Month: January 2021
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Preventive Medicine
MEDICARE ANNUAL WELLNESS VISIT
In spite of what Medicare may imply, the “Annual Wellness Visit” (AWV) is not a physical. As with the “Welcome…
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Personal History
MEDICAL SCHOOL YEAR 4: 1968-1969
Prior to the beginning of my fourth year, Indiana University raised medical school tuition more than 100%. After paying $350…
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Personal History
MED SCHOOL YEAR THREE 1967-1968
The third year of med school was divided into quarters, not semesters. I had one quarter off so in the…
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Personal History
MEDICAL SCHOOL IN THE 60’S: 1965-1966
I started medical school just after Labor Day in 1965. Fifty-five and a half years ago, a lot of things…
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COVID-19
COVID-19 VACCINE: MY EXPERIENCE
The Maricopa County (Arizona) Health Department began administering COVID-19 vaccine in late December. Maricopa County has the bulk of the…
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Physician Office Issues
CUSTOMER SERVICE IN MEDICAL OFFICES NEEDS HELP
When you’re no longer on the “inside” of the practice of medicine, you see what the general public has to…
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Heart Disease
HYPERTENSION AFFECTS COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE
An article I read today had some disturbing information about hypertension and the effect it has on memory, verbal expression,…
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