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Topics Let’s Talk Health with Dr. Dana Neutze and Karina Olivo-Holzl Lifestyle Medicine Clinic Update UNC Family Medicine’s Impact Meet Our Team Feel free to email us at familymedicine@med.unc.edu with any suggestions or concerns!   Let’s Talk Health with Drs. Dana Neutze and Karina Olivo-Holzl – Flu Season What is Influenza Virus...

Topics Let’s Talk Health with Dr. Dana Neutze Lifestyle Medicine Clinic Updates UNC Family Medicine’s Impact Meet Our Team In the Community Feel free to email us at familymedicine@med.unc.edu with any suggestions or concerns!   Let’s Talk Health with Dr. Dana Neutze – Childhood Vaccinations We have many longstanding, highly effective vaccines...

Welcome to the New & Improved Newsletter! We are excited to re-launch our UNC Family Medicine Patient Newsletter! We’ve been working with UNC Health Patient Services to better serve you. Here is the new format of each newsletter: Topics Let’s Talk Health with Dr. Dana Neutze Clinic Update UNC Family...

Did you know that 1 in every 3 Americans has high blood pressure? High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a leading factor for death across the world, causing heart attacks and strokes. Hypertension occurs when your blood pressure stays higher than a normal level for a long period of time....

Vaccines have been around for over 200 years, and since then, there have been dramatic decreases in deaths and disabilities from diseases such as measles, polio, tetanus, pneumonia, and whooping cough, to name a few. We give the majority of vaccines to children, the most vulnerable, in order to protect...

Heart Health Month Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the entire world. In the United States, 1 in every 3 deaths is due to heart disease. Luckily heart disease is something you can help prevent. Many forms of heart disease are caused by poor diet, lack...

The New Year is the perfect time to start thinking about your health goals. Your diet makes a big difference in your health. This week I wanted to focus on added sugar. A diet high in added sugars causes spikes in blood sugar, energy fluctuations, and weight gain. For those...