Aging
4 days ago
AGING IS HARD ON PEOPLE! GLP-1’S IMPACT
We don’t need any more reasons for Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists to be called the “Drugs of the Century,” but…
Drugs & Medications
5 days ago
FLU VACCINE MAY MISS THE MARK!
This flu season may be a bad one. Why? Because the flu vaccine produced and already administered to millions may…
Pediatrics
6 days ago
NEW CPR GUIDELINES FOR INFANTS, CHILDREN
Have you ever imagined what it would be like to do CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) on an infant or small child?…
Human Interest
7 days ago
GETTING “A FEEL” FOR INDIANA BASKETBALL
The last two Indiana University basketball games haven’t been very reassuring about our team. After averaging 99.6 points a game…
Diabetes
1 week ago
GLP-1’S REQUIRE PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS
If you don’t know what a prior authorization is, you’re a lucky person. However, if you do, you know they…
Cancer
1 week ago
A TEST TO SCREEN FOR PANCREATIC CANCER
For people with the unenviable family history of cancer of the pancreas, this article is good news. Researchers at the…
Healthcare Policy
2 weeks ago
NEW BLOOD PRESSURE GUIDELINES
In the healthcare realm, policies and guidelines for just about everything are constantly being re-evaluated. One such re-evaluation occurred recently…
Drugs & Medications
2 weeks ago
BEFORE, WITH, OR AFTER
In most cases, there are four times when medication can be taken: before a meal (ac-ante cibum), with a meal,…
Diabetes
2 weeks ago
TYPE 2 DIABETES, CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, AND GLP-1’S
As I have said many times in past articles, Diabetes Mellitus is a multi-system disease. By that I mean, despite…
Human Interest
2 weeks ago
A NEW ATTITUDE IN BLOOMINGTON
In the past 60 years, fans of Indiana University athletics have had very little to cheer about. Yes, we had…
Drugs & Medications
2 weeks ago
OBESITY: AN AMERICAN EPIDEMIC
Obesity is an all-too-common metabolic disease that is the substrate/foundation of so many other illnesses. Diseases such as diabetes, heart…
Preventive Medicine
3 weeks ago
ESTROGEN OR NO ESTROGEN; THAT’S THE MENOPAUSAL QUESTION!
The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) probably had the most profound effect on the treatment of menopause than any other single…
Preventive Medicine
3 weeks ago
NOW THERE’S PROOF STEPS HELP
Last month, I wrote an article about the proposal to make daily step-counting the 5th vital sign. The number of…
Human Interest
3 weeks ago
PHYSICIANS LEAVING PRACTICE AT ALARMING RATE
It’s no secret that physicians are leaving practice at a rate that should concern us all. Articles are published nearly…
Drugs & Medications
3 weeks ago
CHEMICAL EXPOSURE AND PARKINSON’S DISEASE
Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a chemical substance found in industrial cleaners and degreasers. It is also found in consumer products such…
Drugs & Medications
3 weeks ago
POST-MI BETA BLOCKER USE SHOULD CEASE
On August 6, 2025, DrGOpines.com posted an article titled “Post-MI Beta Blockers Questioned.” In it, the routine prescribing of Beta…
Gastrointestinal Diseases
4 weeks ago
NOW EVEN CHICKEN IS BAD FOR YOU!
Poultry, particularly chicken, has been, up until recently, the healthy food choice. It has had the blessing of nutritionists as…
Healthcare Policy
4 weeks ago
MEDICARE “ROBS PETER TO PAY PAUL”
Medicare is really good at using smoke and mirrors to convince doctors they’re getting paid more when they really aren’t.…
Drugs & Medications
4 weeks ago
LYRICA INCREASES RISK OF HEART FAILURE
This article pertains only to patients who take Lyrica (pregabalin) and are over age 65. If you don’t fall in…
Healthcare Policy
4 weeks ago
DOCTORS RANK MEDICAL SCHOOLS
Medical schools have traditionally commanded a great deal of respect and appreciation. Few accomplishments garner attention more than being accepted…
Medical Devices
October 30, 2025
A PACEMAKER TO LOWER HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE??
I didn’t know this but every year, “more than one million patients are implanted with pacemakers.” Of those millions, over…
Human Interest
October 29, 2025
DAILY STEP COUNT REPLACES PAIN AS 5TH VITAL SIGN
For a number of years, pain was designated as “the fifth vital sign.” Unlike the other four vital signs, temperature,…
Human Interest
October 28, 2025
DIET DRINKS NOT HEALTHIER
Have you been to McDonald’s and watched people order a Big Mac, large fries, and a chocolate chip cookie then…
COVID-19
October 27, 2025
MEDICAL “MISINFORMATION”
I fear I may be “wading into shark-infested waters” when I approach the subject in the title of this article.…
Drugs & Medications
October 24, 2025
ALCOHOL OBSERVATIONS INCORRECT
Alcohol has a personality disorder, at least in the minds of researchers who study its effects on the human body.…
