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Book Review: Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? by Dr. Robert C. Smith

Common Sense Family Doctor

Dr. Smith shares the stories of several patients he met during residency and his early years in practice who illustrate the bad outcomes that accompany not attending to patient's emotions and focusing solely on their physical problems. This is not to say that this book is not worth reading - far from it.

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Hormone virtual consultation for PCOS | Canadian women

Dr. Zaar

A virtual hormone consultation combines patients with certified endocrinologists or hormone experts through safe videos or phone appointments. You can book appointments that fit your schedule. If you are struggling with PCOS, consider booking a virtual consultation. What is virtual hormone consultation?

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Corona Together

StorytellERdoc

Being an ER physician facing this dilemma on the front lines of a large emergency and trauma center, I am also bearing witness to the more daunting picture of this dilemma--the mental and physical effects Covid-19 is having on our patients as well as on all of us. Be patient when you are frustrated. Wear your smile often. Don't travel.

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Book Review: Booster Shots by Dr. Adam Ratner

Common Sense Family Doctor

In two decades of practicing family medicine, I've never seen a patient with measles. This real-life scenario is probably Dr. Adam Ratner's worst nightmare, but it couldn't have come at a better time for his book. But if there was ever a more fertile environment for this age-old contagion to come roaring back in the U.S.,

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Food for thought on food as medicine

Common Sense Family Doctor

I read Means's book, "Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health," a few months ago. Michael Pollan's pithy "eat [real] food, not too much, mostly plants"), and has received positive reviews in publications ranging from NPR to Family Medicine.