Commentary
Commentary
How to prescribe Zepbound
I use a 4 Cs schematic — comorbidities, cautions, costs, choices — to cover the most frequently asked questions.
Opinion
Technology for primary care — terrific, terrifying, or both?
We need to be sure that technologies are tested and calibrated for children and different racial groups and genders in order to provide safe and...
Commentary
Why Are Prion Diseases on the Rise?
Given these findings, it seems that a bit more surveillance for this rare but devastating condition is well merited.
Commentary
Are you sure your patient is alive?
Of all the people who should know whether someone is alive or dead, shouldn’t their doctor be at the top of the list?
Commentary
Mass shooters and mental illness: Reexamining the connection
Untreated mental illness combined with access to firearms poses a lethal threat to society.
Commentary
Is fructose all to blame for obesity?
Blaming fructose in HFCS as the sole cause for the increase obesity will be much tougher than blaming trans fats for an increase in LDL...
Commentary
Is air filtration the best public health intervention against respiratory viruses?
The idea is that those ions stick to the virus particles ... and that tends to cause them to clump together and settle on surfaces more rapidly,...
Commentary
Physicians: Don’t ignore sexuality in your dying patients
A key question in palliative care is: How do you want to live the life you have left?
Commentary
Is metabolically healthy obesity an ‘illusion’?
Now that we have the tools we need, let’s commit to helping our patients achieve true metabolic health.
Commentary
Is most Parkinson’s disease man-made and therefore preventable?
According to the Global Burden of Disease study ... the number of people with Parkinson’s disease has more than doubled in the past 25 years,...
Commentary
What to tell your patients about anti-amyloids for Alzheimer’s disease
"It's important that we inform our patients that really, even with this therapy, there's no prospect of stabilizing or restoring cognition or...