Primary Care
November 7, 2025
Traditional Medicare with a Medigap secondary insurer is the better choice for complete and more flexible coverage with no deductible…
, , , ,February 28, 2025
Primary care physicians at Mass General Brigham facilities moved to unionize last fall. I totally support this. Unionization may allow…
, , ,December 23, 2024
Durable medical equipment prices paid by Medicare may be 3-4 times that for same device online.
, , ,November 29, 2024
Influenza and Covid-19 remain substantial infectious diseases which will cause serious disease and death this fall. We have effective and…
, , , ,October 18, 2024
Political communications are overwhelming in advance of the presidential election. Many people are suffering severe anxiety from advance catastrophication. You…
,September 18, 2024
Fall is here. Get your Covid-19 vaccine promptly and the influenza vaccine by early November. Both illnesses can be quite…
, , ,September 18, 2024
Risk of infection with West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis is heightened in our local communities. Both WNV and…
,July 8, 2024
President Biden's observed inability to put together a coherent sentence during the recent debate requires urgent, comprehensive neurological evaluation.
,June 30, 2024
Radon gas exposure threatens many more homes in Massachusetts than we had realized. Detection and mitigation are not difficult.
, ,October 2, 2022
An obsolete blood pressure pill, minoxidil, appears to safely promote hair restoration in low oral doses. This is likely to…
, ,June 5, 2022
In June 2022 we are living with Covid-19 and likely will do indefinitely. I provide a compact comprehensive look at…
, , , ,November 7, 2021
If you are on Medicare and pay directly for outpatient mental health services to a psychiatrist or psychologist or social…
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