Dr. G Opines
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Diabetes
GLP-1 RA’S ARE SPAWNING NEW WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS
Research on Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), especially into new methods and mechanisms to treat this terminal disease, is ongoing. Coincidentally,…
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Drugs & Medications
MUSCLE RELAXANTS DON’T HELP CHRONIC PAIN
Most chronic pain is the result of an insult, or two, to the musculoskeletal system. A failed surgery on the…
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Cancer
ADULT CANCER SURVIVORS: WHAT ARE FAMILY DOCS TO DO?
Cancer is by far the scariest diagnosis patients receive. Every patient is filled with anxiety when just the word “CANCER”…
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Drugs & Medications
MACULAR DEGENERATION STILL AN ENIGMA
In July, 2019, I published a blog about macular degeneration in which I lamented the absence of a discernible cause,…
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Healthcare Policy
PRIVATE PRACTICE IS DYING
In 1974, when I entered private practice, the vast majority of physicians were independent practitioners. The few physicians who were…
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Aging
PREVENTING FALLS
The United States Preventive Services Task force (USPSTF) is front and center once again. This time with good intentions and…
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Aging
DOES COGNITIVE REHAB HELP DEMENTIA PATIENTS?
The number of people living with dementia is expected to increase two-and-a-half times between now and 2050! The number quoted…
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COVID-19
VACCINES PROTECT CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
COVID-19 and the vaccines developed to combat it did more to erode trust in old, well-established, standard vaccines than any…
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Aging
MENOPAUSE “SHOULD NOT BE MEDICALIZED”
“Medicalized” is a word I have never used or even seen used before. It is used here in the context…
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Human Interest
PET THERAPY AS TREATMENT FOR ANXIETY
In today’s high stress world, anywhere you go you may you may encounter a person accompanied by an animal. It…
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