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Sunday House Call, #909, January 14, 2024: How health insurance company wanna-be-doctor bean counter’s medication-coverage decisions interfere with therapeutic management and has had a deleterious effect on (my) patients’ health outcomes.
I talked about this before yet this continues to be a major issue in that evidence-based medicine is being thwarted by insurance companies’ decision to not provide Semaglutide (Ozempic) for the treatment and management of obesity. It is having a deleterious effect both from a mental and physical health perspective on my patients. Wasn’t the…
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Planning a winter escape? Experts caution rise of dengue fever in warm climates
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 11, 2024 Source:Planning a winter escape? Experts caution rise of dengue fever in warm climates
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Brock-led research uncovered a key link between oxidative stress, aging and chronic diseases in mice model.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 9, 2024 Source:Brock-led research uncovers breakthrough in age-related diseases Reference:Trioxidized cysteine in the aging proteome mimics the structural dynamics and interactome of phosphorylated serine
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Researchers faced with trying to explain findings that showed wearing hearing aids may help increase longevity
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 8, 2024 Source:Wearing Hearing Aids May Help You Live Longer Reference:Association between hearing aid use and mortality in adults with hearing loss in the USA: a mortality follow-up study of a cross-sectional cohort
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Sunday House Call, #908, January 7, 2024: Good Morning!
The shows now starts at new time of 11 AM every Sunday. Lots of calls and questions today. In the news, a new RSV vaccine approved for use during pregnancy will help mitigate the devastating outcomes associated with the infection in newborns. Your Calls and Comments:
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Sleep disruptions in 30s and 40s linked to cognitive decline a decade later, study finds
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 5, 2024 Source:Sleep disruptions in 30s and 40s linked to cognitive decline a decade later, study finds Reference:Association Between Sleep Quantity and Quality in Early Adulthood With Cognitive Function in Midlife
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Phase 1 trial of new antibiotic uses novel method to target deadly drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, study says.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 4, 2024 Source:New antibiotic uses novel method to target deadly drug-resistant bacteria, study says
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