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CMO BLOG- Tis’ the Season- Allergy Testing
New Allergy Testing: Scratch and No-Sniff Ah-choo! Yes it’s that time of year again when April showers have borne May flowers, and with that allergy season arrives in full bloom. Let’s hope you’re not allergic to puns. So if you’ve recently noticed a scratchy nose, watery eyes, and sensitive skin – not to worry, we…
Read MorePATIENT BLOG ORANGE COUNTY OZEMPIC
The Doubting Doc- Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro…Oh My! Weight Loss FAQ’s Let’s play a short game of Jeopardy… Answer:I need to lose weightI’m overweightI’m obeseI’m fatI’m going to stop eating carbsNo, meatNo, glutenNo, dinnerI’m going to exercise more–at least twice a week Question:What does a typical doctor hear 99 times a day from their patients? Especially post Covid, we are seeing more obesity than ever.…
Read MorePATIENT BLOG ORANGE COUNTY Colorectal Cancer Awareness
As we near the end of Colorectal Cancer Prevention Month, Caduceus would like to highlight for our patients that awareness of gut health is just the beginning. With proper education and screening, colon disease can be treated, defeated, or avoided altogether. First, let’s talk about the late form to be avoided: colorectal cancer. It’s the…
Read MoreFall Prevention Orange County
Keep the Spring in your Step In a few weeks we will face that annual ritual of resetting our clocks while reciting, “spring forward, fall back.” But this year at Caduceus it’s “spring forward, fall not.” That’s right, this spring we are making falls a thing of the past. Caduceus is proud to announce its…
Read MoreCMO PATIENT BLOG ORANGE COUNTY- RSV FAQ’s AND WHO IS HIGH RISK?
Aw-chew!Uh oh. Well maybe it’s nothing… Aw-chewww!Ok that was a good one. That’s it, get it all out of the system. Two sneezes and off to wor… Aww-chewwwwy!Oh boy. What do I do now? You’ve come to the right place. Here at Caduceus & PDQ Urgent Care we have you covered. The first thing to know is that respiratory…
Read MoreCMO Covid Blog Orange County Natural Antibodies “Get No Respect”
Natural Immunity- The Rodney Dangerfield of Covid “When I was born the doctor came out to the waiting room and said to my father, “I’m very sorry. We did everything we could…but he pulled through.” “My mother had morning sickness AFTER I was born.” Rodney Dangerfield was born Jacob Cohen in New York in 1921.…
Read MoreLatest Covid Treatment FAQ’s Orange County
ANNOUNCEMENT from CMO- A woman calls a law firm,“This is Schwartz, Schwartz, and Schwartz. How may I help you?”“I would like to talk with Mr. Schwartz.”“Oh sorry; he is in court all day.” “OK, in that case let me speak to Mr. Schwartz.”“Apologies. He is on vacation.” “Then let me speak to Mr. Schwartz.” “Speaking!”…
Read MoreMonoclonal Antibodies Now Available Through PDQ Urgent Care & More Orange County
ANNOUNCMENT from CMO- Caduceus Medical Group’s urgent care PDQ Urgent Care & More, in partnership with Infusion IV Hydration & Injection Therapy, have arranged for monoclonal antibodies from Regeneron (Casivirimab/Imdevimab) to be available to its eligible patients with Covid-19. As they say on Channel 13, supplies are limited; we are optimistic we can continue to…
Read MoreQuantitative Antibody FAQ’s Orange County
Since the blog last week advising antibody counts to help predict vaccine failures, we have had many questions. Let’s answer a few now. -Caduceus and PDQ Urgent Care and More can draw the counts during an office visit of any type or at their draw stations. Due to high demand, we have specific times we…
Read MoreAntibody Quantitative Testing- Orange County CMO Covid Blog
In a world that keeps on pushin’ me around I’ll stand my ground And I won’t back down. Tom Petty Let’s present the actual real-life case of a Caduceus married couple I will call Donald and Daisy. (It’s real except their names of course.) They are both in their 60’s. Both were vaccinated in Feb/March (the brand isn’t important). Being fully vaccinated, they assumed they were safe to travel to the…
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