What can you expect after these fat reduction procedures?
Book Now Contact Us (904) 551-4625 CareCredit What can you expect after these fat reduction procedures? They do not require anesthesia or...
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Dr. Cardona is a direct primary care physician and aesthetics provider in Jacksonville who is committed to bridging the gap between the patient and physician. She believes in keeping the patient informed every step along the way so he/she can make the best choice for his/her personal journey.
Jing-Jing Cardona
- May 25, 2022
- 3 min
What is body contouring and am I a good candidate?
Book Now Contact Us (904) 551-4625 CareCredit What is body contouring and am I a good candidate? Body contouring, or body sculpting, is a...
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Jing-Jing Cardona
- Feb 15, 2022
- 3 min
How to buy drugs in 2022- updated.
Getting a medication that is prescribed by your doctor should be an easy transaction right? Step 1. Bring prescription to pharmacy. ...
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Jing-Jing Cardona
- Aug 14, 2021
- 12 min
HS bio refresh pt 3. The wrap up! VACCINATIONS.
OK. Here we are. The grand finale. Everyone's favorite topic. The topic about which everyone is suddenly an expert. Or, at least,...
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Jing-Jing Cardona
- Aug 11, 2021
- 5 min
HS bio refresh pt 2-- let's keep going! The immune system.
Let's keep going! Last blog post we reviewed viruses and herd immunity. Let's brush up on our general knowledge of the immune system....
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Jing-Jing Cardona
- Aug 10, 2021
- 5 min
High school biology refresher. Let's bring it back old school.
As you are all likely aware of by now, COVID-19 cases are back on the rise which is contributing to what is now being called the "third...
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Jing-Jing Cardona
- Feb 18, 2021
- 2 min
A New Special Enrollment Period for Health Insurance
A New Special Enrollment Period for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will begin Feb. 15, 2021, and end May 15, 2021....
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Jing-Jing Cardona
- Feb 5, 2021
- 2 min
February 5 is National Wear Red Day
Cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of women in the United States taking more female lives than all forms of cancers combined. ...
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Jing-Jing Cardona
- Jan 20, 2021
- 1 min
Cardona Direct Primary Care accepting new patients.
Cardona Direct Primary Care opened its doors in July 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida to patients aged 11 and up. Direct Primary Care is an...
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Jing-Jing Cardona
- Jan 13, 2021
- 2 min
Cardona DPC : another option for affordable medications.
Americans spend more on prescription drugs — average costs are about $1,200 per person per year — than anyone else in the world. 18.6%...
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Jing-Jing Cardona
- Jan 8, 2021
- 3 min
Dr. Cardona of CARDONA DIRECT PRIMARY CARE talks COVID-19 vaccine.
Four days ago, I was fortunate enough to receive the first of two COVID-19 vaccinations from the Duval County Department of Health at our...
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Jing-Jing Cardona
- Aug 27, 2020
- 4 min
Navigating Open Enrollment 2021
Open enrollment is coming again soon and it's never too early to start thinking about how you and your family will approach it. 2020 has...
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Jing-Jing Cardona
- Mar 9, 2020
- 6 min
Is going to the Emergency room the correct answer?
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com In 2017, there were 139 million visits to US emergency rooms according to data published in the annual...
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Jing-Jing Cardona
- Feb 2, 2020
- 4 min
Nothing is free in medicine.
Photo by Artem Beliaikin on Pexels.com I say this often in clinic. If you’re a patient of mine, you may have heard me say it. There’s a...
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Jing-Jing Cardona
- Jan 13, 2020
- 4 min
Were you voted most popular?
Photo by Mochammad Syaiful on Pexels.com Do you remember the Senior Superlatives section of the high school yearbook? Most Athletic....
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Jing-Jing Cardona
- Nov 15, 2019
- 6 min
Suicide. Ugh.
I’ve wanted to write a post about suicide for a while but I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to say. Do I write about statistics? Do I...
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Jing-Jing Cardona
- Nov 1, 2019
- 4 min
When you say you’re “going to the doctor”, does that mean you’re seeing a doctor? Does it matter?
There used to be a time in medicine when you would call a clinic and ask for an appointment for a cough and you would be given an...
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Jing-Jing Cardona
- Oct 17, 2019
- 3 min
Who cares for the caregiver?
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I take care of a very nice 73 year old lady with a very complicated medical history. When medical...
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Jing-Jing Cardona
- Oct 13, 2019
- 3 min
Why is my doctor always late?
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com It’s annoying isn’t it? You took the 10:00 appointment thinking: this is perfect. I can leave work and...
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Jing-Jing Cardona
- Oct 6, 2019
- 4 min
How to buy drugs in 2019.
Prescription drugs. Not recreational drugs. Obviously. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com The first thing you need to know is this: you do...
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