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      PFIZER COVID-19 VACCINE AND MYOCARDITIS

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      CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

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        WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PATIENT? No: 3

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        MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #22

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        POST-MI BETA BLOCKER USE SHOULD CEASE

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        WHAT DO I DO ABOUT PALPITATIONS?

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        THE USE OF STATINS IN THE ELDERLY

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        Donating blood is a good-hearted thing to do. In medical school, I did it 2 or 3 times a year,…
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        WHAT IS AN ANEURYSM?

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        CHOLESTEROL GUIDELINES CHANGE AGAIN

        We’re all keenly aware of the role cholesterol plays in the development of arteriosclerosis. It forms the core, or the…
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        COVID-19 VACCINE-MYOCARDITIS LINK INSIGNIFICANT

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        DRUG OPTIONS FOR TREATING CHOLESTEROL AND REDUCING CARDIOVASCULAR RISK

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        March 20, 2020

        BLOOD THINNERS AND ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: Who Should Take What?

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        CHOLESTEROL

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        ABLATION PREVENTS PROGRESSION OF ATRIAL FIB

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        BLOOD CLOTS: Some are Good, Some are Bad!

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        TREATING LEFT MAIN CORONARY DISEASE

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        July 27, 2021

        GUIDELINES FOR DIAGNOSING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

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          MEDSCAPE SPECIALTY SURVEY

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          July 9, 2026

          PHYSICIAN BURNOUT

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          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”

          Finally, someone besides me has taken offense at physicians being called providers. Since today’s world contains all levels of folks…
          A Day in the Life Scenarios
          March 23, 2026

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            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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