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Pearl River Internal Medicine

Health Conscious? Highland Medical Shares Five Questions To Ask Your Primary Care Provider Health Conscious? Highland Medical Shares Five Questions To Ask Your Primary Care Provider
Health Conscious? Highland Medical Shares Five Questions To Ask Your Primary Care Provider Visits to primary care providers are often for a specific reason, rather than a general checkup. No matter the reason for your next visit though, patients should come prepared with some general questions to benefit overall health.  Amy Eisenberg, a nurse practitioner at Highland Medical, P.C., Pearl River Internal Medicine, recommends asking the following questions to gain a more complete understanding of your health: Do I need any cancer screening tests? “I always tell my patients that it’s much better to prevent a disease than to address it once it’s there," said Eisenberg. "It…
Phoning All Techies: Here's How Smartphones Can Affect Your Health Phoning All Techies: Here's How Smartphones Can Affect Your Health
Phoning All Techies: Here's How Smartphones Can Affect Your Health There's seemingly no escaping them. As smartphones play an increasingly irreplaceable role in people’s lives, medical professionals caution that spending too much time on phones can actually interfere with our physical and mental health. Dr. Dana Corriel, director of quality for Highland Medical, P.C. and board-certified internist at Pearl River Internal Medicine, explains how to be smart about using smartphones. Q: How can smartphones affect people’s health? A: I think there’s a role for screens in people’s lives both in a professional setting and out. But too much screen time can lead to…