, many people have come to accept the idea that it is a harmless substance. As with any drug, however, our concierge doctors want to caution you that it does contain risks, especially for pregnant women. A new study underscores just how risky it could be during pregnancy.
There is a misconception that if you live in Florida, you can’t contract the tick-borne illness known as Lyme disease. Our concierge doctors would like to dispel that myth. Both the disease itself, as well as its lingering aftereffects, can have long-term, debilitating consequences.
How has your general health been lately? Have you been experiencing headaches? Dizziness? Constipation? Weakness? Heart palpitations? Are you feeling generally “blah” for no particular reason?
Further underscoring the difficulty doctors are having treating the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, a new study from King’s College in London may have been able to pinpoint six general types of COVID-19, characterized by the effects it has on different individuals.
For your health and—especially—that of your children, a new government advisory panel suggests you reduce daily sugar intake even lower than previously recommended amounts.
Did you know that Florida tops the national list for lightning deaths every year? That’s why we’re known as the “lightning capital of the U.S.” And the southeastern coast of our state is second only to the Tampa area in reported fatalities. Finally, the deadliest month is July, which typically sees nine deaths per year.
The condition known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has been getting more attention recently due to its possible association with the novel coronavirus. This is because a number of COVID-19 survivors have been experiencing long-lasting effects that appear similar to those of CFS.
For decades, cardiologists have treated suspected heart disease the same way: regular stress tests, angiograms, angioplasty, and cardiac bypass surgery to repair defects. But several recent studies have upended this standard treatment protocol, so our concierge doctors at MD 2.0 wanted to share these new findings with you.
As cases of COVID-19 continue to soar here in Florida, our concierge doctors are disturbed by the number of people who still refuse to wear face masks in public. We believe it’s because they don’t understand the usefulness of face masks in stemming the spread of the coronavirus.
So we’d like to explain the rationale behind the need for everyone to wear face coverings when they are around other people.
One side effect from the coronavirus pandemic has been an increase in weight gain among many of us who have been forced into inactivity through the stay-at-home restrictions. In addition, people have turned to stress eating and frenzied periods of baking—as witness the lack of flour and sugar on store shelves—so it’s not surprising that some people are finding it harder to fit into their summer clothes.
