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      COVID-19
      March 18, 2023

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      STROKE AND PFIZER VACCINE

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      “COVID-19 VACCINE BOOSTERS SAVE LIVES”

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      October 11, 2021

      NATURAL IMMUNITY TO COVID-19: IS IT A REALITY?

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      September 28, 2021

      PFIZER COVID-19 VACCINE AND MYOCARDITIS

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      September 17, 2021

      COVID-19 VACCINATION AND CIVIL LIBERTIES

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      COVID-19
      August 15, 2021

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      July 12, 2021

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      COVID-19
      March 6, 2021

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      March 5, 2021

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      December 5, 2020

      AT-HOME COVID-19 TESTING

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      November 21, 2020

      PFIZER COVID-19 VACCINE 90% (95%) EFFECTIVE!

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      HERD IMMUNITY? What’s That?

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        March 28, 2022

        TYLENOL AND BLOOD PRESSURE: THERE’S MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE!

        Most people think of Tylenol (acetaminophen) as a safe drug. They substitute if for aspirin because they are continually reminded…
        Drugs & Medications
        June 5, 2024

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        Substituting regular table salt (100% sodium chloride) with salt substitute (62% sodium chloride, 25% potassium chloride, 12.5% flavorings) reduced the…
        Drugs & Medications
        July 24, 2025

        LIPITOR: THIRTY YEARS OF BENEFIT

        Lipitor (atorvastatin) has been in use in the U.S. since 1997 (28.5 years). It has been one of the most…
        Drugs & Medications
        January 21, 2026

        COMBINATION DRUGS FOR HIGH BP

        I have written this many times before, but policies and protocols in medicine are always changing. After several years of…
        Preventive Medicine
        March 19, 2023

        FRUITS AND VEGGIES IN YOUR DIET

        If you’ve ever watched “My 600-lb Life” on The Learning Channel (TLC) you are familiar with the comments I’m about…
        Heart Disease
        September 21, 2023

        WOMEN WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT THAN MEN

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        Drugs & Medications
        August 6, 2025

        POST MI BETA BLOCKERS QUESTIONED

        For many years, doctors have been told that patients who suffered an acute myocardial infarction, a heart attack, were all…
        Drugs & Medications
        January 2, 2025

        MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #26

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        June 28, 2018

        Passing Out is Scary!

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        June 3, 2019

        AN EPIDEMIC OF A DIFFERENT COLOR: Atrial Fibrillation

        I have at least 8 or 10 personal friends who have had episodes of Atrial Fibrillation. My wife and I…
        Preventive Medicine
        July 27, 2021

        GUIDELINES FOR DIAGNOSING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

        Americans are constantly being encouraged to control their blood pressure. Hypertension is a serious health hazard that leads to many…
        Drugs & Medications
        November 6, 2025

        POST-MI BETA BLOCKER USE SHOULD CEASE

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        Heart Disease
        December 17, 2020

        ABLATION PREVENTS PROGRESSION OF ATRIAL FIB

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        Heart Disease
        April 15, 2020

        CHOLESTEROL

        What is it and how does it cause harm? Everyone has heard of cholesterol. Everyone has cholesterol. Everyone should worry…
        Heart Disease
        June 29, 2026

        TREATING LEFT MAIN CORONARY DISEASE

        As I recently discussed in the coronary anatomy article, the left coronary artery begins as a large single vessel, the…
        Heart Disease
        August 8, 2018

        CHOLESTEROL: What is it and how does it cause harm?

        Everyone has heard of cholesterol. Everyone has cholesterol. Everyone should worry about cholesterol. But what is it, why do we…
        Drugs & Medications
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        GLP-1’S AND SLEEP APNEA

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        Preventive Medicine
        September 5, 2022

        DIABETES, MUSCLE PAIN, ANTIBIOTICS, HEART & INTESTINAL DISEASE

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        Heart Disease
        July 28, 2023

        POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN BEWARE!

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        Heart Disease
        March 9, 2026

        STABLE CHEST PAIN? CCTA IS YOUR ANSWER

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        Drugs & Medications
        December 25, 2023

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        Heart Disease
        January 2, 2021

        HYPERTENSION AFFECTS COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE

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        Heart Disease
        February 20, 2026

        FINDING HEART DISEASE BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!

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        Heart Disease
        July 1, 2026

        WHY I NEED A PACEMAKER

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        Heart Disease
        October 14, 2024

        WHAT DO I DO ABOUT PALPITATIONS?

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        DAY-IN-THE-LIFE SCENARIOS

          A Day in the Life Scenarios
          August 21, 2026

          RETIRING CAN BE A TOUGH TRANSITION

          During the many years a physician is in practice, he/she enjoys a solidly established identity that places the him/her in…
          A Day in the Life Scenarios
          August 11, 2026

          MEDSCAPE SPECIALTY SURVEY

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          A Day in the Life Scenarios
          July 9, 2026

          PHYSICIAN BURNOUT

          Today, the medical media, meaning medical journals and physician newsletters, have an incredible degree of concern about physician burnout. Under…
          A Day in the Life Scenarios
          June 11, 2026

          PATIENTS LOSING TRUST IN DOCTORS

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          A Day in the Life Scenarios
          May 15, 2026

          ABNORMAL LAB RESULTS

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          A Day in the Life Scenarios
          March 27, 2026

          PHYSICIANS ARE NOT “PROVIDERS”

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          YOUR WELLNESS MATTERS

            August 8, 2025

            FASTING FOR BLOODWORK IS OUTDATED

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            July 5, 2024

            PRIORITIES IN GERIATRIC CARE

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            January 9, 2024

            WHITE TEETH

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            September 1, 2023

            MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS NO. 5

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            August 25, 2023

            WATER FLUORIDATION, CREST TOOTHPASTE

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            August 5, 2023

            MORE ABOUT SUGAR IN OUR DIET

            Recently, I reported information that certain amounts of sugar in our diet were tied directly to increased risk of a…
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