About this Blog:
As a pharmacist, I am used to providing medical information to patients, and like many health care professionals I am
Diabetes and Amputations
Diabetes causes damage to many different organs and systems in the body. Having high blood sugars over a long period
Did We Need Another Opioid?
The recent FDA approval of a new fast acting opioid product has been met with concern and controversy, especially in
Do Statins Cause Diabetes?
People with high cholesterol or other risk factors for heart attacks and strokes are often prescribed medications to lower cholesterol,
Healthy Fats
For many years consumption of dietary fat was blamed for obesity and heart disease, but different types of fat have
Benzodiazepines vs. SSRIs for Anxiety:
Anxiety disorders are common in Americans, affecting more than one in four adults at some point in their lives. Treatment
How Did We Get So Fat?
Blaming overweight and obese patients for their condition is counterproductive and unfortunately commonplace, both in society and at the doctor’s
New Cancer Drugs
A new class of biological medications known as bispecific antibodies may offer hope for hard to treat cancers by using
Problems with Proton Pump Inhibitors
Popular heartburn drugs like omeprazole, pantoprazole, esomeprazole and others belong to a class of medications called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs).
Return of the Measles
Measles is one of the most highly contagious viruses that infects humans, and there are outbreaks  occurring in several states
Financial Toxicity
Patients living with diseases like heart disease, cancer, and other conditions that require expensive treatments and frequent hospitalizations are often
