Women's Health Archives - Elite Care Family Medicine

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...

Summertime is in full swing and that means long, hot days spent outside at the pool, the ballfield, and local parks. We love the fun activities associated with warmer temps and sunny skies as much as anyone, but we also take care to be safe during the extreme summer temps that are often reached here in the South in the summer months.  Nothing ruins a fun ballgame or day of outdoor chores like heat illnesses and dehydration. Heat illnesses occur when the air temperature...

Skin cancer in millennials, particularly millennial men is on an alarming rise. Young men between ages 15-39 account for two-thirds of melanoma deaths in the US.  Why are we seeing this increase in skin cancer among millennials? Some experts say it’s this generation’s love of tanning and living in the moment that’s contributing to the increased number of skin cancer diagnoses. According to a 2018 Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) survey, more than...