by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Aug 27, 2024 | Health
One in three adults aged 50+ who suffer a hip fracture die within a year of the break. The one-year mortality rate for older adults who sustain a fracture is as high as 58%, according to some studies. Sadly, the cause of death is usually not the fracture itself but...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Aug 20, 2024 | Concierge Medicine
If you run a small business, you know that health insurance premiums — even for healthy employees — grow more cost-prohibitive year after year. In fact, over the past decade, premiums have increased 40%. Most employees appreciate receiving health insurance through...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Aug 6, 2024 | Optimization
Both male and female patients often ask me, “Does working out increase testosterone?” In healthy individuals, the short answer is yes. Working out — specifically, muscle resistance exercise — does increase testosterone levels. And by muscle resistance, I mean...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Jul 23, 2024 | Medical Conditions, Prevention
My patients ask some interesting questions. One of them is, “Can you have a stroke and not know it?” Although it may be hard to imagine, the answer is yes: you can have a stroke and not know it. In other words, it’s possible to be unaware of a stroke in progress....
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Jul 9, 2024 | Concierge Medicine
Recently, I spoke to a primary care doctor who completed his medical residency less than a year ago. Since then, he’s struggled with the constraints and demands of working within a traditional primary care practice. And, in that short time, he’s already questioning...
