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The ongoing search for answers

Author:
Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: January 30, 2023

We learn just as much, if not more, from a negative study as from a positive one.

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Holding out hope for ambroxol

Author:
Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: January 23, 2023

That ambroxol, a cold medicine, may benefit patients with Parkinson’s disease is an enticing notion, but solid...

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Opinion

Diagnosing rare disorders

Author:
Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: January 17, 2023

Advances in medical science don’t change the fact that human error never goes away.

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Opinion

Why is a healthy diet so hard to maintain?

Author:
Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: January 9, 2023

The question really isn’t “what’s the best diet?” That’s been answered. The real question is “how do I stick with it?”

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Opinion

Grateful and hopeful

Author:
Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: December 21, 2022

2022 certainly wasn’t bad for my family and me, though not as good as any of us hoped.

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Opinion

Taking our own advice

Author:
Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: December 12, 2022

Those of us taking care of others often don’t do the same for ourselves.

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Opinion

Dialing down the negativity

Author:
Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: December 5, 2022

In-person communication, or on the phone, adds a greater chance to reason through things, explain misunderstandings, and clarify statements rather...

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Opinion

Jump starting thankfulness

Author:
Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: November 29, 2022

A little down time can be a good thing.

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Opinion

Earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer’s: A good start, but then what?

Author:
Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: November 22, 2022

There are valid concerns with any system centered on early dementia diagnosis.

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Opinion

The Charlie Brown tree

Author:
Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: November 14, 2022

With the stresses of the holidays and other year-end chores, a sad little Christmas tree is a reminder to keep a sense of humor.

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News

Software templates: Use at your own peril

Author:
Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: November 8, 2022

Any sort of default setting in medical office software can’t be taken for granted.

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Opinion

Should health care be a right?

Author:
Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: November 1, 2022

In the United States, health care isn’t guaranteed, as it is in many other countries.

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Opinion

Asking about gun ownership: A loaded question?

Author:
Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: October 25, 2022

Someone with impaired judgment, cognition, self-control, reasoning, and memory shouldn’t have access to guns.

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Opinion

Drug abusers will find a way

Author:
Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: October 18, 2022

If everything that can be abused gets banned, all we’ll be left with are Tylenol and Preparation H.

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Opinion

Ruminations on health care spending

Author:
Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: October 10, 2022

$18 billion is a lot of money if it’s being spent on fruitless treatments.

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