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Those Dreaded Side Effects
“So, it seems like the prednisone cleared up your allergic rash pretty well. Did you have any side effects from it?” My thirtyish female patient...
Low Testosterone? Separating medical advice from marketing with Dr. Andrew Smith
“Hey Doc, do you think I have low T?” It’s a question that comes up quite a lot these days. Whereas 10 or 15 years ago, testosterone...
Keeping Your Medical Care Personal
In my last article, I alluded to how medical care is changing at near warp speed, as the volume of new knowledge keeps doubling every few years or...
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Wow he’s really struggling coming up that hill.” I was watching my eighty-something father-in-law labor up the hill to our house. In context, you...
Keto Krazy?
Trinity physicians emphasize nutrition as one of the key pillars of good health. We've used low carb and ketogenic (or keto as it is known) plans to...
Medicine is Moving
This has been a crazy, but mostly enjoyable week. We moved our medical office about a half mile closer to the mountains on Rt. 321. ...
Iron
“Goldilocks was hungry. She tasted the porridge from the first bowl. ‘This porridge is too hot!’ she exclaimed. So, she tasted the...
Spring Sneezing
Springtime is in Bloom! For many of us, those beautiful blooms mean suffering from seasonal allergies. Are you taking multiple medications to gain...