Dr. G Opines
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Human Interest
LIFESTYLE AS A FACTOR IN MEDICAL CAREER CHOICE
Medical pundits have written so many articles discussing physician burnout, the subject has become irrelevant. Medical Economics has articles on…
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Physician Office Issues
FAMILY PHYSICIANS OFFER THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE CARE!
On many occasions I’ve told people that Family Physicians possess a much broader wealth of medical knowledge than any other…
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COVID-19
COVID-19 VACCINE-MYOCARDITIS LINK INSIGNIFICANT
Last summer, there was a lot of fuss about a link between mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 and the occurrence of…
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Human Interest
IS CHRISTMAS STILL RELEVANT?
Is it me and my advanced age or has the excitement of Christmas faded? I really hope it’s just me…
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Human Interest
MED SCHOOL ACCEPTANCE GETTING MORE DIFFICULT
Being accepted to medical school has always been a difficult challenge. There are a lot of applicants for the limited…
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Preventive Medicine
NOW A BLOOD TEST PREDICTS ALZHEIMER’S
On July 21, 2020 I published a blog about two new tests used to accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. With the…
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Medical Devices
EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT BREAST IMPLANTS
Is it just a man thing or do women have the same thoughts? I really don’t know, but it’s probably…
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Preventive Medicine
WHEN DO YOU NEED ANTIBIOTICS BEFORE DENTAL WORK?
Twice-yearly visits to the dentist have been my routine since childhood when my mother took me to Dr. Donagh in…
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End of life Issues
WHEN A PATIENT DIES, WHAT’S THE DOCTOR’S ROLE?
WHEN A PATIENT DIES, WHAT’S THE DOCTOR’S ROLE? A couple of years ago I wrote a blog about the death…
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Healthcare Policy
WHAT ARE RVU’S AND DRG’S? PART II, DRG’S, HOW HOSPITALS ARE PAID
Now that we’ve discussed the method Medicare uses to pay physicians, it’s time to learn about how Medicare pays hospitals!…
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