Southeast Huntsville Family Practice

09/17/2022

USPSTF guidance published from August reported in JAMA recommends statins for adults ages 40 to 75 who have one or more risk factors of cardiovascular disease and a 10% or greater risk of having a heart attack or stroke in the next 10 years. Those risk factors include diabetes, high blood pressure, smoking or high cholesterol. To calculate a person’s risk score, doctors also take into account factors like a person’s age, s*x, race, blood pressure, cholesterol numbers and family history.

03/13/2022

Winding down, perhaps?

02/28/2022

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/all-of-north-alabama-remains-in-high-or-substantial-risk-of-covid-19-spread/ar-AAUo63q?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531

All of North Alabama remains in high or substantial risk of COVID-19 spread

01/07/2022

Get boosted as soon as you are eligible, please!

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shortened the amount of time Moderna recipients need to wait to get a booster dose from six months to five months on Friday, aligning the timeline with Pfizer…

12/10/2021

https://news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-variants-emerge-vaccination-rates-doctor-160422826.html

Despite COVID-19 vaccines now widely available, vaccination rates are still lower than where they need to be.

11/27/2021

Slow uptake heightens fears that another coronavirus wave could hit hard as families gather for the holidays.

11/27/2021

Some information from an epidemiologist regarding the newest variant, Omicron.

I hope everyone in the States had a fantastic Thanksgiving (even if you’re a Dallas Cowboys football fan). I hate to ruin the holiday, but… We have a new variant. I’ve not seen this much anxiety ridden chatter among scientists about a COVID19 variant before. Even among the calm, cool, and coll...

11/06/2021

Got my flu shot last week and my COVID booster today. A family affair, we went together.