June 25, 2024 — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an alert warning of a potential increased incidence of Dengue Virus infections in the US. Source: Health Alert Network (HAN) – 00511 | Increased Risk of Dengue Virus Infections in the United States… Read More
There are multiple medications often times mixed with fentanyl that are showing up across the United States. Xylazine (known by the street name Tranq) is a central nervous system depressant that can cause drowsiness, amnesia, and slow breathing, heart rate, and life threatening hypotension. This is also the drug suspected in the majority of the… Read More
Early in the pandemic, I published an article that outlined my hypothesis of how COVID-19 was killing patients and potential solutions and that the key to remaining healthy and minimizing the effects of COVID was to decrease your inflammation level. This theory including the concept of cytokine storm is now widely considered to be validated.… Read More
Many people are curious as to who is dying in this CoronaVirusOutbreak from from COVID19 (SARS CoV2) There are intermittent reports of young healthy people dying. An article published March 23, 2020 in JAMA reports on the characteristics of those who “reportedly” died in China and Italy. There is also explanations as potentially why there… Read More
A review article published in February 2019 in the Annals of Pharmacology reviewed 241 articles including both full text and conference abstracts looking at the safety and effectiveness of capsaicin cream for treating marijuana hyperemesis syndrome. Although there is little data, the article commented that capsaicin is recommended as a reasonable first-line treatment approach for CHS despite… Read More
There has been a tremendous number of articles and a lot of interest in the use of ketamine in the treatment of depression and chronic pain. This prompted many drug companies to invest and Johnson and Johnson developed a new product to treat depression. However there are always challenges with new products especially effectiveness, side… Read More
To get an update of what states are in the compact go to https://imlcc.org/. The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact offers an expedited pathway to licensure for qualified physicians who wish to practice in multiple states. The IMLC mission is to increase access to health care for patients in underserved or rural areas and allowing them… Read More
As a Midwest native who spent much of his career in California and is currently a Texas resident, I feel a connection with Dayton, Ohio, Gilroy, California, and El Paso, Texas. But the next mass casualty event could happen anywhere. It is no longer a matter of if the next event occurs, but rather a… Read More
