Alexis Hugelmeyer

Backache? Neck pain? Simple things you can do  — or stop doing — to feel better. Because, structurally at least, we are what we do.

Backache? Neck pain? Simple things you can do  — or stop doing — to feel better. Because, structurally at least, we are what we do.

Everything you need to know about the flu and how to protect yourself and your family from the flu virus this winter.

Do you smoke? Do you want to die? If you smoke you're killing yourself. Come out of denial and face facts. Here are some to  inspire you to quit. Dr. Mom by Alexis Hugelmeyer, D.O.

Do you smoke? Do you want to die? If you smoke you're killing yourself. Come out of denial and face facts. Here are some to inspire you to quit.

In primary care we eat, sleep and breathe prevention. We examine and test and screen all in an effort to catch a disease before it even becomes symptomatic. We check lab work for anemias and electrolyte problems. We do EKGs to screen for underlying heart conditions. We do colonoscopies and mammograms to find suspicious-looking tumors and get rid of them before they announce their presence as end-stage metastases. And we do this all because there is proof that if we spend the time and the money to screen for these types of conditions, enough people will test positive and enough lives can be prolonged or even saved. We do this all because it’s worth it.

You know the drill... You spend the entire holiday season overindulging - on food, drinks, gifts. Then New Year's Eve arrives and you consider your options for a resolution. Chances are the resolution you choose will be one of the following: 1. Lose weight, 2. Quit smoking, or 3. Pay off debt.

You know the drill... You spend the entire holiday season overindulging - on food, drinks, gifts. Then New Year's Eve arrives and you consider your options for a resolution. Chances are the resolution you choose will be one of the following: 1. Lose weight, 2. Quit smoking, or 3. Pay off debt.

I don’t usually watch Dr. Oz, but my patients often come to me with the latest and greatest Dr. Oz advice and ask if it’s legit. I recently caught the last half of his show and was pleasantly surprised. While I’m positive he’s extremely intelligent (simply by virtue of the fact that he was chosen to train in cardiothoracics), the spectrum of his training cardiothoracic surgery is quite narrow given the vast options for medical and surgical specialties. So it’s hard to believe that a chest surgeon gives a crap about essential oils and wheat germ or anything outside that small window of rib that they work through in order to replace valves, remove lungs and the like.  His effectiveness during this particular show was likely the product of good research and some pretty convincing acting on his part.