While COVID may have grabbed the headlines over the past few years, the flu is still making its most unwelcome annual rounds. Pre-COVID, rates of flu ranged between 29-41 million cases each year in the United States. Since flu season is upon us, our team at Michael Bazel, M.D., with three greater Los Angeles area locations, wants to […]
Your family’s health, as well as your own, rarely keeps a nice and tidy schedule — one in which you and your primary care provider are both available whenever something crops up. And health issues do crop up, some of which need more immediate attention.In these cases, you’re likely wondering whether to head to the
Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Christmas, New Year’s Eve — there’s no shortage of reasons why families gather together at the end of the year. And you’re looking forward to your own holiday celebrations, so you want everything to go as smoothly as possible. Unfortunately, holidays can also be rife with accidents and illnesses you want to do
Most of us experience heart palpitations — often quite regularly. Perhaps your heart pounds after you climb a few flights of stairs or skips a beat when something frightens you. These are everyday occurrences that can make you aware of your own heartbeat. But what about when these sensations come on for no reason? Is
In 2022, there were 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in private industry in the United States. While you might assume most of those occurred in more physical jobs, office workers are far from immune. In fact, nearly 20% of injuries are due to slips, trips, and falls, which can happen in a conference room just as much
The gender disparity between men and women when it comes to urinary tract infections (UTIs) is a big one — females get UTIs 30 times more often than men. As a common reason for urgent care visits at the three greater Los Angeles area locations of Michael Bazel, M.D., our team, led by Dr. Bazel, thought we’d take a deeper
Tripping over a cord in your office, catching COVID-19, wrenching your back in the warehouse — each year in the United States, millions of people are hurt on the job for any number of reasons.If you’ve been injured or you get sick on the job, your next steps are important — not just for your
Each year in the United States, there are more than 5.25 million reported accidents on our roadways, many resulting in injury, or worse. While there are lots of different ways you can get hurt in a car accident, whiplash certainly accounts for more than its fair share. If you’ve been in an automobile collision and you’re worried
We often joke about the differences between men and women, and there’s a good deal of truth in this teasing. What’s no laughing matter, however, are the health issues that face each gender, and we want to focus on those that men encounter with alarming frequency. From our three Michael Bazel, M.D. locations around the greater Los
Cancer in all its many forms is an insidious and unpredictable disease, so any opportunity you have to stay one step ahead of cancer is a step well worth taking. This is very much the case with cervical cancer, which we can screen for with the quick-and-easy Pap test, or Pap smear. As part of