October 2021 - Elite Care Family Medicine

Take a deep breath. Now exhale slowly. Didn’t that feel nice and refreshing? Healthy lungs are a gift that should be well cared for throughout your entire lifetime. If you’re not taking care of your lungs, you’re opening the door for serious and deadly illnesses such as lung cancer or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, better known as COPD. Illnesses that fall under the COPD umbrella include chronic bronchitis and emphysema, both of which can lead to...

After a historically low flu season last fall and winter, health experts are convinced that getting the flu vaccine is more important than ever this year. Why? Many health experts believe the low flu activity over the last year has lowered immunity to the virus and made patients, especially high-risk groups, more susceptible to getting the illness. That's why now is the best time get the 2021 flu vaccine. When Should I Get the 2021 Flu Vaccine? The flu season...

Other than squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer found in women. This year, more than 43,000 women will die of breast cancer complications. Additionally, just over 500 men will also die from the disease. You can read more about breast cancer in men here. To lower your risk of dying from breast cancer, you should begin mammogram screenings at the age of 40, according to the latest guidelines. But why is age 40...