To My Patients and Friends,

As we prepare for a long-awaited spring, stay warm and enjoy these medical news highlights:

Is the sun finally setting on daylight savings?

Change may be afoot.  According to a 2019 research poll conducted by the Associated Press-NOEC Center for Public Affairs, ... Continue Reading

Dr. Leibowitz was featured in a hamlethub.com article speaking about why small businesses matter in the New Canaan community.  Click here to read the article.

To My Patients and Friends,

I hope you all had a lovely holiday season …  enjoy these latest medical news highlights!

Women’s blood vessels age more rapidly than previously believed

Interesting new research brings into question the conventional notion that men develop cardiovascular disease more rapidly than women.  ... Continue Reading

Are You Antibiotics Aware?

Spurred by Alexander Fleming’s serendipitous discovery of penicillin in 1928, antibiotics have rightfully become wonder drugs, often able to change the course of deadly bacterial infections in a matter of ... Continue Reading

Congratulations to Dr. Larry Leibowitz, recognized for the fourth year in a row as a Top Doctor in Fairfield County by the prestigious New Canaan, Darien + Rowayton Magazine.  Dr. Leibowitz graciously took the opportunity to express appreciation to his patients at Matrix Personalized Medicine, writing: “The transition to this new and improved practice model ... Continue Reading

To My Patients and Friends,

There’s been a lot of interesting medical news in the last few weeks… enjoy these highlights!

A deeper dive

Recent data compiled by researches at Ohio University have demonstrated that a more thorough analysis of cholesterol in our blood ... Continue Reading

The Female Factor: Alcohol is Not Gender-aNeutral

Given the growing popularity of the cocktail culture and wine time, it’s important to know that alcohol affects women very differently than men – physiologically, psychologically and socially. It’s worth asking: For women, is the wine glass ... Continue Reading

Happiness Continuum: When Are the Best Years of Our Lives?

Is there a predetermined peak age for happiness, before which our normal outlook is gloomy and melancholy and after which we slump back into these non-euphoric ways?

Like trying to define why some people are ... Continue Reading

Safe Passage: Navigating Your Prescription Drugs, From Pickup to Takeback

If you are not taking your prescription medications as directed (or at all), you’re far from alone: Compliance is estimated at just 50% among U.S. patients. Unfortunately, adherence is a direct impact on quality and length of life, and overall healthcare costs, accounting for up to ... Continue Reading