Updated May 2022 COVID-19 VACCINE NOW AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE 5 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER Olympic Internal Medicine is no longer offering vaccines. For more information about the vaccines, and the Washington State Vaccination Plan please visit the Washington State Department of Health at https://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/COVID19/Vaccine. To schedule a vaccine appointment, visit kitsappublichealth.org.
COVID-19 Vaccine Road to Recovery
Finally, we are receiving vaccines and working our way towards defeating this pandemic! It is exciting, frustrating and a little scary still. Exciting that we are getting supply and getting the most vulnerable vaccinated, that Washington State is one of the (still few) states that have more folks vaccinated than folks with Covid, and our death rates are decreasing with … Read More
COVID-19 Disease Update
Updated September 2021 Dear Valued Patient, Olympic Internal Medicine is here for you during the COVID-19 pandemic and our community’s response. We want you to know our healthcare team is working diligently to ensure the health and safety of our patients and staff during this global health crisis. For your safety, masks are required to be worn throughout the duration … Read More
2021 Flu Vaccine
Our office has received many inquiries regarding this year’s influenza vaccine, and in particular when is the optimal time to receive it. The most important consideration is that you just GET IT, whether early or late, high-dose or standard-dose. The more people that are vaccinated the better off we’ll all be when influenza starts circulating. The general recommendation is to … Read More
October – Breast Cancer Awareness Month
During this time of COVID epidemic, many of us have put preventative medicine and general health on a back burner, and unfortunately many have lost or are at risk of losing that all-important health insurance that provides preventative screening services. Please reconsider! We will get through COVID; cancer and chronic diseases are here to stay. Preventative care remains important! October … Read More
Our Brain Health
Summer 2020 will certainly go down as a memorable year! I think we are all going a little crazy after some 4 months of isolation and health precautions for COVID-19. June is, quite fortuitously, National Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month in the U.S. Dementia is one of the more frightening concerns for our adult population. In Washington state, there are … Read More
Virtual Visit Options in our Corona-challenged World
At Olympic Internal Medicine, we are currently offering several virtual visit options to continue meeting the needs of our patients while simultaneously reducing the transmission risk of infectious diseases, including COVID-19. These virtual visit options do have their unique limitations based on insurance requirements. Below are the options and limitations: This is the closest to an actual office visit. … Read More
Colorectal Cancer Awareness
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month – who knew? Perhaps your Provider’s urging to get screened for colorectal cancer has been a source of embarrassment or even annoyance – I can’t tell you how many patients have told me “There’s NO WAY I am going to have a colonoscopy!” Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is the 3rd most common cancer overall … Read More
Update on Coronavirus/COVID-19 BREMERTON WA
Updated August 5, 2020 Dear Valued Patient, Olympic Internal Medicine is here for you during the COVID-19 pandemic and our community’s phased reopening plan. As businesses start opening up in our county and people are getting back to work, we want you to know our healthcare team is working diligently to ensure the health and safety of our patients and … Read More
Cutting Out the Supplements
Are you looking to save money or reduce the number of pills you are taking? Consider cutting out some of your supplements! In a recent study of 30,000 U.S. adults that lasted over 6 years, 50% of the participants took nutritional supplements. Bottom line: the folks who did not take any supplements lived just as long as the group that … Read More