1) Demerol: I'll never forget a lecture I attended as a resident by a well known toxicologist who said Demerol should be pulled from the market...that it doesn't work any better than any ... Read More »
1) Do I need an annual physical?
As many of you know Medicare does NOT cover annual physicals... so the question is do you really need ... Read More »
Vitamin D is necessary for a wide variety of biological functions such as bone and mineral metabolism, muscle function, and immunity. As many of you know even in ... Read More »
As much as we hear about breast MRI and other new modalities for breast cancer screening it gets confusing for people to sort out what is best for them. To keep it simple, for most of us ... Read More »
Bumps, lumps, dry skin, and rashes are the most common thing I am asked about at dinner parties. I have learned from the best during my training and hear the same "pearls of ... Read More »
Ovarian cancer concerns many of my patients and I am often asked about the CA-125 ... Read More »
As someone who is not a person of strong religious faith, I have always appreciated that religious faith provides many with great comfort during the end of life. Many of my patients who believe ... Read More »
In my previous blog I talked about exploring the potential causes of fatigue in hopes you may find some easy solutions. The approach to the treatment of fatigue is the same if the fatigue is ... Read More »