Year: 2020
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Heart Disease
ABLATION PREVENTS PROGRESSION OF ATRIAL FIB
Many of you readers of Dr G Opines are familiar with Atrial Fibrillation because you’ve had it, yourself. It’s not…
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COVID-19
AT-HOME COVID-19 TESTING
These days news travels fast so you may already know the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the…
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COVID-19
PFIZER COVID-19 VACCINE 90% (95%) EFFECTIVE!
By now you’ve surely heard the good news about the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer Pharmaceutical Company in collaboration…
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Preventive Medicine
EXERCISE IS GOOD FOR WHAT AILS YOU!
PILATES, AEROBICS ALL HELP! I just saw a study on the effects of exercise on rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is…
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Human Interest
WHAT’S IT LIKE TO DELIVER A BABY?
Delivering a baby; the dramatic event that is the culmination of months of waiting, anxiety, and anticipation. The excitement of…
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Cancer
THE USPSTF IS AT IT AGAIN: Bad Behavior is Ignored!
One of my least favorite public health organizations is the United States Preventive Services Task Force, the USPSTF for short.…
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Heart Disease
PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: Decades of Learning and Progress!
For decades, Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), and heart disease, in particular, has been the number one killer of American adults. Heart…
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Human Interest
HOW DOES YOUR DOCTOR CHOOSE THE RIGHT SPECIALIST FOR YOU?
As a family doctor, every day I was tasked with referring patients to specialists. I wasn’t capable of handling every…
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Heart Disease
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: Benefit of Early Rhythm Control
In the past, the emphasis for treatment of Atrial Fibrillation focused on control of the heart rate. A rapid heart…
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Preventive Medicine
PNEUMONIA (PNEUMOCOCCAL) VACCINES: Unnecessarily Complicated
I have long been confused by the recommendations for vaccinations against Pneumococcus. Pneumococcal disease is caused by a bacteria called…
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