by Alan S. Berger, M.D. | Sep 9, 2020 | Deviated Septum
While the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery estimates that up to 80% of the population has a deviated nasal septum, many of us live in blissful ignorance of the fact that one of our nostril passages is larger than the other. The nasal septum...
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by Alan S. Berger, M.D. | Aug 20, 2020 | Anosmia
The SARS-CoV-2 virus and resultant disease, COVID-19, are not new news anymore. At the time of writing, August 2020, the world has passed 20 million cases globally and registered hundreds of thousands of deaths. Initially, the focus was on identifying symptoms of...
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by Alan S. Berger, M.D. | Aug 19, 2020 | COVID-19
Our priority is the health and safety of each patient. We want to ensure that we constantly do everything we can to not only provide the same level of care that patients expect of us but to do it in the safest and healthiest setting possible. So, we asked our...
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by Alan S. Berger, M.D. | Aug 3, 2020 | Face Masks
We’ve heard it many times since the COVID-19 outbreak. “I feel great. I don’t need to wear a face mask.” Lost in the daily updates of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) is that asymptomatic people – people who have COVID but don’t show signs of it – can pass it on and...
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by Alan S. Berger, M.D. | Jul 18, 2020 | Cellphone Dangers
Have you ever had to side-step someone walking towards you with their eyes glued to their cell phone? And how many times have you had to side-step a streetlamp while your eyes were glued to your device? You’re not alone. An interesting study out of the...
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by Alan S. Berger, M.D. | Jul 14, 2020 | COVID-19
A new study was published in the Physics of Fluids, a peer-reviewed scientific journal, that measured just how far saliva droplets could travel through the most common types of face masks that Americans are wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study...
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by Alan S. Berger, M.D. | Jul 3, 2020 | Allergies
Many of us have been here before – itchy eyes, sneezing, a runny nose, an unsightly red rash, equally unsightly flaky skin. Allergies are no fun and for some can even be life-threatening. The prevalence of general allergic diseases across the developed world is...
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by Alan S. Berger, M.D. | Jun 29, 2020 | Coronavirus, Face Masks, Face Shields
We often are asked if face shields are better than face masks in the prevention of Coronavirus spread. Our answer is that both have their advantages and disadvantages. Face shields are designed to fight against large droplets which don’t travel as far while face...
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by Alan S. Berger, M.D. | May 30, 2020 | COVID-19
Montgomery County’s new COVID-19 testing site opened on April 16th in the parking lot at Montgomery County Community College in Whitpain Township. It’s a drive-thru self-testing site where each person can perform their own nasal swabbing. Tests are...
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by Alan S. Berger, M.D. | Mar 29, 2020 | Coronavirus vs Allergies
The flowering of cherry blossom, oak, and birch trees, the blooming of forsythia shrubs, and the growth of zoysia grass has signaled the start of Spring pollen allergy season in Philadelphia. And, unfortunately, this year’s allergy season has crossed paths with the...
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