Charles P. Vega, MD

Expanding Use of GLP-1 RAs for Weight Management

Publish date: July 15, 2024

Lifestyle changes have been shown to produce little weight loss — GLP-1 RAs give hope to patients and their physicians for larger weight changes...

Publish date: June 18, 2024

Stress from adverse childhood experiences, which can have endocrine and other impacts, may be treated with a multidisciplinary team.

Publish date: April 5, 2024

Childhood trauma increases risk for chronic conditions; patients’ trauma history should be part of chronic illness evaluation.

Publish date: October 26, 2023

Test results will help guide not only treatment decisions but also infection control measures.

Publish date: May 18, 2023

Great to hear the enthusiasm for testing for penicillin allergy!

Publish date: April 20, 2023

Studies of delayed antibiotic prescriptions show that patients generally honor the advice to only fill the prescription if they are not improving...

Publish date: March 31, 2023

Sometimes, we have to take the most expedient action in health care. But most of the time, we should do the right thing, even if it’s harder.

Publish date: January 31, 2023

Is it COVID-19, flu, or even RSV?

Publish date: September 27, 2022

The increase in the incidence of colorectal cancer among adults 50-64 years of age has been outpaced by the increase among adults younger than 50...