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Human Interest
WHAT’S IT LIKE TO DELIVER A BABY?
Delivering a baby; the dramatic event that is the culmination of months of waiting, anxiety, and anticipation. The excitement of…
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Cancer
THE USPSTF IS AT IT AGAIN: Bad Behavior is Ignored!
One of my least favorite public health organizations is the United States Preventive Services Task Force, the USPSTF for short.…
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Heart Disease
PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: Decades of Learning and Progress!
For decades, Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), and heart disease, in particular, has been the number one killer of American adults. Heart…
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Human Interest
HOW DOES YOUR DOCTOR CHOOSE THE RIGHT SPECIALIST FOR YOU?
As a family doctor, every day I was tasked with referring patients to specialists. I wasn’t capable of handling every…
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Heart Disease
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: Benefit of Early Rhythm Control
In the past, the emphasis for treatment of Atrial Fibrillation focused on control of the heart rate. A rapid heart…
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Preventive Medicine
PNEUMONIA (PNEUMOCOCCAL) VACCINES: Unnecessarily Complicated
I have long been confused by the recommendations for vaccinations against Pneumococcus. Pneumococcal disease is caused by a bacteria called…
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Heart Disease
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: Does it affect Length of life?
That question and several others were answered recently by information reported in a study reported in the British Medical Journal…
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Cancer
BREAST CANCER DEATHS REDUCED: NEW SCREENING RECOMMENDATIONS
The current recommendations for breast cancer screening, in my opinion, are a little lax. Mammograms are to start at age…
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Blood Diseases
BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS ARE MORE THAN JUST BLOOD!
Donating blood is a good-hearted thing to do. In medical school, I did it 2 or 3 times a year,…
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Neurology
A NEW WAY TO DIAGNOSE ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
As I’ve said in previous blogs, Alzheimer’s is a disease that can only be diagnosed after death. A patient with…
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