Opinion
- Author:
- Linda Girgis, MD
Publish date: December 12, 2024
It should be noted that no contraception method is contraindicated based on a patient’s body size. However, physicians should use evidence-based in...
Opinion
- Author:
- Linda Girgis, MD
Publish date: September 30, 2024
It would be helpful to have a [vaccination] strategy in place to prevent infection in populations rather than focusing just on exposed individuals....
Opinion
- Author:
- Linda Girgis, MD
Publish date: August 20, 2024
While these guidelines consider the dangers of a certain medication at the population level, sometimes the benefits do outweigh the risks at the pa...
Opinion
- Author:
- Linda Girgis, MD
Publish date: May 20, 2024
We must educate ourselves on this disease and appropriate treatment depending on classification.
Opinion
- Author:
- Linda Girgis, MD
Publish date: February 21, 2024
Acne can be as life-altering to the patient as other chronic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
Opinion
- Author:
- Linda Girgis, MD
Publish date: December 18, 2023
We need to arm ourselves with the limited evidence about the use of probiotics.
Opinion
- Author:
- Linda Girgis, MD
Publish date: November 14, 2023
Listen to your patients about vitamin and mineral supplements, answer their questions, and tell them the facts.
Opinion
- Author:
- Linda Girgis, MD
Publish date: October 19, 2023
No one should feel stigmatized when they come for medical help.
Opinion
- Author:
- Linda Girgis, MD
Publish date: September 15, 2023
Applying guidelines that take whole populations into consideration often doesn’t translate well to single patients.
Opinion
- Author:
- Linda Girgis, MD
Publish date: July 18, 2023
It is good that screening is now recommended, but we need to do more to tear down the stigma attached to mental illness.
Opinion
- Author:
- Linda Girgis, MD
Publish date: May 12, 2023
While the guidelines do a great job recommending how to prescribe opioids, they do not go into any depth discussing other treatment options.
Opinion
- Author:
- Linda Girgis, MD
Publish date: March 20, 2023
“Most of us have seen our patients with diabetes having difficulty getting a prescription for Ozempic filled,” says family physician.
Opinion
- Author:
- Linda Girgis, MD
Publish date: February 1, 2023
Patients receiving treatments rarely become symptom free.
Opinion
- Author:
- Linda Girgis, MD
Publish date: October 21, 2022
According to the GOLD report, initial management of COPD should aim at reducing exposure to risk factors such as smoking or other chemical exposure...
Opinion
- Author:
- Linda Girgis, MD
Publish date: June 13, 2022
The disease is now described as involving chronic limitation in airflow that results from a combination of small airway disease and parenchymal des...
