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    Scams

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    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: February 13, 2023

    All that the scammers need is one sucker to hit the jackpot.

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    Opinion

    Go outside: It’s good for you

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: February 6, 2023

    The routines of our everyday lives have consequences.

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    Opinion

    The ongoing search for answers

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: January 30, 2023

    We learn just as much, if not more, from a negative study as from a positive one.

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    Opinion

    Holding out hope for ambroxol

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: January 23, 2023

    That ambroxol, a cold medicine, may benefit patients with Parkinson’s disease is an enticing notion, but solid...

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    Diagnosing rare disorders

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: January 17, 2023

    Advances in medical science don’t change the fact that human error never goes away.

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    Opinion

    Why is a healthy diet so hard to maintain?

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: January 9, 2023

    The question really isn’t “what’s the best diet?” That’s been answered. The real question is “how do I stick with it?”

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    Opinion

    Grateful and hopeful

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: December 21, 2022

    2022 certainly wasn’t bad for my family and me, though not as good as any of us hoped.

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    Opinion

    Taking our own advice

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: December 12, 2022

    Those of us taking care of others often don’t do the same for ourselves.

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    Opinion

    Dialing down the negativity

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: December 5, 2022

    In-person communication, or on the phone, adds a greater chance to reason through things, explain misunderstandings, and clarify statements rather...

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    Opinion

    Jump starting thankfulness

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: November 29, 2022

    A little down time can be a good thing.

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    Opinion

    Earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer’s: A good start, but then what?

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: November 22, 2022

    There are valid concerns with any system centered on early dementia diagnosis.

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    Opinion

    The Charlie Brown tree

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: November 14, 2022

    With the stresses of the holidays and other year-end chores, a sad little Christmas tree is a reminder to keep a sense of humor.

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    News

    Software templates: Use at your own peril

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: November 8, 2022

    Any sort of default setting in medical office software can’t be taken for granted.

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    Opinion

    Should health care be a right?

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: November 1, 2022

    In the United States, health care isn’t guaranteed, as it is in many other countries.

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    Opinion

    Asking about gun ownership: A loaded question?

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: October 25, 2022

    Someone with impaired judgment, cognition, self-control, reasoning, and memory shouldn’t have access to guns.

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