Dr. G Opines
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Gastrointestinal Diseases
NOW EVEN CHICKEN IS BAD FOR YOU!
Poultry, particularly chicken, has been, up until recently, the healthy food choice. It has had the blessing of nutritionists as…
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Healthcare Policy
MEDICARE “ROBS PETER TO PAY PAUL”
Medicare is really good at using smoke and mirrors to convince doctors they’re getting paid more when they really aren’t.…
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Drugs & Medications
LYRICA INCREASES RISK OF HEART FAILURE
This article pertains only to patients who take Lyrica (pregabalin) and are over age 65. If you don’t fall in…
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Healthcare Policy
DOCTORS RANK MEDICAL SCHOOLS
Medical schools have traditionally commanded a great deal of respect and appreciation. Few accomplishments garner attention more than being accepted…
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Medical Devices
A PACEMAKER TO LOWER HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE??
I didn’t know this but every year, “more than one million patients are implanted with pacemakers.” Of those millions, over…
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Human Interest
DAILY STEP COUNT REPLACES PAIN AS 5TH VITAL SIGN
For a number of years, pain was designated as “the fifth vital sign.” Unlike the other four vital signs, temperature,…
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Human Interest
DIET DRINKS NOT HEALTHIER
Have you been to McDonald’s and watched people order a Big Mac, large fries, and a chocolate chip cookie then…
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COVID-19
MEDICAL “MISINFORMATION”
I fear I may be “wading into shark-infested waters” when I approach the subject in the title of this article.…
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Drugs & Medications
ALCOHOL OBSERVATIONS INCORRECT
Alcohol has a personality disorder, at least in the minds of researchers who study its effects on the human body.…
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Drugs & Medications
ORAL GLP-1 MAY BE PREFERRED DRUG
Eli Lilly and Co. is well on its way to bringing to market an oral Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist (GLP-1…
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