Dr. Han-Jong (John) Koh MD
Leesburg, VA:
Your Guide to Returning to Normal After COVID-19 Shutdown
With various states and the federal government considering easing social distancing restrictions and reopening segments of the economy, it’s important to remember that the coronavirus hasn’t gone away. That means if you’re in a high-risk group – or come into contact with people who are in a high-risk group — you still need to take substantial precautions, just as you have been for the last month or so.
Why there’s no "normal" body temperature
How to Tell If Your Breathing Is Normal
Always out of breath? UnityPoint Health clarifies what's normal and what's not for shortness of breath, including when it's time to be seen by a doctor.
How to futureproof your home for the new normal
Remote working, adult children at home and greater longevity – time to rethink our homes
Is My Heart Rate Normal?
Q&A With Dr. Manny: What is a normal heart rate?
Physician coaching: the new normal?
What is coaching? It's a conscious effort to notice and evaluate how our thinking impacts our experiences, how perspective shows up in the results of our life.
Is there such t thing as normal aging?
Four geriatricians aim to identify signposts of normal aging
Body Temperature: What Is (and Isn’t) Normal?
Your temperature fluctuates throughout your day — and your life
What is Normal? Why Medicine Should Reconsider the Concept
The idea that there’s a normal human body has traditionally been “the glue that renders any given modern concept of health, illness, or disease coherent,” writes Joel Michael Reynolds, the Rice Family Fellow in Bioethics and the Humanities, in the journal of Philosophy, Ethics, Humanities, and Medicine. But the concept of normality is ever-changing: conditions… Read more
Resource Fair guides aging options
For a number of families, taking care of an aging parent is no cause for worry, until the unexpected happens.
Using guided imagery to prepare for surgery
You need surgery. Those are some of the most stressful words you can hear when it comes to your health, but knowing how to approach your surgery in a calm, relaxed state of mind can help keep your anxiety about your procedure at ease<br>Guided imagery can help do that. Research has shown a direct relationship between the mind and body, and how that relationship affects your health. Guided imagery is used to help harness the power of your mind to influence how…
Why My New ‘Normal’ With Rare Disease Doesn’t Keep Me From Success
Elder Care: Is depression a normal part of aging?
Natural changes in an individual’s physical and cognitive state occur as a result of aging.
Lost My Keys Again — Alzheimer’s or Normal Aging?
Building on The New Normal after Traumatic Brain Injury
The idea of The New Normal after Traumatic Brain Injury can be controversial for some. It can be an important, empowering part of the recovery journey.
Benefits of Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia in the Emergency Department
Why Learn US-Guided Regional Anesthesia? Opioids are associated with hypotension, drowsiness, nausea, and addiction. Poorly controlled pain is a major cause ...
Welcome to the new normal: practices of 500 physicians or more
I expect the movement to consolidate physician practices isn’t about to reverse course.
Miserable in your 40s? Don’t panic, it’s perfectly normal
If Power Outages Are CA's New Normal, What About Home Medical Needs?
Santa Rosa volunteers bring medicine and treatment to homebound patients, but makeshift centers cannot solve bigger issues.
Caregiving Guides for Families Providing Care at Home
Help a loved one receive the optimal care from the comfort of their own home. Use this guide to determine your caregiving role and the roles of anyone living in the household. For those caring for loved ones still living in their own home, find tips on meal delivery and medication check-ins.
Guided care can help seniors maintain their independence
Independent living is often difficult for chronicallyill patients. Receiving regular home care visits and taking frequent trips to the hospital or primary care physician can certainly disrupt any semblance of a normal life.
