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Primary Care vs. Specialty Care Physicians

Posted by Gail Verderico on 5/4/15 7:00 PM

How do you know what type of doctor to see when you are sick? Do you know the difference between a primary care and specialty care physician? Check out our infographic below to find out!

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Peanut-Allergy Treatment Could Build Child’s Tolerance

Posted by Gail Verderico on 2/17/15 11:30 AM

Dr. Binita Mandal, MD, from Mercy Medical Group and Mercy San Juan Medical Center, has started a program designed to lessen the impact of a peanut allergy reaction if a child is exposed to peanuts.

Up until this point, the only program like it in Northern California is offered at Stanford University with a waiting list of 800 patients long.

30 children in the Sacramento area are now being seen by Dr. Mandal and her colleague, Dr. Syeda R Inamdar, M.D, at Mercy Medical Group and Mercy San Juan Medical Center. The program is called oral immunotherapy.

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