Year: 2021
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Procedures
SPINAL TAP—THE GODFATHER OF TESTS!
The term Spinal Tap has always had a negative association. Patients shudder when they hear a doctor say, ”you need…
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Procedures
SCREENING FOR CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE
Oh, no! Not again! You know that United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) I’ve written about so many times?…
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Human Interest
MISSIONARY DOC
What does a doctor do when his employer hires someone else to do his job? When the job you’ve had…
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A Day in the Life Scenarios
GOLF: Its Social Relevance is Underweighted
GOLF—all the other “four-letter words” were taken! Every golfer has heard that phrase, especially in reference to the maddening, frustrating…
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Medical Devices
THE STETHOSCOPE OBSOLETE? REALLY!
THE STETHOSCOPE OBSOLETE? REALLY! You may have seen the same video I just saw. It’s the one where a doctor…
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COVID-19
SIX COVID-19 VACCINES IN PHASE III TRIALS
We’ve heard repeatedly about the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for COVID-19. Those are the two vaccines in use locally; if…
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COVID-19
ALLERGIC REACTIONS TO PFIZER-BIONTECH VACCINE
Today’s media seems to have difficulty reporting the good news that comes from developments in the COVID-19 pandemic. Such is…
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Human Interest
DR. G CHOSE FAMILY MEDICINE. WHY DID OTHER DOCTORS CHOOSE THEIR SPECIALTY?
Over the past several weeks, I’ve written extensively about the factors and events that influenced me to pursue a career…
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Heart Disease
HEART ATTACKS IN WOMEN: Are They Really Different?
For many years, the mantra has been that heart attacks in women are different; they are harder to diagnose, the…
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Personal History
WHY I LEFT SOLO PRACTICE.
In the “Back to Indiana: Deciding to Practice in Indiana” blog, I mentioned I left solo practice after 23 years…
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