by David Z. Tusek, MD | Mar 21, 2017 | Articles, Medicine, Uncategorized
Meet Sheila Kupersmith FNP-BC Sheila works as a partner with her patients to help them meet their health and wellness goals. She strives to use the safest and least invasive methods first, with a focus on wellness and disease prevention. A board certified family nurse...
by David Z. Tusek, MD | Feb 13, 2017 | Articles, Medicine
THE ANNUAL PHYSICAL circa 2016 A.D. You arrive for your annual physical exam. You are 45 years old and you feel “OK” overall, but lately you’ve been feeling more tired. Sleep is so-so, overall motivation and sex drive has been on a downward slide, and your overall...
by David Z. Tusek, MD | Feb 12, 2017 | Articles, Medicine
As a young man prone to yearning for inspiration in book stores (preferably those with baristas) I came across the famous tome by Clarissa Pinkola Estes and promptly devoured it. I loved reading her poetic prose about heroines who fought to earn the feminine wisdom...
by David Z. Tusek, MD | Feb 9, 2017 | Articles, Medicine
While we know that genomic biotechnology is outpacing Moore’s law of IT, the most transformational tool in healthcare over the past decade is arguably the cellphone. Patients who have their doctor’s personal cellphone usually come out far ahead in terms of not just...
by David Z. Tusek, MD | Oct 2, 2016 | Medicine
Industrial medicine, as practiced for the majority of the 20th century is giving way to a new paradigm. The therapeutic approach used to treat acute conditions has been effectively mastered and continues to be refined. Trauma, infections, imminent vascular and other...
by David Z. Tusek, MD | Jul 8, 2016 | Medicine
It is definitely time to rethink our relationship with one of the most common, if not the most commonly used, over the counter medications, especially for children but for adults as well. Over the past several years some very concerning evidence has appeared in the...
