Year: 2025
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Drugs & Medications
WHY AVOID ASPIRIN IN CHILDREN?
In a recent blog, I wrote about the use of acetaminophen and ibuprofen for the treatment of fever in children.…
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Cancer
THE GALLERI TEST: “PROCEED WITH CAUTION”
On two previous occasions, I have written blogs about the MCED (Multi-Cancer Early Detection) test known commercially as the Galleri…
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Human Interest
HAS I.U. BASKETBALL LOST ITS WAY?
The flow of information about Indiana University basketball coming from Simon-Skjodt Assembly Hall has changed from a tsunami in the…
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Heart Disease
STABLE CHEST PAIN? CCTA IS YOUR ANSWER
The information that follows may be as important as any previously reported here! I’m referring to a 2021 recommendation from…
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Diabetes
FASTING FOR BLOODWORK IS OUTDATED
Here’s something that might brighten your day. “It really doesn’t matter if you’re stomach is empty” [when you have blood…
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Drugs & Medications
ARE YOU AT RISK FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION?
At my age, most of my friends and acquaintances have, or have had, Atrial Fibrillation! It is the most common…
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Drugs & Medications
POST MI BETA BLOCKERS QUESTIONED
For many years, doctors have been told that patients who suffered an acute myocardial infarction, a heart attack, were all…
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Drugs & Medications
RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS VACCINE HAS IMPROVED STATS
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, RSV, as its name implies, is a respiratory virus that causes upper and lower respiratory infections. Upper—cold,…
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Healthcare Policy
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS
When I first went on Medicare, I opted for the traditional plan (parts A, B, and D) because it was…
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Drugs & Medications
BLOOD PRESSURE TARGET LEVELS EASED
If you have high blood pressure and you’re worried about the effect it is having on your kidneys, you may…
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