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Reflections on My First Year as a Concierge Physician
Dr. Jenifer Drummond From the Fast-Paced World of Hospital Medicine to the Rewarding Practice of Concierge Care Making the change from inpatient hospitalist at a busy facility to concierge physician at a small private practice has proven to be dramatically different...
Every Walk is a Step in the Right Direction
“If you are in a bad mood, go for a walk. If you are still in a bad mood, go for another walk.” – Socrates No one has a negative word to say about the benefits of walking. Accessible to most, with no special equipment or training needed, stepping out regularly...
AI in Healthcare: An Early Look at the Power, Promise and Peril of Tech’s Latest Tool
Whether you are an enthusiastic adopter of virtual assistants like Alexa and Siri, and apps to monitor everything from glucose to sleep patterns— or consider them error-prone and intrusive—it’s impossible to ignore the growing influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
Doctors of Distinction – Outstanding Team Winners
Congratulating our own Doctors of Distinction! The two-woman team at Darien Signature Health - Amanda Collins-Baine, MD and Jenifer Drummond, MD, FACP – earned the prestigious Doctors of Distinction award from Westfair Business Journal. At the tenth annual...
A New Era for Diabetes and Weight Loss Drugs
For patients seeking new solutions to managing type 2 diabetes and obesity, the introduction of a class of drugs called GLP-1 receptor agonists (RA) has simultaneously inspired hope and excitement along with misuse and confusion. We developed the following Q&A to...
Ticked Off: How to Recognize, Relieve and Resist Lyme Disease
Summertime is prime time for ticks, which are becoming more prevalent each year. A combination of changing land use and warmer winters has greatly expanded the ticks’ habitat and they’re now found in more than half of U.S. counties. As a result, tick-borne Lyme...