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As the holidays approach and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns about a potential spike in flu cases this year, it’s important that those who are eligible, healthy and feeling …
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11/15/21
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Dear Doctors: The recommendation against taking a daily baby aspirin seems to pit heart disease prevention against bleeding risk. But it doesn’t include aspirin’s potential benefits in …
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11/8/21
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When someone asks the question, “which came first, the chicken or the egg?” they want you to put in chronological order two different things: an egg and one chicken. If you answer by …
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11/6/21
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Dear Doctors: Do I really have to get a flu shot this year? I’m still social distancing, wearing a mask and not attending indoor events. I got the shot last year, but then there wasn’t …
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11/1/21
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It is the year 1863, and the Civil War is raging. To honor the soldiers who died at the Battle of Gettysburg, a Presidential Address is about to begin. But Abraham Lincoln has mysteriously …
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10/30/21
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Dear Doctors: I inherited my mother’s prominent varicose veins, and despite surgery, they are back. My sister recently told me our mother had deep vein thrombosis when she was older. She told …
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10/25/21
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Emma, a 2-year-old toddler, sits face-to-face on her mother’s lap. Mother makes eye contact and smiles. Emma smiles back. Next, mother holds a kitchen towel, using it as a barrier between …
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10/25/21
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As residents may be aware from news reports and other media sources, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has approved the Moderna Booster and the mixing and matching of vaccine types for …
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10/23/21
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The Montgomery County Harm Reduction Coalition will be host its biannual Prescription Drug Takeback Program on Saturday. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Montgomery County …
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10/19/21
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Dear Doctor: Can you please talk about the risks to older patients with comorbidities when they’re going to have surgery? My sister, who was older and ailing, had a joint replacement surgery. …
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10/18/21
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In this column, three questions about clinical depression will be answered:
1. What is it?
2. What causes it?
3. How is it treated?
As you gain a better understanding of clinical …
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10/16/21
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Hello, dear readers, and welcome back to the monthly letters column. We’re doing a double take as we look at the calendar, which says autumn has arrived. How did the summer fly by so fast? …
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10/11/21
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Dear Doctor: I tripped on a curb and hit the pavement pretty hard. I didn’t break a bone, but after a few days, the area around my knee started to hurt and got very sensitive. I’m told …
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10/4/21
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When I was a child, a common summertime event was a trip to my mother’s parent’s farm. Getting her four children -— three boys, one girl, all under the age of 10 — ready for …
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10/2/21
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The Indiana Department of Health announced on Friday that booster vaccines are now available for eligible residents.
The booster is only available for individuals who have received the second dose …
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9/28/21
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Introduction:
“On Sept. 13, 1765, people in fields near Luce, France, saw a stone mass drop from the sky after a violent thunderclap. The great physicist, Lavoisier, who knew better than any …
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9/25/21
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The Montgomery County Health Department is gearing up to deliver booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as the green light comes from federal health regulators.
The U.S. Food and Drug …
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9/23/21
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Today’s column is about a fundamental force which drives each and every act we do: motivation. What is motivation? Let’s start with the following definition: A force which causes …
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9/18/21
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Hello dear readers, and welcome to our monthly letters column. The pandemic, the vaccines and the delta variant have generated so much mail they’re getting letters columns of their own. Today, …
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9/13/21
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Our long fight against the coronavirus continues. In June and July, it appeared that we had gained substantial ground. Weekly cases in Indiana had dropped from a high 7,899 in December to the low …
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9/10/21
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