Keep your bones healthy, strong

Ilona E. Jurek, M.D. of Mercy Pri­mary Care in Amherst answers your com­monly asked ques­tions on bone health. To sched­ule an appoint­ment with Dr. Jurek or a Mercy physi­cian near you, please call 1–877–247‑6161. Whether you’re lift­ing a child, swing­ing a golf club, dri­ving a car or sim­ply breath­ing, every move you make depends on […]

Winter is all about the flu

Board cer­ti­fied in Inter­nal Med­i­cine, Dr. Saima Iqbal is ded­i­cated to pro­vid­ing indi­vid­u­al­ized patient care to opti­mize health main­te­nance and dis­ease pre­ven­tion. She believes in being a patient advo­cate and an inte­gral part of the com­mu­nity. • My New Year’s res­o­lu­tion is to lose weight. What tips can you offer to help me lose weight […]

Shan­non Gold­smith , D.O. of Mercy Pri­mary Care in LaGrange addresses your ques­tions regard­ing the flu. Dr. Gold­smith believes in car­ing for the whole per­son – not just their phys­i­cal needs, but their emo­tional and spir­i­tual needs as well. Her spe­cial inter­ests include children’s pre­ven­ta­tive health and women’s health. To sched­ule an appoint­ment with Dr. […]

Ask the Doctor

Vam­see Amir­neni, M.D., an inter­nal med­i­cine physi­cian from Mercy Pri­mary Care in Ober­lin addresses your ques­tions on dia­betes. To sched­ule an appoint­ment with Dr. Amir­neni or a Mercy physi­cian, please call 1–877–247‑6161. What is dia­betes? Dia­betes is a life­long dis­ease in which sugar (glu­cose) lev­els are high. What are some of the symp­toms of dia­betes? Some […]