Month: September 2021
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COVID-19
PFIZER COVID-19 VACCINE AND MYOCARDITIS
In July, I wrote a blog about the incidence of myocarditis in young males after vaccination with Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine.…
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COVID-19
WHAT DO FAMILY PHYSICIANS THINK OF THE NEW mRNA COVID-19 VACCINES?
I like to think that most patients who have a long-term relationship with their family physician develop a level of…
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COVID-19
COVID-19 VACCINATION AND CIVIL LIBERTIES
I’m having a bit of trouble with the current attitude of a lot of people. I’m referring to the 80…
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Aging
NURSING HOMES: Memories I’d Like to Forget!
When I first started practice, I was the “new kid in town.” I was the new doctor who everyone called…
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Gastrointestinal Diseases
ULCER? WHAT ULCER? THE STORY OF H. PYLORI
Barry Marshall, MD. I bet you’ve never heard that name before. Well, he should be as renown as Jonas Salk,…
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Preventive Medicine
SHINGLES VACCINES: Do They Work?
Herpes Zoster, aka Shingles, is a disease human beings find quite unpleasant. Because it falls in the Herpesvirus classification, it…
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Drugs & Medications
ORPHAN DRUGS: A MISNOMER!
In the pharmaceutical world there exists an entire class of drugs with which the public is largely unfamiliar and most…
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