Originally written and published by Dr. Bernstien in September of 2019 HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection, affecting 79 million Americans. Most sexually active persons (80%, to be exact) will, at some point, be exposed to HPV. You may already know that HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) is a sexually transmitted virus that often […]
Originally published in July 2015 With all the shark attacks on the coast of North Carolina over the last few years, we thought it would be timely to address the question of whether or not it is safe to swim in the ocean while menstruating? Sharks have the ability to detect minute amounts of blood […]
We are about a month into our stay-at-home, social distancing, quarantine, “new normal” lifestyles and I wanted to take a minute to write about mental health in times like these. I am certainly far from a mental health expert. I myself have overall pretty good mental health. In fact, my wife often envies my ability […]
Hello again to all my readers. By now, most of you are social distancing and working from home. Many of you are trying to do this and take care of children who are out of school or daycare. While burdensome to everyone, this quarantining is for the betterment of society and will save lives if […]
I hate to break the news to you, but it seems like this new Coronavirus (COVID-19) is going to make its way around. I hope I am wrong and that diligent self quarantine will minimize exposure in the USA and we can all dodge a bullet. However, we want our office and our patients to […]
It’s that time of year again! Time for NHL and NBA playoffs? Yes, but no. Time to power-wash the deck now that pollen season is over? Maybe, but nope. Drumroll please…… it’s time to announce the top 10 baby names for 2018! Every May the Social Security Administration releases last years top baby names. It’s really […]
