Year: 2026
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Cancer
GLP-1’S AND BREAST CANCER SURVIVAL
Who isn’t taking a GLP-1 these days? There are so many reasons for doctors to prescribe them that almost everyone…
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Drugs & Medications
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF GLP-1’S
Literally every day I read something about Glucagon Like Peptide-1Receptor Agonists, GLP-RA’s. That’s the million dollar name for the class…
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Drugs & Medications
QUICK MEDICAL ADVICE FROM THE AAFP
American Family Physician is the scientific journal of the American Academy of Family Physicians (the AAFP). The AAFP is the…
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Healthcare Policy
SPENDING TO TRAIN FAMILY DOCS DIVERTED
Increasing the number of practicing primary care physicians has been a serious consideration for the past fifty years. It seemed…
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Bone & Joint Problems
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PATIENT? No. 4
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PATIENT? No. 4 Case number 4 is a 46 year old homeless male who was brought…
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Dermatology
TATTOOS: ARE THEY SAFE?
In all my 82 years, the thought of getting a tattoo has never crossed my mind! It’s not that I’m…
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A Day in the Life Scenarios
ABNORMAL LAB RESULTS
Every day, family physicians have patients with abnormal lab test results. Most of the time, the abnormal results can be…
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Drugs & Medications
FDA APPROVES ORAL GLP-1
Eli Lilly and Co. of Indianapolis nearly has a corner on the GLP-1 market. Their GLP-1, tirzepatide, has been a…
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Heart Disease
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PATIENT? No: 3
Case three is a 66 year old male smoker who presents to the ER with 24 hours of chest pain.…
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Procedures
NOT ALL ABNORMAL LAB RESULTS MEAN DISEASE
A recent article I posted about abnormal lab test results showed how they can sometimes lead to a diagnosis, but…
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