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31 Aug , 2018

Taking Care with Heart Disease

diet, Exercise, Heart Disease Cardiology

Life-Saving Exercise and Diet Tips for People with Heart Disease A sensible exercise program and a healthy diet are essential to maintaining proper health, especially for those with heart disease. However, the types of physical activities you perf...

22 Aug , 2018

Healthpointe Now Offering Medical Transportation via Uber Health and Lyft Business

Brandon Davila

Press Release

Healthpointe staff may now schedule non-emergency transportation services for patients by means of Uber Health and Lyft Business. Healthpointe Medical Group recognizes that some patients have limited access or no access to reliable medical transpo...

5 Jul , 2018

True or False: Debunking Common Myths About Wound Care

Brandon Davila

debunk, wound care Dermatology, Sports Medicine

Below are some facts about wound care! 1. It is best to clean a wound with hydrogen peroxide / rubbing alcohol. False: Rubbing alcohol and hydrogen peroxide can actually delay the healing of wounds and cause damage to tissue. Although rubbing a...

8 Jun , 2018

What is a Hernia?

Kim McIntosh

Abdominal Pain, hernia Uncategorized

A hernia occurs when tissue or an organ protrudes, or herniates, through a weak area in the surrounding muscles or tissue in which they are normally stored. This protrusion in the abdominal wall can usually be seen and felt. There are different typ...

1 Jun , 2018

Common Causes of Ear Problems in Adults

Brandon Davila

ENT

What Causes Ear Problems in Adults? Hearing loss and other ear problems are symptoms that continuously affect our daily living activities and can stem from a multitude of different causes. Normally, ear problems and/or ear pain can be symptoms of...

21 May , 2018

2018 Healthpointe Scholarship Winners

Kim McIntosh

scholarship Press Release

Maintaining exemplary grades, engaging in volunteer/extracurricular work, developing advanced enough writing capabilities to write a scholarship-worthy essay, and applying for colleges/universities and scholarships all at once is no easy feat. The...

14 May , 2018

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New Occupational Medicine Specialist Joins Healthpointe in Temecula

Brandon Davila

Press Release

Healthpointe is proud to announce the addition of a new Occupational Medicine specialist, Dr. Jose R. Morales, to their practice in Temecula, California. Healthpointe is proud to announce the acquisition of Dr. Jose R. Morales, Occupational Medici...

16 Mar , 2018

Tips to Prevent Sports Injuries

Kim McIntosh

sports, Sports Medicine, tips Orthopedics, Sports Medicine

It seems like every other day, another professional athlete is “out for the season” because of a (sometimes preventable) sports injury. According to Healthpointe’s sports medicine department, some of the most common sports injuries that are seen in...

9 Feb , 2018

What’s All the Rage About the Keto Diet?

Kim McIntosh

diet, keto, keto diet, nutrition, nutrition fridays Nutrition Fridays, Weight Management

What is the Ketogenic Diet? The Keto (key-toe) diet is a diet that many people have taken to but a lot haven’t heard of, understand, or even know how to pronounce (I was calling it the “kett-oh” diet for the longest). A basic description of wha...

29 Jan , 2018

What Causes Dark, Under Eye Circles?

Kristin Minasian

Dermatology

If your eyes are looking more like a panda's than a human's lately – due to dark under eye circles – then you'll want to read up on theses causes! Too Much Sleep: Dark circles are often associated with a lack of sleep. This is true, but t...