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Diabetes
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GLP-1’S BETTER UNDERSTOOD, STILL EXPENSIVE!
Six months ago I published two articles on the use and side effects of Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor drugs. GLP-1’s,…
Drugs & Medications
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MEDSCAPE NEWS
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Healthcare Policy
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Drugs & Medications
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ALLERGIC TO PENICILLIN? YES OR NO
“Penicillin allergy is the most reported adverse drug reaction.” That’s right; “approximately 10% of the US population has reported allergies…
Human Interest
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THE MIRAMAR CLUB
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Drugs & Medications
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Preventive Medicine
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LEAD POISONING
Do you remember in the old western movies we watched as kids, the outlaws, ie. the “bad guys,” always died…
Human Interest
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SUMMER CAMP PART TWO
Between the ages of 12 and 18 years, I went to summer camp seven times. In part one of this…
Human Interest
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SUMMER CAMP PART ONE
When I was that red-haired kid with freckles and acne, summertime was highlighted by a week or two at camp.…
Human Interest
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MR. BASKETBALL AND INDIANA UNIVERSITY
If it weren’t bad enough that Indiana got blown out in the Big Ten tournament, it’s worse that in the…
Cancer
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PNEUMOCONIOSES: OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASES
ASBESTOSIS ANTHRACOSIS BYSSINOSIS BAGASOSIS …
Human Interest
March 27, 2024
COULD INDIANA UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL BE IN MY DNA?
I’m sure I wasn’t born with Indiana University basketball in my DNA. That’s impossible. My DNA did, however, include genes…
Gastrointestinal Diseases
March 23, 2024
HEMORRHOIDS
Four years ago, I wrote a blog on common anorectal problems. Among those, the most common was hemorrhoids. In one…
Heart Disease
March 18, 2024
WHAT IS AN ANEURYSM?
Surely you’ve heard someone talk about having an aneurysm or you knew someone who did. When you heard that word,…
Uncategorized
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RAYNAUD’S DISEASE: A PHENOMENON
“What is Raynaud’s disease?” you ask. Well, it’s both a disease and a phenomenon. It’s Raynaud’s disease when it occurs…
A Day in the Life Scenarios
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Fortunately, finding a new family doctor is a task you don’t have to do very often. When the situation arises,…
Drugs & Medications
March 5, 2024
ORAL ANTIHISTAMINES: THEY’RE NOT SIMPLE
When people get a cold or hay fever, they usually go to the “allergy” or “colds and flu” sections of…
Human Interest
March 1, 2024
NETWORK TELEVISION? WHO WATCHES THAT?
Network television still exists, but I don’t know why. Who watches it, anyway? My wife and I don’t. In fact,…
Healthcare Policy
February 27, 2024
DECLINING REIMBURSEMENT RATES: THE DEATH OF FEE-FOR-SERVICE MEDICINE
Yes, folks, the age old “fee-for-service” payment model for medical care has been dying a slow death for 30 years.…
Aging
February 24, 2024
HIP FRACTURE
A fracture of the hip is one of the more unfortunate accompaniments of old age. It is a devastating circumstance…
Heart Disease
February 19, 2024
SCREENING FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and is a major risk factor for ischemic stroke. An ischemic stroke…
Human Interest
February 16, 2024
SUMMER BASEBALL
Growing up, baseball was not my game. I played baseball every summer, as most boys did back then, but I…
Bone & Joint Problems
February 13, 2024
MASSAGE THERAPY: A SIMPLE PLEASURE
Who doesn’t like a massage? I certainly do! But there are a lot of people who don’t. They say it…
Human Interest
February 6, 2024
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WAS UNUSUAL: Parts 1 and 2.
One day recently, at 6:30 am, I was awakened by my phone notifying me of a text. That text message…