Year: 2026
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A Day in the Life Scenarios
MORE TASKS THAN TIME!
A primary care Doctor’s days are very busy. In addition to seeing one patient after another for anywhere from 4…
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Heart Disease
RECOGNIZING HEART FAILURE
Heart failure is a vague term that has different meanings depending on the circumstances at hand. Heart failure goes by…
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Drugs & Medications
DOAC’S CUT STROKE RISK IN AFIB
For at least 30 years, cardiologists have recommended patients with atrial fibrillation be placed on blood thinners, ie. anticoagulants. The…
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A Day in the Life Scenarios
RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY
Here’s a fact of which I was unsure. There is no law in the U.S. that requires a doctor to…
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Human Interest
BACK-TO-BACK 60-YARD FIELD GOALS?
Yesterday afternoon, watching my TV and listening to Don Fischer on the radio, with the game clock on the Memorial…
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Preventive Medicine
WHAT LABS ARE IMPORTANT FOR SCREENING?
When you’re 25 years old and want a check up and some screening blood tests, what should you have done?…
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Cancer
CHEMOTHERAPY: HAIR LOSS IS PREVENTABLE
Cancer is a terrible disease. The symptoms of cancer range from headache, nausea, and vomiting, to jaundice, pain, and neuropathy,…
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Healthcare Policy
MODERNIZING MEDICAL EDUCATION
I have written about medical education on numerous occasions over the last 7 or 8 years. It’s an important subject…
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Human Interest
READING—THE MENTAL SPARK
You may remember the 1972 slogan, ”A mind is a terrible thing to waste.” It was part of a public…
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Human Interest
INDIANA BEATS (?) MICHIGAN
This week’s commentary on Indiana University football will be brief. The 2026 version of the IU offense is terrible. It…
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