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We’re changing the landscape of pediatric care Novant Health opens pediatric specialty clinic in Charlotte We’re expanding our pediatrics program and that means big changes so our experts can better serve pediatric patients. Our new Novant Health Pediatric Multispecialty Center recently opened at 201 Queens Road near Novant Health Hemby Children’s Hospital. Patients now have easy access to comprehensive specialty care for children, at one convenient location.
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You can also read more about our new pediatric specialty center in this issue of Mecklenburg Medicine.
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Table of Contents 6 President’s Letter: Medice, cura te ipsum: Physician Heal Thyself By Scott L. Furney, MD, President
6 Charlotte AHEC Course Offerings for February 7 Feature: MedLink of Mecklenburg
OFFICERS
President Scott L. Furney, MD
President-Elect Elizabeth B. Moran, MD Secretary Babak Mokari, DO
Treasurer John R. Allbert, MD
9 Feature: MedLink of Mecklenburg Chart of Free Clinics 10 Member News 10 New Members 10 Upcoming Meetings & Events 10 Introducing the MCMS Administrative Staff 12 At the Hospitals 14 Independent Physicians of the Carolinas 14 National Health & Wellness Observances for February 14 Advertising Acknowledgements
Immediate Past-President Stephen J. Ezzo, MD
BOARD MEMBERS
Raymond E. Brown, PA Sarah M. Edwards, MD E. Carl Fisher, Jr., MD Donald D. Fraser, MD Vishal Goyal, MD, MPH Jane S. Harrell, MD Stephen R. Keener, MD, MPH B. Lauren Paton, MD Anna T. Schmelzer, MD Rachel L. Storey, DO Andrew I. Sumich, MD G. Bernard Taylor, MD
EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS Tracei Ball, MD, President-Elect Charlotte Medical Dental & Pharmaceutical Society Sandi D. Buchanan, Executive Director Mecklenburg County Medical Society Darlyne Menscer, MD NCMS Delegate to the AMA
Douglas R. Swanson, MD, FACEP, Medical Director Mecklenburg EMS Agency
EXECUTIVE STAFF Executive Director Sandi D. Buchanan
Finance & Membership Director Stephanie D. Smith
Meetings & Special Events Coordinator Jenny H. Otto
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President’s Letter
Medice, cura te ipsum: Physician, Heal Thyself By Scott L. Furney, MD
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ven the people of Mecklenburg County can have the winter doldrums. I’m originally from Michigan, and I can tell you it is brief and does not often rise to the DSM diagnosis of SAD (seasonal affective disorder), as much as I have seen in higher latitudes. I see it more now, though, compounding a bigger issue in the medical profession — burnout, malaise, or worse. The statistics tell the story in stark relief: • More than 50 percent of physicians surveyed in 2017 self-reported symptoms of burnout. • Almost 50 percent of actively practicing physicians are planning to scale back their clinical practice in the next five years. • Rates of mental health issues, substance abuse and suicide remain unacceptably high. The issues plaguing our profession are more than just heartburn and insomnia. Provider burnout, relationships with our patients and trust in the profession as a whole, are just a few that keep me up at night. This is especially true in the primary care fields, where as many as 50 percent of providers older than 50 are planning to scale back their practices in the next five years. When talking to my colleagues, there is a common refrain about the changes driving burnout: the EMR, corporate medicine, wRVU’s, pre-authorizations and malpractice. Please feel free to add your favorite one to the list. Rather than focus on external factors, I thought it best to focus on something I think could make a difference today. It all starts with patient interaction. I ask patients two questions when I see them and the timing seems appropriate. What is the most exciting thing going on in your life? What is the most concerning thing? The answers range from the mundane to the hilarious, but each visit is memorable for me. I see the surprise and delight on patients’ faces as they tell me about their grandchild, their great-grand-dog (I had no idea such a thing existed), or their “bucket list” trip to India. I also see their fear, as they talk about cancer, addiction and desperation in all of its forms. In those moments I am energized again as a provider of care for people, not just diseases. These questions take less than a minute to ask and have answered. More important, they often lead me to something I need to know about my patients, and they tell my patients I actually care about them as people. We need to do the same for each other as we make one more trip around the sun as professionals. It struck me a few months ago that my standard response to the greeting, “How’s it going?” is “Fine, and you?” (“Fine,” they usually answer). It is efficient conversation but seemed disingenuous to me. Now, I ask how things are really going. “Terribly, awful, not so hot, not so bad today” all get very interesting conversations started. While most passersby have learned to avoid conversations with me, those who need to talk know they are free to
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do so — and likely will get an earful in return. Taking time to have coffee or lunch (a luxury we have lost the time for) with a friend and colleague in a supportive network is part of the solution, as well. Both of these solutions are in our control, much more so than EMR programming, Medicare policy or tort-reform. Reconnecting on a personal level with our patients and colleagues may restore some of the humanity to our profession, and that helps reduce our risk of burnout. To some degree, we can “treat ourselves” as physicians with the intent to heal. We cannot care for others if we do not care for ourselves … and each other. (Greek: Ἰατρέ, θεράπευσον σεαυτόν. Latin: Medice, cura te ipsum as found in Luke 4:23.)
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Utilization of Ultrasound in OB/GYN 2018 Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Series Electronic Medical Record on Trial: Risk Management for Nurses and Physicians Healthcare Communication Protecting Your Patients From Air Pollution Risk Management: Patient Identification
For more information or to register for these courses, call 704-512-6523 or visit www.charlotteahec.org.
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MedLink advocates for improved access to care in Mecklenburg County through education, communication and collaboration among service providers. They envision a community in which all residents have access to collaborative health care, and MedLink will be recognized as an advocate for improved access in Mecklenburg County and as the premier resource for issues related to access to care. MedLink partners include representatives from local health safety net providers who provide or support the delivery of healthcare services. Meetings for MedLink partners are held the second Tuesday of each month at 8:30 a.m. at Community Care Partners of Greater Mecklenburg (CCPGM), 4701 Hedgemore Drive in Charlotte. You also can participate via teleconference. For more information, call 704-336-4700. MedLink partners include: Care Ring
For more than six decades Care Ring has pursued its mission to help individuals with limited resources in Charlotte to establish and maintain good health. The Care Ring Low-Cost Clinic offers affordable, accessible care in Uptown. The comprehensive chronic disease management program at the clinic helps patients get and stay on a path to wellness. The Physicians Reach Out program continues to provide low-income, uninsured residents in Mecklenburg County access to an array of important specialty services, courtesy of more than 1,500 remarkable volunteer physicians and dentists from across the county. The Nurse-Family Partnership program continues its growth, now serving well over 200 families across the county. Nurses on the team visit expectant mothers in their homes to prepare them for successful births. Care Ring continues to go beyond its walls to serve its neighbors in need, establishing partnerships and joint programs with agencies across the city. It now offers regular educational and referral opportunities for residents in the Grier Heights neighborhood needing access to care. Some of their Nurse-Family Partnership mothers receive housing assistance to live at Renaissance West, a neighborhood employing a holistic community redevelopment approach. In an effort to improve outcomes for those most in need, it has entered into a formal partnership with Crisis Assistance Ministry to track some of the clients they jointly serve. Early signs are quite positive, with families receiving significant rent, utility assistance and related essential needs from Crisis, and also reaching important health milestones (such as ensuring children receive well-child health care visits) through the Care Ring connections.
Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy
For the past 50 years, the Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy, formerly Legal Services of Southern Piedmont, has provided civil legal assistance services for low-income people in the Charlotte area. There is only one legal aid attorney per 15,000 low-income people in North Carolina — compared to one private attorney for every 442 people. The Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy’s staff and other local attorneys who participate in its pro bono program address a critical gap between access and resources in the community. The Center’s Family Support and Health Care Program advocates for the rights of low-income families seeking access to health care. Legal work focuses on public benefits assistance to ensure children, the elderly, disabled persons, immigrants and their families have fair
access to health care and public services. The Center provides direct representation for individuals and uses systemic advocacy strategies to change the rules, procedures and practices of federal and state agencies to ensure access to health care for all. The Center also has a growing Medical Legal Partnership with Carolinas HealthCare System, as well as a large Health Insurance Navigator project, providing free in-person health insurance assistance at locations across the county. Combining on-the-ground consumer contact with in-house expertise, Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy has identified barriers for Medicaid and Marketplace applicants and has successfully negotiated policy changes. This work has improved the overall health and financial stability of low-income, underserved populations in North Carolina. For example, the Center recently obtained significant changes in policy at both the state and federal level to increase coverage under Medicaid, CHIP and Marketplace plans, particularly for immigrants, pregnant women and children. It also has successfully challenged harmful practices in current N.C. Medicaid managed care systems for behavioral health, particularly for persons with developmental disabilities and for Medicaid recipients seeking services at home instead of institutional settings. As North Carolina prepares for a dramatic change in its Medicaid delivery system, Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy is working with statewide partners to protect beneficiary rights and ensure consumer voices are heard throughout the 1115 Waiver transformation. Low-income patients who have received a denial or termination of Medicaid and/or Medicaid services should contact Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy by calling 704-376-1600. Individuals in need of in-person help with an application for Medicaid or Marketplace coverage can schedule an appointment through the statewide navigator appointment hotline at 1-855-733-3711.
Matthews Free Medical Clinic
Matthews Free Medical Clinic (MFMC) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation that provides free, quality health care to low-income, uninsured patients in Matthews and surrounding areas, including Mecklenburg and Union counties. MFMC is not a walk-in clinic. In order to verify that residential and financial requirements are met, patients must go through a new patient screening prior to receiving a primary care provider and other specialty, ancillary and educational services. Patients must live in Mecklenburg or Union County, be at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level for their household size and be uninsured.
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Free and Low- Cost Health Services in Mecklenburg County Find more detailed clinic information in the chart on the facing page.
If you think you may qualify for Medicaid, contact the Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services at 704-336-3000 or www.charmeck.org for additional information.
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1350 S. Kings Drive, Charlotte, NC 28207 | www.carolinashealthcare.org
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251 Eastway Drive, Charlotte, NC 28213 | www.carolinashealthcare.org 3333 Wilkinson Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28208 | www.cwwilliams.org PO Box 1842, 212 Gamble St., Davidson, NC 28036 | www.adajenkins.org
Lake Norman Community Health Clinic — Huntersville
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Free pharmacy program for uninsured residents of North Carolina
4428 Taggart Creek Road, Suite 101, Charlotte, NC 28208 | www.medassist.org
Project 658/Smith Family Wellness Center
Providing free medical care to the uninsured the second Saturday of every month, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
3646 Central Ave., Charlotte, NC 28205 | www.project658.com
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534 Spratt St., Charlotte, NC 28206 | www.shelterhealthservices.com 4301 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215 | www.shifahealthclinic.com
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Member News
NEW MEMBERS Shannon M. Reilly, PA-C Orthopedics OrthoCarolina Spine Center 2001 Randolph Road Charlotte, NC 28207 704-323-2000 Gardner Webb University, 2017
Gary S. Barrett, PA-C Emergency Medicine Carolinas HealthCare Urgent Care – Mountain Island 10210 Couloak Drive, Suite E, Charlotte, NC 28216 704-801-2000 Jefferson College of Health Sciences, 2010
Pinakpani Roy, MD Diagnostic Radiology Mecklenburg Radiology Associates P O Box 221249 Charlotte, NC 28222 704-384-4177 University of South Florida, 2011
Emmanuel J. Botzolakis, MD, PhD Neuroradiology Mecklenburg Radiology Associates P O Box 221249 Charlotte, NC 28222 704-384-4177 Vanderbilt University, 2010
Andrew J. Sewalish, PA-C Mecklenburg Radiology Associates P O Box 221249 Charlotte, NC 28222 704-384-4177 Wingate University, 2014
Srinivas S. Cheruvu, MD Gastroenterology Charlotte Gastroenterology & Hepatology 1340 Matthews Township Pkwy. #301 Matthews, NC 28105 704-377-4009 St. George’s University, 2001 Meena S. Ego-Osuala, PA-C Obstetrics and Gynecology Eastover OB/GYN Associates 1025 Morehead Medical Drive #450 Charlotte, NC 28204 704-446-7800 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2006
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Allan Foodman, MD Child Psychiatry 5960 Fairview Road #400 Charlotte, NC 28210 704-661-1100 University of Miami, 1967 Michael D. Kelso, Jr., MD Gastroenterology Charlotte Gastroenterology & Hepatology 1340 Matthews Township Pkwy. #301 Matthews, NC 28105 704-377-4009 University of North CarolinaChapel Hill, 2011
H. Truett Smith, Jr., PA-C Family Medicine Edison Square Family Medicine 10030 Edison Square Drive #100, Concord, NC 28027 704-403-7830 Wake Forest University, 1989
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David M. Williams III, MD Diagnostic Radiology Greensboro Radiology 1331 N. Elm St. #200, Greensboro, NC 27401 336-273-7051 Ohio State University, 2000
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Mecklenburg County Medical Society Executive Staff Sandi Buchanan, Executive Director sbuchanan@meckmed.org Stephanie Smith, Finance and Membership Director ssmith@meckmed.org Jenny Otto, Meetings and Special Events Coordinator jotto@meckmed.org Mecklenburg County Medical Society 1112 Harding Place, Suite 200 Charlotte, NC 28204 704-376-3688 | 704-376-3173 (fax) | www.meckmed.org
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At the Hospitals
Novant Health Integrative Medicine Opens Novant Health is pleased to announce the opening of Novant Health Integrative Medicine led by Russell H. Greenfield, MD. As the system leader of integrative medicine, Dr. Greenfield is developing a system-wide integrative Greenfield medicine program for Novant Health’s cancer services. Novant Health Integrative Medicine is a healing environment where personalized diet and lifestyle measures are combined with carefully selected complementary n
therapies and conventional medical care to promote a successful response to cancer treatment, relieve side effects, and support healing and comfort throughout the cancer continuum. The program emphasizes the therapeutic relationship between patient and healthcare practitioner, and makes use of all appropriate therapies, both conventional and complementary. Board-certified in emergency medicine, Greenfield is one of the first four physicians to graduate from the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona College Of Medicine under the direction of Andrew Weil, MD.
Novant Health Integrative Medicine is at 1718 E. 4th St., suite 105. For information or to refer at patient, call 704-316-5222. Presbyterian Medical Center Receives HIMSS Award Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center has received the prestigious Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Stage 7 Acute Award. This recognition represents achievement of the highest level on the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, which means the hospital is using EMR technology to its fullest potential to provide access and care to its patients. n
Novant Health Opens Pediatric Multi-Specialty Center Novant Health continues to expand its pediatric services with the opening of Novant Health Pediatric Multi-Specialty Center. The new clinic, 201 Queens Road near Novant Health Hemby Children’s Hospital, gives access to comprehensive care for children in one convenient location. n
Novant Health Pediatric Endocrinology 704-316-5285
Malaka Jackson, MD • Growth problems, such as short stature • Early or delayed puberty • Enlarged thyroid gland • Underactive/overactive thyroid gland • Adrenal gland hypo/hyper function • Ovarian and testicular dysfunction • Diabetes • Hypoglycemia • Abnormal Vitamin D • Turner syndrome • Prader-Willi syndrome
Novant Health Pediatric Sports Medicine
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704-316-1020 Jennifer Gaitley, MD Christian Turner, MD Acute injuries (ankle sprains, muscle strains, knee and shoulder injuries) Minor fractures and dislocations Stress fractures Back pain Overuse injuries Growth plate injuries Nutrition issues affecting performance Athletes with eating issues and/or menstrual irregularity Non-surgical management of scoliosis Non-surgical general orthopedic concerns, such as intoeing Sport-related concussions
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Novant Health Pediatric Pulmonology 704-316-5280 Marc Chester, MD Maxine Eikani, MD
• Asthma • Pulmonary function studies • Flexible laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy • Sleep-related respiratory disorders, such as sleep apnea • Congenital lung diseases • Cystic fibrosis • Pneumonia • Breathing difficulties, including shortness of breath, wheezing and noisy breathing • Chronic lung disease of prematurity • Chronic tracheostomy and home ventilator management • Neuromuscular disorders
Novant Health Brain and Spine Surgery 704-316-3070
Erin Kiehna, MD • Hydrocephalus • Brain and spinal cord tumors • Epilepsy • Spasticity • Congenital anomalies • Craniosynostosis • Vascular malformations • Spina bifida • Prenatal consults
At the Hospitals Got Germs? Everyone has germs in their body called bacteria and viruses. There are “good bacteria” that help keep us healthy, but viruses usually make us sick. Antibiotics are powerful medications that can fight infections and save lives by killing bacteria in your body. While antibiotics can help cure your bacterial infections, they won’t help you fight a virus like a cold or the flu — and taking an antibiotic when you don’t need it can have serious consequences. The good news: If you know the difference between bacteria and viruses, and when it’s appropriate to take antibiotics, you can fight infections properly and feel better the healthy way. Antibiotics are drugs that kill bacteria and can only treat sickness that is caused by bacteria, also known as a bacterial infection. This includes strep throat, urinary tract infections (UTI) and many skin infections. Antibiotics don’t work on sickness caused by virus germs, also known as a viral infection. This includes most flu and common cold symptoms, such as sore throats, sinus infections, chest colds and bronchitis. If you take an antibiotic when you don’t need it — for example, when you have a cold or the flu — it can make you feel worse and make your illness last longer. To learn more, visit carolinashealthcare.org/germs. n
First in the World Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute’s clinical research team has achieved a firstin-the-world milestone. Through national and international trials, the team is dedicated to using innovative techniques and the latest technology to help patients. Congratulations to cardiologist Michael Rinaldi, MD, FACC, and Eric Skipper, MD, along with the entire Sanger team for treating the first patient in the world in the EARLY TAVR trial. The EARLY TAVR trial is researching if early intervention through transaortic valve replacement, a minimally invasive procedure, will make a difference for people with severe aortic stenosis. A common heart valve problem, aortic stenosis, occurs when the main valve in the heart narrows, causing blood to build up in the heart’s main pumping chamber. The team has successfully advanced a “minimalist” approach to TAVR, performing more than 90 percent of procedures with conscious sedation and without surgical incisions. With the region’s shortest post-TAVR hospital stays and lowest readmission rates for complications, Sanger is one of only a handful of centers in the country chosen to participate in these important trials. n
New Option for Heart Failure Care Carolinas HealthCare System patients soon will have a new option for heart failure care. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Device in late August. Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute was one of 69 centers chosen for the MOMENTUM 3 trial, which compared the HeartMate 3 LVAD to the HeartMate II LVAD in advanced-stage heart failure patients. Initial data shows that advanced heart failure patients who receive the new pump had a reduced risk of reoperation due to pump malfunction. n
Levine Children’s Hospital and the HEARTest Yard Commit to Region’s First Cardiac Create Neurodevelopmental Program The Greg Olsen Foundation, in partnership with Carolinas HealthCare System’s Levine Children’s Hospital, announced The HEARTest Yard Fund has pledged to support a cardiac neurodevelopmental program, which will be the most comprehensive program of its kind in the southeast. The HEARTest Yard, which was founded by Carolinas Panthers All-Pro tight end Greg Olsen and his wife Kara, provides families of infants treated for severe or complex congenital heart disease at Levine Children’s Hospital with services including in-home private nursing care, physical therapy and speech therapy at no charge. As their own son who was born with a congenital heart defect has grown, they realized n
a need for additional programs and services to ensure children can reach their fullest potential. Beyond the physical challenges, up to 50 percent of pediatric heart surgery patients may demonstrate neurodevelopmental deficits which can impact language, fine motor skills, or vision. They may be diagnosed with behavioral issues (from depression to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) or they may develop learning disabilities that can limit educational opportunities or even job choices. Many of these issues can be hard to detect until later in life. Without access to the right tests and programs, even teachers and pediatricians may fail to notice the subtle differences. This program will provide key services to bridge that gap and ensure patients and their families have access to the right care. Services will include: • Early diagnosis. By conducting the right tests at the right time, experts will learn the extent of a child’s problems early on so they can intervene at the point of greatest impact and set appropriate expectations for parents. • Comprehensive evaluation. While every child is different, all will benefit from the collective expertise of a team of pediatric cardiologists, neuropsychologists, physical and occupational therapists, speech therapists, dieticians, social workers and education specialists. • Coordinated care. By arranging tests and interventions through a single clinic, the care team will receive a complete picture of a child’s well-being, while also making access easier for parents. • Leading research. One of the clinic’s goals is to learn more about this growing patient population and conduct research to develop the most effective, evidence-based treatments. Levine Children’s Hospital has been named a Best Children’s Hospital by U.S. News & World Report in multiple specialties, including cardiology and heart surgery. With the only pediatric heart transplant program in the greater Charlotte region and the most technologically advanced catheterization labs in the Carolinas, the hospital is one of the topranked cardiology and heart surgery programs in the nation. Combining the clinical expertise and care with a unique neurodevelopmental program will give patients and their families the best opportunity to not just grow, but to thrive.
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For the fourth consecutive year, Oncology Specialists of Charlotte chemo nurse Joanne Monaco was honored by the staff at Susan G. Komen Charlotte as the Top Individual Fundraiser in 2017. Monaco raised more than $22,000 through fundraising events throughout the year. Chemo Nurse Joanne Monaco (center) with the Komen Charlotte representatives honoring her for achieving the 2017 Top Individual Fundraiser.
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NATIONAL HEALTH & WELLNESS OBSERVANCES FEBRUARY 2018 Carolina Family Healthcare would like to remind everyone this year’s flu season is predicted to reach epidemic proportions. Here are some tips on preventing the flu: • Get the flu shot. Even with reports of low efficacy in Australia for the flu shot, no one really knows how it will respond in the U.S. Getting the flu shot every year is still the best defense. • Wash your hands often to get rid of harmful flu germs. In the absence of soap and water, alcohol-based sanitizer will do the trick. • Don’t touch your face too much or put your fingers in your mouth. Wearing a scarf or mask won’t prevent you from getting the flu. • As a long-term strategy against the flu and other illnesses, exercise regularly to bolster your immune system. • Get outside more. Cold weather doesn’t cause colds and actually can boost your immune system. Staying indoors near people (and their germs) is the real risk. • If you get the flu, stay home. You are contagious up to seven days after the start of your flu illness. You are also contagious 24 hours before you show symptoms. Oncology Specialists of Charlotte has a new breast cancer clinical trial, which is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial of Seribantumab plus Fulvestrant in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive, heregulin positive (HRG+), HER2 negative metastatic breast cancer whose disease progressed after prior systemic therapy. To learn more about the study or to inquire on patient enrollment, contact lauren.jordan@djlresearch.com or call 704-247-9179, ext. 202.
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