Straight Talking Doc Unhinged
Straight Talking Doc Unhinged
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What to say about Anthony Fauci: Viewing the Past after the Congressional Hearing
Alan and Andy both lived through COVID not on the sidelines but in the center of it all. Both took care of patients directly, Alan in a hospital for weeks at a time in the epicenter of the pandemic, Andy in multiple long term care facilit...
Amyloid: The New Magic Bullet for Specialists and Drug Companies
We are hearing more and more about amyloid, a protein that can be deposited in the organs of humans and cause great harm. Or is that too simplistic? We now have very expensive and poorly tested drugs that will reduce amyloid load in...
The Hypertension Controversey
The cardiology community is quite adamant about their newest guidelines, whether it's about pushing LDL cholesterol below 70 or driving systolic blood pressure under 120. The patient's age, wishes, symptoms, and even the full breadth of s...
Medical TV Shows: Accurate or Dangerous?
This week we discuss medical TV shows, such as House and the Pitt and Grey's Anatomy, as well as medical moments on non-medical shows. Studies suggest that the message of these shows--the doctor as hero, the benefit of aggressive interven...
A Fight at the American Diabetes Association (ADA)
At the ADA Research Convention several members trying to pass out information were forced out after the police were called. They were ADA leaders who wrote an editorial blasting the current Presidential administration for cuts in research...