Month: December 2021
Millennium Physician Group (239) 344-7767 Liza.fernandez@mpgus.com (December 6, 2021) Two hometown healthcare providers Millennium Physician Group and Charlotte Heart and Vascular Institute join forces to collaboratively care for the ‘Heart of Charlotte.’ “Millennium is honored to partner with the highly-regarded Charlotte Heart and Vascular Institute who has pioneered specialty care in Charlotte County,” said Millennium […]
Wow, what a year 2021 has been for Millennium Physician Group! Since our founding in Port Charlotte, FL in 2008 by a small group of doctors, our mission has resonated with physicians and doctors alike. Today, headquartered in Fort Myers, Millennium has become a nation-leading independent physician group with more than 635 healthcare providers. […]
Don’t use the holidays as an excuse to overindulge and put off healthy choices until the New Year. Millennium Physician Group Family Medicine Physician Nektarios Demetriou, D.O., says unhealthy choices now can lead to bigger consequences down the road. FULL TRANSCRIPTION: Maggie Rodriguez: It’s the season for overindulging, but we can make healthy choices […]
by Ryan Baker, MD, FAAFP ‘Tis the season for questionable health choices. Between travel, houseguests, parties, and potlucks we tend to put good health on the back burner this time of year. Those poor health choices can lead to anxiety, stress, weight gain, illness, injury, and even trips to the emergency room. Most […]
By Brian Zelis, M.D. Family Medicine Physician Remember all those healthy things you resolved to do eleven or so months ago? Now’s the time to make good on them. 2021 may be almost over, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to check some last-minute items off your healthcare checklist. Go ahead and schedule […]
This holiday season, why not give yourself the gift of good health, and start by lowering your cholesterol. Ninety-three million Americans have high cholesterol, and if you’re one of them, you’re probably on the lookout to lower your numbers. Millennium Physician Group Family Medicine Physician Nektarios Demetriou, D.O., shares tips from some of the […]
When it comes to treating and preventing illnesses, could what you eat really make a difference? Millennium Physician Group Cardiologist Brian Taschner, M.D., explains that when it comes to better health, food really can be medicine. “Things that we eat in the typical American diet tend not to be great for the immune system,” […]
Tick, tock. You’re running out of time to nail down your New Year’s resolutions for 2022. If you’re like the majority of Americans, you’ll be resolving to exercise more to get in better shape. In fact, a recent poll found that almost twenty percent of Americans make this end-of-year promise. But you have to […]
Based on the early evidence, the World Health Organization is warning the global risk from the newest variant of the COVID-19 virus is very high. It predicts the omicron variant could lead to new surges, with unknown consequences. “The next six to eight weeks are going to be important in learning critical facts about […]
The airlines have it right. In an emergency, there’s a reason they tell passengers to put on their own oxygen masks first before helping anyone else. If you don’t take care of yourself, you won’t be able to take care of your loved ones. In fact, those times when you feel like you can’t […]