Gregory E Gould, DO, PC

02/13/2025

Influenza seems to be very prevalent currently. Common symptoms that I see with patients are fevers, chills, bodyaches, runny nose, and cough. If you are experiencing these symptoms, please reach out to your healthcare provider.

05/22/2022

Positive for COVID-19 by Home Testing?

This is not intended for debate, I am simply trying to offer you my opinion. I understand individuals may have different thoughts and that is their prerogative. I am attempting to help people who may not be aware of this information.

If you test positive on a “COVID Home Test” also known as a rapid antigen test, I encourage you to follow up with your primary care physician. Do not just try to “ride it out” at home. Yes, still quarantine but, allow your doctor to offer you possible treatment options. These include pharmacologic therapies (like Paxlovid, Molnupiravir, and Monoclonal Antibodies), steroids, vitamins, and monitoring. Some pharmacologic therapy used for patients that are not hospitalized are generally required to be started within five days of the onset of symptoms. This means that you will likely not be able to receive these pharmacological therapies (like Paxlovid, Molnupiravir, and Monoclonal Antibodies) outside of a hospital if you are not evaluated before this timeframe.

In general individuals become most sick around days 7 to 10 which would be after the treatment window for some options. If you are beyond day five there are still some therapies that I feel have been helpful, such as steroids. Thus we still feel it is important to follow up with your provider for other possible treatments and monitoring.

If you test positive with a home test I would also encourage you to get a PCR test. This will provide official laboratory documentation of your positive result. This proof may be needed in the future for matters such as disability and certificates of recovery. Certificates of recovery are important if you are planning to travel or other possible circumstances. Keep in mind that you may test positive on rapid antigen and PCR testing for months after COVID. If you plan to travel and test several days before your trip this test may still read as positive, resulting in the cancellation of your travels most likely. Proof of your previous COVID infection (within a certain window of time) could possibly exclude you from this testing.

If you test negative on a home test you should still follow up with your primary care physician to evaluate for other conditions. If after being evaluated you may want to retest for COVID if symptoms persist. Also keep in mind we are seeing still some influenza (flu). Influenza requires a different technique for testing and also has a limited time window for starting treatment.

This is my opinion on the subject matter. Please consult your provider for circumstances it might be related directly to your health.

11/23/2021

Thank you for everybody that took time to cast their vote! We are definitely grateful to be part of this community!

07/29/2021

Hoping to see a healthier version of myself. I have entered health challenge with one of my patients.
Day #3 of 60

09/16/2020

We are excited to announce that our flu shots have arrived. Please contact the office at (586) 372-500 so that we can coordinate your vaccination. We have both regular and high dose vaccination in stock at this time.

Thank you,

Dr. Gould

08/14/2020

Wrapping up another day at the office. I still feel like this is the best decision for my career that I’ve ever made. So proud to work with my incredible staff and proud to continue to build a practice full of patients that are truly a joy to provide care to. 

08/14/2020

Job Opportunity:
We are looking to hire a new medical assistant/nursing assistant, with immediate availability. Having a certificate is not essential. This is an internal medicine office located in Washington Michigan. We have two physician assistants working at the office currently. If you are interested please send message to a me.

www.drgregorygould.com

04/06/2020

COVID-19 Testing in Washington, Michigan (Macomb County):

I am currently offering COVID-19 testing. This will be prioritized according to CDC guidelines in conjunction with symptoms. We will be testing individuals after being screened by appointments.

We have limited supplies and will be attempting to increase supplies based on demand and availability.

If this is an emergency please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.

Please feel free to contact my office through our website or by phone (586) 372-3500.

Thank you,

Gregory E. Gould

https://drgregorygould.com/covid-19



03/27/2020

 World Health Organization symptoms of coronavirus.

03/21/2020

03/17/2020

Introducing electronic visits. We are excited to roll out this technology, especially during a time where people are concerned about possible exposure to COVID-19. We are of course still in the office providing care for scheduled visits, but would like to offer this as an option for certain people in need. If you do not currently have access to your health portal, please call 586-372-3500 with your email (please indicate exactly whose email you are providing) so that we can send you a link. Feel free to leave a voicemail if you would like. We are only able to set this up for established patients.

This video will explain how to make an electronic visit and also how to access a scheduled electronic visit.

03/15/2020

Behind every good office is a pot of gold...I mean Gould!