Steep Falls Family Practice

10/08/2022

Someone asked me about prevagen the other day. Please note that the studies done on prevagen by the company's own scientists have shown that it is worthless to help improve memory. There is a lot of "snake oil" on the market. Please do a little reading about ingredients before buying products that claim to make a new person out of you. A healthy diet with vegetables and 20 to 30 minutes of walking a day costs a lot less and can help you stay healthy.

04/03/2020

What incredibly prescient words.

In 2014, the world avoided a global outbreak of Ebola, thanks to thousands of selfless health workers -- plus, frankly, some very good luck. In hindsight, we know what we should have done better. So, now's the time, Bill Gates suggests, to put all our good ideas into practice, from scenario planning...

04/01/2020

Steep Falls Family Practice is still seeing patients, but we are being very careful to practice distancing and cleaning to prevent contagion. If you have a fever, cough or are sneezing, please let us know over the phone.
This is the latest announcement from the governer.

Also orders a series of additional requirements to protect public health and safety in the face of COVID-19 Governor Janet Mills today issued a series of substantial new mandates to protect public health and safety in the face of COVID-19, including a Stay Healthy at Home directive that requires peo...

04/01/2020

I love those people who sew.

With overrun hospitals facing an acute shortage of masks, people are pulling out their sewing machines to fill the void.

08/06/2019

Fairly good news. The price of medications for people on medicare may be going down -- in 2022.

A bipartisan bill that would cap out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for Medicare enrollees and eliminate the donut hole passes a Senate committee.

06/20/2019

Continued work to provide more handicap support to my clinic.

06/20/2019

06/17/2019

Steep Falls Family Practice is being revamped with a new ramp in the front of the building and a new entry way.

04/08/2019

Old fungus is resistant to multiple anti-fungal medications, but is mostly a threat to people with a poorly functioning immune system.

The rise of Candida auris embodies a serious and growing public health threat: drug-resistant germs.

07/07/2018

For those of you trying to lose weight, this list may help you decide if that donut or coffee is right for you.
This is the nutritional information for Dunkin Donut products. Very few under 200 calories per item, and all seem to have a lot of fat calories.

06/06/2018

These are recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics concerning your children and "screen time".
Limit the amount of total entertainment
screen time to

09/24/2017

Flu shots for folks of all ages are now available at Steep Falls Family Practice. If you are a regular patient, stop by when we are open. If you are not a patient. please call first at 675 3121.