Year: 2020
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Neurology
BRAIN DEAD: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Family physicians are occasionally called upon to “pronounce” a patient. The use of the term “pronounce” in this regard refers…
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Drugs & Medications
IBUPROFEN FOR ACUTE PAIN: How much is enough?
HOW MUCH IBUPROFEN IS NEEDED FOR ACUTE PAIN RELIEF? That’s a good question. If you go by the old saying,…
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Office Practice Info
TELEMEDICINE: What’s the sense of this trend?
For the last several years, the concept of receiving medical care without actually being in proximity to the doctor has…
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Drugs & Medications
MORE ON ASPIRIN AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
On March 22nd, I published a blog on aspirin for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. The message…
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Bone & Joint Problems
HEEL PAIN: PLANTAR FASCIITIS
“My Heel is Killing Me” PLANTAR FASCIITIS IS REAL PAIN! If you’ve ever had heel pain you know it’s a…
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Aging
ANCESTRY DNA: Man is it Confusing!
For Christmas a year ago, I received an Ancestry DNA test kit from my daughter. I was excited to receive…
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Eye, Ear, Nose. Throat
RUNNY NOSE
MY NOSE RUNS ALL THE TIME! Among the many annoying things senior citizens have is an incessantly runny nose. Mine…
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Heart Disease
CHOLESTEROL
What is it and how does it cause harm? Everyone has heard of cholesterol. Everyone has cholesterol. Everyone should worry…
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Cancer
BREAST CANCER: USPSTF STATEMENT FOR PRIMARY CARE
USPSTF Recommendations for Primary Care Doctors MORE BREAST CANCER ADVICE: Last year, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) published…
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Dermatology
