Preventive Medicine
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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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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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OBESITY REDEFINED
For decades, Body Mass Index (BMI) has been the parameter used to measure obesity. If your BMI was 25 or…
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COLD WATER IMMERSION FOR MUSCLE SORENESS
Years ago, when Peyton Manning was still the star quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts, I recall a TV commercial showing…
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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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DEPRESSION, ALZHEIMER’S, GLP-1’S, COGNITIVE DECLINE
MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #28 High fruit and veggie diet decreases risk of depression: It has been reported that women over…
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SIDS: SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME
The sudden and unexpected death of an infant is one of the most emotionally devastating occurrences a parent can experience.…
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ARE PATIENTS BECOMING SMARTER?
Maybe. Unless you have health insurance that requires you to see your primary care doctor (family physician, pediatrician, internist) first,…
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BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) NO LONGER PERTINENT
More than 40% of U.S. adults are obese. I suspect 40% is low and it’s more like 50%-60% of Americans…
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WILL MEDICARE COVER WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS?
Those GLP-1 RA drugs are in the news again, and this time, it’s good news for the pocketbooks of the…
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