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Learn which heart disease screening tests to discuss with your doctor, including risk factors, bloodwork, ECGs, imaging, and exercise changes.

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PrimaryMD explains how preventive health and longevity medicine work together through physician judgment, diagnostics, follow-up, and personalized care.

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Learn how to rebuild strength after 40 with a sustainable exercise plan that balances strength training, cardio, mobility, recovery, and injury prevention.

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A practical guide to health assessments after 40, including core screenings, bloodwork, additional tests, and how results should shape your plan.

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Learn how NYC air pollution can affect breathing, asthma, heart health, and exercise tolerance, plus practical ways to reduce exposure.

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A practical guide for NYC professionals evaluating a concierge doctor by continuity, specialist coordination, access, panel size, accountability, and fit.

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Concierge medicine in NYC is worth considering when your current care leaves you waiting for answers, coordinating specialists alone, or interpreting results without a physician who owns the next step.

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Bi-coastal patients should manage health between New York and California by building a simple care system that travels with them.

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Optimization theater can make longevity medicine look precise without improving care. Learn how physicians separate useful data from score-chasing and noise.

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A closer look at VO₂ max testing, wearable estimates, and the questions that arise when the numbers differ.

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A guide to the terminology, membership structures, and questions to ask when comparing these models of care.

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An introduction to longevity clinics, from the first visit to questions about testing and ongoing care.

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Explore original perspectives from our care team alongside guides from the PrimaryMD Editorial Team. Every article identifies its author. Completed clinical reviews are credited separately.

This library is open to everyone. Its content is educational and does not replace individual medical advice.

Meet our contributors

Meet the people behind our articles and clinical reviews. Authorship and completed reviews are credited separately on each article.

Heather Milton, MS

Lead Exercise Physiologist

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Michael Billington, MD

Chief Science Officer

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PrimaryMD Editorial Team

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Sarah A.O. Isenberg, NBC-HWC, CPT, PN1-NC

National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach

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Sukhjit Takhar, MD

Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer

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