Cancer
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COVID-19, VITAMIN D, CANCER, GLP-1’S, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #29 COVID-19 has a greater effect on kidneys than pneumonia: Natural aging causes a gradual decline in…
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REMEMBERING RARE AND ODD DISEASES
As regular “DrGOpines-ers” know well, on three recent occasions, I have written brief paragraphs explaining unusual diagnoses. Medical science, and…
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WHAT’S THE GALLERI TEST?
The Galleri test is also called the Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) test. It is, at this point, still considered to…
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SUNSCREENS TRASHED ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Until today, March 24, 2025, I was unaware that there are “elements” of the scientific community who actually believe that…
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ALCOHOL AND CANCER
President Joe Biden’s Surgeon General of the United States, Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy MD, has expressed concern that consumption of…
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PROSTATE CANCER: MANY QUESTIONS ANSWERED!
The November, 2024 issue of American Family Physician, the scientific publication of the American Academy of Family Physicians, has an…
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PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT WORSE THAN THE DISEASE?
Prostate cancer is a disease about which many physicians and patients have developed a “cavalier” attitude. The disease itself has…
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MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #23
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: To operate or not to operate? That’s the question: Carpal tunnel syndrome is compression of the median…
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MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #21
When are you too old for a colonoscopy? For years, the recommendation of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and the…
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A REPLACEMENT FOR PSA: HAVE A PCA3 BEFORE PROSTATE BIOPSY
No blood test has been under more intense scrutiny than the beleaguered Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA). Approved by the FDA…
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