April 2020

Face-To-Face

My Geriatric Patients have, in many cases, multiple chronic medical conditions that I can help manage with frequent visits.   The most pressing concern these days is worsening loneliness and isolation,  now worsened by the viral concerns in the community. Families are not allowed to visit. In some cases, my house calls have been their only contact with …

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Risk and Benefit

The Plaquenil controversy has been a hot topic during coronaviral pandemic.  In this Country we seem to believe that only our science counts.  The drug hydroxychloroquine has been studied since the last century and most recently shown effectiveness against COVID.   My family took doses during a recent trip to Africa and are still alive.  When …

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