Month: June 2023
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Drugs & Medications
OVER-THE-COUNTER BIRTH CONTROL PILL AVAILABLE SOON.
I think it’s surprising that oral contraceptives have not been available without a prescription before now. More than 100 countries…
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A Day in the Life Scenarios
PROBLEMS WITH HEALTH INSURANCE
On June 15th, the Washington Post carried an article reporting on American health care consumers’ satisfaction with their health insurance.…
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A Day in the Life Scenarios
PRE-PLAN FUNERAL? CHOICES ABOUND!
When you get old, like most readers of DrGOpines.com, making critical life decisions is very important. Managing the end of…
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A Day in the Life Scenarios
A WEEK AS AN AVERAGE FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Family Physicians are the “Jack-of-all-trades” of physicians. They focus on disease prevention, the overall coordination of care, provide a wide…
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Drugs & Medications
DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER DRUG ADVERTISING
From the day it began, I have been annoyed by, and disagreed with, the use of direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription…
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A Day in the Life Scenarios
FAMILY PHYSICIANS ESSENTIAL TO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Family physicians are “the front door for people seeking health and healing, and connection…” That “hallowed role….has been relegated to…
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Human Interest
SOCIAL MEDIA
When we hear the term media we immediately equate it with any method of mass communication such as newspapers, magazines,…
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Drugs & Medications
BLADDER INFECTIONS AND CRANBERRY JUICE!
Antibiotic resistance has become a big problem in today’s medical world. The overprescribing of antibiotics has enabled bacteria to mutate…
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