Month: July 2021
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Preventive Medicine
GUIDELINES FOR DIAGNOSING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Americans are constantly being encouraged to control their blood pressure. Hypertension is a serious health hazard that leads to many…
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Human Interest
EMERGENCY DOC!
I can’t imagine spending 41 years working in an emergency room. Forty-one HOURS would be enough for me. In fact,…
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I’M EMBARRASSED BY MY COLLEAGUES
I am continually embarrassed for and concerned about the medical profession. Yes, I’m embarrassed because of the image of physicians…
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Preventive Medicine
WILL THEY NEVER STOP RECOMMENDING EXERCISE?
Several weeks ago, I wrote a blog about the American Heart Association’s (AHA) new guidelines for exercise for the prevention…
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COVID-19
MYOCARDITIS AFTER COVID-19 VACCINE
Much ado has been made on cable news programs about the adverse effects attributed to COVID-19 vaccines. In particular, there…
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Procedures
COLONOSCOPY: A LIFE-SAVING PROCEDURE
Have you had a colonoscopy? If you’re 45 years old or older, and haven’t had one, you need to. In…
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