ClinicalReads

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Internist

Why Some Doctors May Avoid You

It is not your imagination. Physicians are distancing themselves from you, both in professional and social settings.

Immunology

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Blacks Fear Flu and Covid Shots

A variety of rationales fuel the inocu­la­tion aversion. Few are valid but con­spir­acy theories persist, leading to adverse Covid outcomes.

Immunology

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Adapting To Aerosolized Virus

Outdated: This takes the coronavirus to a whole new level. What precautions must people take when air, in the absence of people, is contagious?

Pulmonology

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Lungs Cannot Tell Difference

You might respond negatively if someone asks if are you a smoker. But if you are frequently around smoking, do your lungs know the difference?

Nutrition

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Try Instacart

Get healthy food delivered to your front door from more than a dozen stores from a single app on your phone.

Nutrition

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Pandemic Nutrition

While sheltering in place, we might not get enough food variety for the nutrients we need. These vitamin supple­ments may be necessary.

Neurology

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Welcome To A Migraine Symphony

This vivid narrative describes vertiginous migraine symptoms with orchestral language. Then it uncovers a mysterious trigger.

Gastroenterology

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Hemorrhoids, Polyps, Hernias or Worse

What may appear to be similar disorders have distinct charac­teristics that a gastro­entero­logist notices.

Vision

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Annoying Eye Floaters

Sometimes, what looks like a floater is actually an eyelash or eyebrow hair hanging within your field of view. What if something is within your eye?

Cardiology

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Cholesterol Highs and Lows

Most doctors have patient cholesterol guide­lines. Some grapple with the assertion of no evidence to support a specific choles­terol target level.

Food

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Crispy Pan Fried Ramen Pesto Salad

Turn a popular humble noodle into a quick, economical, nutritious, vegan gourmet meal with pan-fried ramen.

Nutrition

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Consume Enough Protein

Based on a research study, there may be a direct correlation between protein consumption, muscle atrophy and obesity.