Dr. G Opines
-
Drugs & Medications
MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #12
Women With Premenstrual Disorders May Have Increased Likelihood For Early Menopause and Moderate or Severe Vasomotor Symptoms The U.S.…
Read More » -
Blood Diseases
TRANSPLANTS: STEM CELL vs. BONE MARROW
My general knowledge about stem cell transplants was challenged recently when I was asked questions about the procedure. I was…
Read More » -
Aging
DRIVING AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
As people get older, a lot of things about us change. One of the more disheartening of these “changes” is…
Read More » -
Diabetes
SOME DIABETES DRUGS ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS
Everyone knows that patients with Diabetes Mellitus have trouble with their blood sugar—it’s too high! Blood sugar is the measurable…
Read More » -
Human Interest
AIN’T TECHNOLOGY WONDERFUL!
As many of you Facebook-users know, our 14 year-old granddaughter, CLAIRE, has gotten into volleyball, big time! After a brief,…
Read More » -
Human Interest
PHYSICIAN BURNOUT SURVEY
In recent years, quite a bit has been written about physician burnout. More and more of today’s practitioners are experiencing…
Read More » -
Drugs & Medications
PRIAPISM
When Viagra first hit the market, TV ads warned users “for an erection lasting more than four hours, see a…
Read More » -
Infectious Diseases
FLESH-EATING BACTERIA? WHAT A HORRIBLE THOUGHT!
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last Friday issued a national alert to health care professionals about a…
Read More » -
Heart Disease
WOMEN WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT THAN MEN
As I’ve reported before, it seems like atrial fibrillation exists in epidemic proportion. If you don’t know someone who has…
Read More » -
COVID-19
CDC RECOMMENDS ALL AMERICANS 6 MONTHS AND OLDER RECEIVE AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF UPDATED COVID-19 VACCINE
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved “reformulated” COVID vaccines by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. That prompted a CDC Advisory…
Read More »