Medicare Connect Radio

This week, Millennium Physician Group's Michelle McCormick talks with Dr. Alejandro Perez-Trepichio, the chief medical officer for Millennium Physician Group about the COVID-19 Delta Variant and the imposing threat it could have on our health. 

This week, Millennium Physician Group’s Michelle McCormick talks about sickle cell disease, and World Sickle Cell Awareness Day, which is Saturday, June 19th. She talks with representatives from LifeSouth Community Blood Centers about this inherited blood disorder that affects red blood cells. They discuss the complications, how you can help by being a blood donor, and the fact that there is no universal cure for this disease.

This week, Millennium Physician Group’s Michelle McCormick talks about grief and how grief has a major impact on our health. In the past 12-18 months we’ve seen a new level of grief due to the pandemic. Michelle speaks with Rachel Weinstein from Jacksonville Center for Grief and Loss about physical and mental symptoms of grief and how to overcome the health-damaging effects that a loss can bring.

This week, Millennium Physician Group’s Michelle McCormick talks about Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. Most people experience memory loss, perhaps many times a day! But at what point does memory loss become a bigger issue? The conversation centers around the early signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s by dissecting the brain with experts from the Baptist AgeWell Center for Senior Health and the Central/North Florida chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.  

This week, Millennium Physician Group’s Michelle McCormick talks about the Hodangers of using tobacco, and the importance behind World No Tobacco Day, which is Monday, May 31st. The theme this year is “commit to quit”. Michelle’s guest is from the Northeast Florida Area Health Education Center or AHEC, and the discussion focuses on the program they offer to help extinguish the tobacco crisis.

This week, Millennium Physician Group’s Michelle McCormick talks with dermatologist Dr. Melinda Greenfield about Skin Cancer Awareness Month and how important education and prevention are to keeping our largest organ healthy.

This week, Millennium Physician Group's Michelle McCormick talks with Dr. Santosh Kamath about seasonal allergies – more specifically springtime sniffles and sneezes that we can’t seem to get rid of; and how to tell the difference between a sinus cold and COVID. Later in the show, they discuss geriatric care and how to evaluate medical conditions affecting this growing population.             

This week, Millennium Physician Group’s Michelle McCormick talks about mental health. May is observed as Mental Health month, and in year two of the COVID-19 pandemic, our mental health is more important than ever. She first speaks with a mental health professional who helps to sort through the many layers of mental health and how best to process our own health. She also talks with a doctor about using functional medicine to help balance your mind and body.

This week, Millennium Physician Group's Michelle McCormick talks about a Florida Department of Education, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation service that helps Floridians with physical and mental disabilities improve their quality of life and find their independence. She also talks with an Occupational Therapist about how to make our homes safer for long-term care, and how assistive technology plays a big role.

This week, Millennium Physician Group's Michelle McCormick talks about two of our biggest assets - speech and hearing. Since humans connect with people through communication, where do you turn for help when you're having hearing issues? Michelle talks with a specialist about healthy hearing and how to keep our ears open to more than just listening.