Dr. G Opines
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Heart Disease
STABLE CHEST PAIN? CCTA IS YOUR ANSWER
The information that follows may be as important as any previously reported here! I’m referring to a 2021 recommendation from…
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Diabetes
FASTING FOR BLOODWORK IS OUTDATED
Here’s something that might brighten your day. “It really doesn’t matter if you’re stomach is empty” [when you have blood…
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Drugs & Medications
ARE YOU AT RISK FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION?
At my age, most of my friends and acquaintances have, or have had, Atrial Fibrillation! It is the most common…
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Drugs & Medications
POST MI BETA BLOCKERS QUESTIONED
For many years, doctors have been told that patients who suffered an acute myocardial infarction, a heart attack, were all…
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Drugs & Medications
RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS VACCINE HAS IMPROVED STATS
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, RSV, as its name implies, is a respiratory virus that causes upper and lower respiratory infections. Upper—cold,…
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Healthcare Policy
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS
When I first went on Medicare, I opted for the traditional plan (parts A, B, and D) because it was…
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Drugs & Medications
BLOOD PRESSURE TARGET LEVELS EASED
If you have high blood pressure and you’re worried about the effect it is having on your kidneys, you may…
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Aging
NOCTURIA: A NIGHTTIME INTRUSION
What person over the age of 65 doesn’t waken at night to go to the bathroom? I dare say it’s…
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Drugs & Medications
SEMAGLUTIDE AND PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE (PAD)
The brand names for the generic GLP-1RA, semaglutide, are Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus. They all are indicated primarily for the…
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Diabetes
STUDY SAYS TIRZEPATIDE IS BETTER FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES
A scientific study done by endocrinologists in Portugal, of all places, showed the GLP-1 tirzepatide (Zepbound, Mounjaro) was “superior to…
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