Year: 2023
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Human Interest
THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH COLLEGE FOOTBALL
The past two years I’ve written about what I think is an excessive number of college football bowl games. There…
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Injuries
FOOTBALL CONCUSSION PROTOCOL
Every week during the football season, players from every team, college or professional, sustain head injuries that prevent them from…
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Drugs & Medications
ANTI-ARRHYTHMIC DRUGS AFTER ABLATION: DO THEY HELP?
If you’re one of the ever-increasing number of folks who have undergone ablation for atrial fibrillation, you may be wondering,…
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Drugs & Medications
PROBIOTICS: WHAT ARE THEY? WHAT DO THEY DO?
It’s a well-known fact that humans have bacteria in their intestinal tracts (the gut). It’s called natural flora. These bacteria…
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Human Interest
IT OPENED MY EYES!
For some time now, friends have asked me why I still have cable. I had to ask myself the same…
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Drugs & Medications
ACUTE ALTITUDE SICKNESS
In Indiana, high altitude sickness is a non-existent problem. True altitude-related physical symptoms rarely occur below an altitude of 8200’…
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Cancer
MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #15
Injections For Weight Loss Tied To Higher Risk For Pancreatitis, Stomach Paralysis, and Bowel Obstruction GLP-1 inhibitors, injectable drugs…
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Human Interest
“THERE’S A SUCKER BORN EVERY MINUTE!”
Those words uttered by circus entrepreneur and “showman,” P.T. Barnum, were true in his day and are still true today!…
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Bone & Joint Problems
MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #14
COVID-19 Vaccine Given During Pregnancy Passes Protection Against Virus to Newborns The CDC found that maternal vaccination was 54%…
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A Day in the Life Scenarios
PATIENTS WILL TELL YOU WHAT’S WRONG WITH THEM!
In medical school, so many our professors would tell us students, “If you listen closely to a patient, he will…
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