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Open Notes – Do they Clarify or Muddy the Water?
Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland in New Zealand Big changes are coming to patients ability to see their medical information. Starting this month, federal rules will require that all laboratory tests,...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Vaccine – A Missed Opportunity
Under Operation Warp Speed, the government agreed to pay vaccine makers to produce vaccines ahead of approval to remove some of the financial risk, and get the vaccine produced as quickly as possible....
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What to Do After You’re Vaccinated for COVID-19
I recently received my second of two COVID-19 vaccinations, which happened to be from Pfizer/BioNTech. Although it’s a big relief, and I’m much better protected now, it doesn’t mean it will change...
View ArticleVaccination Vacillation
Now that COVID-19 vaccinations are available to anyone in the United States who is 16-years or older, some people are having to come up with more excuses of why they are not getting vaccinated. A...
View ArticleVaccinations and FUD
Driving home earlier this month I saw a bunch of people on an overpass over the highway with a large sign that said, “COVID VACCINE MAKERS ARE EXEMPT FROM LIABILITY.” This is something activists have...
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A is for Aspirin
You probably recently read in the news something about aspirin recently, and maybe you’re wondering if you should stop taking it, or you went ahead and already did. I know lots of my patients have...
View ArticleOmicron OMG!
Just when it looked like it was going to get safe to get back into the water, now we have a new COVID-19 variant with which we have to contend. Named after the Greek letter Omicron. We don’t have...
View ArticleSpeaking Truth to Power
On 4/18/22, a federal judge in Florida struck down the CDC requirement of wearing masks on trains, planes on domestic flights, and other public transportation. This came less than a week after the...
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Shaky Business
Early in the pandemic I avoided seeing my patients for a while, except with virtual visits. After returning to the office I tried to maximize the distance, and minimize the duration of contact to...
View ArticleRSV(P)
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a virus you may never have heard about, but you’ve probably had. It affects the upper airways with cold like symptoms, but it can cause a severe pneumonia,...
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