Month: September 2023
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Infectious Diseases
FLESH-EATING BACTERIA? WHAT A HORRIBLE THOUGHT!
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last Friday issued a national alert to health care professionals about a…
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Cancer
MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #10
Systolic BP Appears to Rise Slightly in Winter Months The American Heart Association’s Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2023 reported that…
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Heart Disease
WOMEN WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT THAN MEN
As I’ve reported before, it seems like atrial fibrillation exists in epidemic proportion. If you don’t know someone who has…
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Cancer
MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #9
CDC Reports Overdose Deaths From Fake Prescription Pills Has More Than Doubled in Recent Years Data reported by the…
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COVID-19
CDC RECOMMENDS ALL AMERICANS 6 MONTHS AND OLDER RECEIVE AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF UPDATED COVID-19 VACCINE
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved “reformulated” COVID vaccines by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. That prompted a CDC Advisory…
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A Day in the Life Scenarios
94th ANNUAL PHYSICIAN REPORT FROM MEDICAL ECONOMICS
Every year, Medical Economics magazine publishes their annual survey on physician activities. It includes information on physician income, practice satisfaction,…
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COVID-19
MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #7
Suicide is Leading Cause of Physician Death in the U.S. Burnout has taken a huge toll on physicians over…
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Drugs & Medications
2023-2024 FLU VACCINES
In recent years, flu vaccine technology has greatly improved. Now, instead of containing vaccines against just one or two viruses,…
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Cancer
CANCER SCREENINGS DO NOT GIVE PEOPLE EXTRA TIME BEYOND REGULAR LIFESPAN
Here’s a disappointing statistic! Screening for cancers was shown not to extend one’s lifespan. In other words, cancer screenings are…
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Drugs & Medications
MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #6
New Vaccines for COVID-19, RSV Coming This Fall The American Academy of Family Physicians has announced that “health officials…
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