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As we reflect on the importance of primary care in October, One of America’s biggest wars is preventing the abuse of opioids. Every 19 minutes, a child is born addicted to opioids as medical professionals fight with Congress and the drug industry pumping addictive, untested narcotics into the country (source).

In this month’s newsletter, We want to raise attention to the heroin baby versus the crack baby epidemic. Currently, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), aka babies experiencing heroin withdrawals is sweeping the nation. We have seen this before and during the early 90s crack era but now at a faster rate…

By Fallon Davis

What makes a nurse just as important as your primary doctor? Their will to work long hours, comfort ill patients and wear scrubs is part of the everyday routine but the expert experience and advice that a nurse can give you is invaluable — especially when they come in contact with hundreds of sicknesses and diseases a week.

By Fallon Davis

The Center of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease has treated patients from around the country for decades. It is one of the only sickle cell centers with a Medicaid population of over 80 percent. The Center of Excellence isn’t just a facility to improve the health of sickle cell patients, but also promotes interactive activities for patients and conducts extensive clinical research and education on the disease.

Located in the Boston Medical Center, the Center of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease is carried by Elizabeth S. Klings M.D. …

By Fallon Davis

Doctor Pascal Meier is an internationally experienced cardiologist. He has training in general medicine and cardiology from the University Hospital in Bern, Switzerland. Specializing in interventional cardiology, Dr. Meier received his training at the University of Michigan and earned his medical license in 2009.

Having accomplished many surgeries as a young doctor, Dr. Meier has performed many operations on the heart, performing coronary interventions such as whole aortic valve replacements (TAVI), closure of holes in the heart (PFO, ASD) and mitral valve procedure for patients with heart failure after a heart attack.

His interests in stents, cardiac…

By Fallon Davis

Immunizations in the United States is a big deal to citizens. From birth, Americans are required to receive several vaccinations from chickenpox to vitamin D. National Immunization Awareness month is a great time to talk about new vaccines and what precautions should take place when receiving vaccinations- and when you need them for international or domestic travel.

In all the digital web tabs of research, I managed to spot a doctor’s HIV vaccine approved for human trials by the NIH. Wistar Institute vaccine expert Dr. …

Dr. Diana Slyvestre Runs A Revolutionary Clinic

By Fallon Davis

It is always refreshing to hear about a doctor that loves to help people fight for their health. With a plethora of diseases in the U.S., no one would ever think that more often than not, doctors prefer to skip treating Hepatitis C patients for reasons that seem unjust to the infected.

By Fallon Davis

If you have any questions about the current Zika outbreak and how it affects you, Dr. Amesh Adalja is more than prepared to provide you with the scoop. Dr. Adalja is a member of the Infectious Disease Society of America. He’s also in the US Department of Health and Human Services’ National Disaster Medical Assistance Team. In addition, he sits on the board of Pennsylvania’s EMS, Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness Committee.

After finishing insurmountable work in Haiti in 2010, Dr. Adalja became well-known for his work abroad. He’s tasked by the US government with developing guidelines for…