March 2020 - Elite Care Family Medicine

Your annual checkup and physical exam are as essential to maintaining good health as eating your fruits and veggies and getting regular exercise. However, many adults go years without a primary care checkup. Why? We’ve found a couple of reasons. 1) Many adults think an annual checkup is just a quick look at their vital signs and they don't feel it's worth the time. 2) Some adults are anxious about visiting their primary care provider out of fear of what they might...

In November 2020, the state of Mississippi will vote on legalizing medical marijuana. This is a bill that made the ballot because 200,000 Mississippians visited their local courthouses to sign a petition to express their desire to vote on the previously rejected initiative.  With this vote that will most certainly impact every Mississippian, we thought it was a good time to review myths and truths about drugs and alcohol. Remember that tobacco and alcohol are both...

Each week, between 2 and 3 million viewers tune into a little show called Dr. Pimple Popper, which follows Dr. Sandra Lee as she treats some of the most unusual skin problems in the nation. Another popular but fictional medical show, Chicago Med, has grown its viewership from 8.43 to 11.32 million viewers since its debut in 2015. The popular emergency room drama ER ran a whopping 15 seasons and boasted a cool 30 million viewers during its peak seasons.  It’s clear...