New Year, Improve You(r Mental Health) New Year, Improve You(r Mental Health) Many people make New Year’s Resolutions–promises to lose weight, exercise more or save more money.  Unfortunately  most of these resolutions don’t make it past January.  The new year is a good reminder  that you can make a fresh start.  This year,  instead of making goals that sound great […]

Covid-19 (mRNA) Vaccine for Pregnant/Lactating Women?? The Problem Pregnancy changes how the body functions including the heart, lungs and immune system YET No pregnant/lactating women (or children under 16) were included in vaccine trials to date AND Medical  societies and the CDC are recommending that pregnant and lactating women who are at high risk be offered vaccination WITH NO DATA […]

Many of us are reeling today from the graphic images of the death of George Floyd. That police officers were the perpetrators has rightfully engendered sadness, disgust, fear and outrage.  I struggled this weekend with my own thoughts and emotions. Many put their feelings in internet posts and memes. Some took their emotions to the street in protests.  Many are […]

Minimizing Your Risk of Infection Even staying home your risk of infections is not zero but there are things that increase risk, some that don’t make a big difference and things you can do to decrease risk. More infected people in a population means more possibilities for contact with virus from people who are symptomatic or asymptomatic Virus Transmission–The Science […]

April is Alcohol Awareness Month With social distancing  recreational activities have moved to private spaces.  At the same time, family, work, financial stress is at an all time high.  This can be a recipe for problems with alcohol to arise or get worse.  Ten Tips to Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle Reassess current drinking habits—a good idea at any time but […]

If you are sick…  Steps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Part IV) READ THIS FIRST Your level of risk for infection with COVID-19 depends on the odds that you have been exposed to the virus.  The virus is able to live on surfaces but you are still most likely to get the virus from a person.  People are […]

If you are sick…  Steps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Part II) READ THIS FIRST Your level of risk for infection with COVID-19 depends on the odds that you have been exposed to the virus.  The virus is able to live on surfaces but you are still most likely to get the virus from a person.  People are […]

COVID-19 UPDATE Our Office Will Remain Open Central Phoenix OBGYN will remain open to provide necessary care through this national health emergency.  Some of you may be unable to come to the office because you are in a high risk* group or have other reasons for minimizing your exposure. We have made special arrangements for offering remote medical consultation** during […]

Burnout recognized Burn-out definition is defined in the 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) as an occupational phenomenon. The World Health Organization is about to embark on the development of evidence-based guidelines on mental well-being in the workplace. It is not classified as a medical condition. It is a ‘Factor influencing health status or contact with health services’ […]

Kindness: the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate Kindness and Mental Health/Happiness Current research supports this idea. Science has now shown that devoting resources to others, rather than having more and more for yourself, brings about lasting well-being. Kindness has been found by researchers to be the most important predictor of satisfaction and stability in a marriage. In one study, many […]