Year: 2021
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COVID-19
NEW COVID-19 VACCINE
I find it discouraging that more and more “fully-vaccinated” people are getting sick and testing positive for COVID-19. That wasn’t…
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Human Interest
IS CHRISTMAS STILL RELEVANT?
Is it me and my advanced age or has the excitement of Christmas faded? I really hope it’s just me…
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Human Interest
MED SCHOOL ACCEPTANCE GETTING MORE DIFFICULT
Being accepted to medical school has always been a difficult challenge. There are a lot of applicants for the limited…
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Preventive Medicine
NOW A BLOOD TEST PREDICTS ALZHEIMER’S
On July 21, 2020 I published a blog about two new tests used to accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. With the…
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Medical Devices
EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT BREAST IMPLANTS
Is it just a man thing or do women have the same thoughts? I really don’t know, but it’s probably…
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COVID-19
CAN YOU GET COVID-19 FROM TOUCHING SURFACES?
In March of 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic first seized the attention of the American public, the answer to that…
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Preventive Medicine
WHEN DO YOU NEED ANTIBIOTICS BEFORE DENTAL WORK?
Twice-yearly visits to the dentist have been my routine since childhood when my mother took me to Dr. Donagh in…
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End of life Issues
WHEN A PATIENT DIES, WHAT’S THE DOCTOR’S ROLE?
WHEN A PATIENT DIES, WHAT’S THE DOCTOR’S ROLE? A couple of years ago I wrote a blog about the death…
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Healthcare Policy
WHAT ARE RVU’S AND DRG’S? PART II, DRG’S, HOW HOSPITALS ARE PAID
Now that we’ve discussed the method Medicare uses to pay physicians, it’s time to learn about how Medicare pays hospitals!…
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Physician Office Issues
WHAT ARE RVU’S AND DRG’S? How do doctors get paid? Part 1: RVU’S
So you think Medicare pays hospitals and doctors those big fees they charge? Really? If you do, you haven’t been…
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