Preventive Medicine
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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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HOW LONG DOES VACCINE IMMUNITY REMAIN?
It used to be thought that when you were vaccinated against any of the usual childhood communicable diseases, the immunity…
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BRAIN CHANGES SIGNAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Brain changes seen in youth may signal future substance abuse problems: It has always been thought that substance abuse (alcohol,…
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NOCTURNAL LEG CRAMPS
In 2018, when this blog was started, one of my first posts was titled, “Leg Cramps: A Real Pain.” You…
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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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SALT SUBSTITUTE REDUCES CHANCES FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Substituting regular table salt (100% sodium chloride) with salt substitute (62% sodium chloride, 25% potassium chloride, 12.5% flavorings) reduced the…
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MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #26
Losing weight does not improve health. Really? Yes. Losing weight via GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs will improve your BMI (Body…
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