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In the last five years, I have personally known five people who died of cancer of the pancreas. In 1968,…
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As I’ve written many times previously, procedures, protocols, and treatments in medical care change constantly. Medical research publications are filled…
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Human Interest
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Dermatologists have not established an end point, or an expiration date, when they no longer screen for skin cancer. Skin…
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Several articles ago, I mentioned “clinical pearls” as a tool used in medical education. Many such pearls are in the…
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Human Interest
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DON’T SLEEP WITH THE LIGHT ON
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Aging
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