Dr. Barry Dworkin

Sunday House Call, #759, October 4, 2020: “Cold, it’s so cold!”

Sunday House Call, #759, October 4, 2020: “Cold, it’s so cold!”

Topics today include:

The logistics of shipping, distributing, and storing the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, if approved for use, will not be straightforward. This article in The Atlantic explains why.

Your calls about:

  • A man develops swollen ankles while driving for hours
  • Approach to shoulder pain
  • A caller wants to know how to set up a “Do Not Resuscitate” order for themselves
  • How infections can change levels of cognition

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