… joint consensus statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society. Sleep. 2015;38(6):843–844. doi: 10.5665/sleep.4716 Worley SL. The Extraordinary Importance of Sleep: The Detrimental Effects of Inadequate Slee…
…irst NDAs for which we’re seeking approval. I love American medicine and the wonderful things that are coming. And you should too. God Bless America this weekend and always.
Some of us phYsicians really do listen.
…uestion — one I explore every day with patients. ROOT CAUSE MEDICINE takes more time, thought, and effort to be performed correctly. More on this soon.
…S Has anyone put my name in the hat for the Nobel Prize in Medicine for my theories on FIBROMYALGIA? Why not? I wake up every day waiting for that call from Stockholm.)(Or from Lady Gaga.) (PS Last time I spoke about this to doctors I got …
…auses could have been addressed with the recent advances in medicine. A great option to learn if you are predisposed to any of these conditions is through a genetic test. Personally, I used 23andMe, but several genetic companies can help yo…
…e never been diagnosed with breast cancer but chose to have preventive (prophylactic) mastectomies. They made the choice to be proactive in decreasing their risks of getting breast cancer while increasing the longevity of their life. They d…
…ne such article breaks down who is considered high risk and preventive (prophylactic) mastectomy is recommended if one or more of the following apply: Previous cancer detection in one breast Family history of breast cancer Positive results …
…ades. I struggled with the unwritten, silly, inane rules of medicine doing what the government, pharmaceutical companies, and the FDA tell us to do. I despise insurance as their advice and rules for patient care are 50% self-serving and det…
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Why this matters
Explore a research question about IL-23 medicines and homocysteine-related inflammation.
How the pieces connect
Risankizumab, also called Skyrizi, treats specific inflammatory diseases. A possible link to homocysteine h…
… does not identify an infection, its location, or the right medicine.
Persistent signaling does not locate an infection
Dr. Purser asks whether an ongoing inflammatory signal might have an infectious contributor. Even if that hypothesis is…
…he pieces connect
Thyroid symptoms, free T4 and other labs, medicines, and health history belong together in the conversation. One symptom is not a diagnosis.
Symptoms need a thyroid context
Low thyroid hormone can be associated with fatig…
…ven by your ordering clinician and laboratory. Never stop a medicine because of an old test guide.
A question for your next conversation
What clinical question does each requested test answer?
Topics: laboratory tests, CBC, CMP, urinalysi…
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