Ciguatera Poisoning
Every summer I have a couple of college students that shadow me. Several have already gone on to medical school and have considered their time with me rewarding. The reality
Losing Humanity in Modern Medicine
Many patients today complain that the doctor doesn’t listen to them. They may have a lot of vague complaints, but are hesitant to say anything to the physician because these
Diabetes Insipidus
It May Not Be As Rare As We Think If you look at the medical literature, diabetes insipidus (DI) is a rare condition. Recently though, I have identified multiple patients
Covid-19 & Obstructive Sleep Apnea
The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us the importance of good health. Medications alone will not insure favorable outcomes. It is time that we begin to look to ourselves to remain
Health Update – Maddie W.
Health Update - Maddie W. Hello Dr. P, I am writing you by email to update you on my current health status, as I feel you may enjoy hearing the
Metabolic Inflammation and Covid-19
Two medications recently have been shown to have benefit in combating the severity of Covid-19. Patients taking statin drugs such as Lipitor who develop Covid-19 have a 40-50% reduction in
Why Remdesivir Doesn’t Work And The Benefits of Early Therapeutics
On July 16th, 2021, Web MD published an article titled, “Large Remdesivir Study Finds No Survival Covid-19 Benefit”. The study was conducted by the VA, which showed no changes in
HIV and Covid-19
In the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, those of us that care for patients with HIV/AIDs were very concerned on how it would impact these patients. HIV is considered a
Allergic to Atlanta
I have been in the metro-Atlanta area now for over 25 years and in that time, I have known many people who have commented that they were “allergic to Atlanta”.
Covid-19 and Obesity
This is the first article that I’m writing about Covid-19 in the blog. My reason is simple. Things were occurring so quickly and new information was coming at us so