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Statins Help the Heart but Hurt the Brain

A very common medication with a poorly known side effect

5 min readMay 7, 2024

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Should You Bring Your Own Container?

We are getting a side of chemicals with our takeout orders

5 min readMay 2, 2024

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Should You Bring Your Own Container?

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You Need to Fix Your Wimpy Diaphragm

Working this muscle can literally save your life

5 min readApr 26, 2024

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You Need to Fix Your Wimpy Diaphragm

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We Needed a Study to Say Lunchables Aren’t Healthy?

Consumer Reports asks USDA to remove Lunchables from schools

6 min readApr 12, 2024

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We Needed a Study to Say Lunchables Aren’t Healthy?

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The Last Thanksgiving With My Dad

Losing loved ones makes the holidays hard, but there are ways to honor them while expressing gratitude

6 min readNov 20, 2023

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The Last Thanksgiving With My Dad

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The Daily Cuppa

Can I Bring My Own Container?

Plastic containers + hot food = We all need to donate blood

1 min readMay 1, 2024

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Flipping the Script

Don’t Wait for a Health Problem to Appreciate Your Life

Being a doctor and loved one taught me this above anything else

5 min readApr 25, 2024

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Don’t Wait for a Health Problem to Appreciate Your Life

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Patient Perspectives

Pregnant Women Are Being Refused ER Care

This is not a pro or anti-abortion argument. It is about basic access to care.

6 min readApr 19, 2024

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Pregnant Women Are Being Refused ER Care

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Fertility Rises with Weight Loss Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy

Newly discovered side effect may become a use case in the future

5 min readApr 10, 2024

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Patient Perspectives

Tell Us Your Perspectives on Health

No experience in life is more powerful than those dealing with the health of the people we love. There is no standard definition of…

2 min readApr 9, 2024

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Dr. Julian Barkan

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Family Med Physician/Learner/Reader. Writing to express my thoughts, sometimes teach, and mostly learn. Editor of Flipping the Script/Patient Perspectives

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