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Do you prescribe vitamin D, take vitamin D or have been told you are vitamin D deficient?  If so, you should read an article published the other day in the…

Over the years, I have written quite a few entries about obesity, but I just want to call your attention to an editorial piece written last week (Tuesday, March 6,…

A few weeks ago, I was asked to give a didactic lecture on “The Pituitary Gland” to our pediatric resident docs. I was asked to focus on the posterior pituitary,…

The serious health risks of obesity are well known;  heart disease, stroke, diabetes, joint disease, and gout are just some of the conditions that are strongly associated with obesity.  But,…

I am well aware that I have not posted a new entry for a while, and that I had promised to be more disciplined in posting entries more regularly.  So,…

I just want to add a short follow-up on earlier discussions about drug prices. The other day (Wednesday, August 9, 2017, pages B1 and B3), there was a very interesting…

I know that lately I have been rather lazy with respect to entries.  It is just that I have had trouble getting inspired.  But, I wanted to call your attention…

I just wanted to give you a “heads up” on an important article that was published today in the NYT Science Times section .  The story was entitled: “Recovery, at a Price,”…

“So doc, am I going to die from my diabetes, and what complication will I get first?”  This is exactly what a young man with diabetes asked me the other…