Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a progressive lung disease that, over time, makes it more and more difficult to breathe. The term COPD includes two main conditions, emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Emphysema involves damage to the air sacs in the lungs while bronchitis is marked by inflammation of the bronchial tubes, the airways […]
What is Peyronie’s disease? Peyronie’s disease (PD) is a connective tissue disorder that causes hard scar tissue (plaque buildup) to grow in the penis. Though not visible, this plaque can result in decreased elasticity within the penis at a curvature of 30 degrees or greater. What causes Peyronie’s disease? Researchers are still unclear as to […]
Premier Medical Group is pleased to announce that Dr. Farah M. Ashraf will be joining our group on August 4, 2014. Dr. Ashraf, is board certified in Rheumatology, earned her medical degree from the University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Maine and completed a Rheumatology fellowship at Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, […]
Over 30 million people in the United States are living with chronic liver disease. This includes patients with Hepatitis C, Cirrhosis (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), Fatty liver disease and Autoimmune Hepatitis. While Hepatitis C is not vaccine preventable, the CDC recommends Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B vaccination for people who have any chronic liver disease. You […]
Manage your Healthcare Online, Anytime Premier Medical Group continues to look for ways to improve communication with our patients. We are excited to present Premier’s online Patient Portal as another step towards creating more efficient and effective communication between you and our office. The Patient Portal is part of your personal electronic health record, and […]
A large-scale study published earlier this year in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) cast doubt on the usefulness of mammograms for breast cancer screening. PremierHealth spoke to Dr. Lorraine Nardi of our Internal Medicine division to help clarify the matter. I believe the recent talk about changes in mammography guidelines over the last year has […]