I love fall- sweater weather, pumpkin lattes, football and holiday preparations. But it is also cold and flu season. And this can have profound consequences for pregnant women, immunocompromised individuals, and infants/young children. The best way to protect yourself is to get a flu shot. It is completely safe in pregnancy, and it is the […]
I like to use this platform to speak to my patients- earnestly, honestly, and passionately. Some topics are light and fun. Others are serious. But this one just might save someone‘s life. Fentanyl deaths have now become the number one killer of children under 18 in Orange County. That is terrifying. More than car accidents, […]
1 out of 8 women (lifetime risk 12%) will develop breast cancer 1 out of 100 men BC accounts for 30% of all new cancers diagnosed in women Risk Factors include: family history, BRCA gene mutation, prior atypical hyperplasia or LCIS, early menarche, late menopause, no pregnancies, older age at first pregnancy, increasing age, no […]
As a physician, surgeon, and healer, I have struggled over the years to find an actionable plan to reduce “mass shootings” and gun violence. As a mom, I am even more compelled. And like you, today my heart is broken. Again. I am not alone. And I cannot tell my children that they are safe. […]
