Should Medical Board Exams Allow for Cellphones During Test-Taking Sessions!
Medical Information versus Medical Knowledge We should not mistake medical information for medical knowledge! The bubble of multibillion dollar medical test-prep industry that has ambiently permeated the entire medical board-related activities appears to favor substitution of bits of information over knowledge. I do, however, firmly believe that the top two most prestigious medical exam producers of […]
Telemedicine: Revolutionizing Healthcare Delivery
Stay Connected to Your Health Anytime and Anywhere The Future of Healthcare Delivery Introduction Telemedicine is transforming the healthcare industry, providing patients with increased accessibility, improved convenience, and reduced costs. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of telemedicine, making it a permanent aspect of the healthcare landscape. In this article, we will explore the […]
Weight Loss Pills
The New Age of New Year’s Resolution! January of 2023 may be remembered as the month that an overwhelming number of people requested weight-control pills from their doctors. The leading impetus for this phenomenon appears to have been fueled by several Hollywood celebrities who have acknowledged the use of Ozempic as their trendy weight loss remedy. In this […]
Novavax Vaccine
Vaccine explosion! Vaccine invasion! Temptations and Hesitations! No more DNA…no more RNA…and just the good ol’ protein! Where’s the twist in all this? Here comes another COvax with its own peculiarities! For all we know, it doesn’t mess with our DNA! It doesn’t muddle with our RNA! In a nutshell, it’s about what we’ve always […]
The Third COVID-19 Vaccine Has Just Entered into the American Market!
What do we need to know about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine? On Monday March 1st, the first truckload of Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccine arrived at the worldwide distribution center of the UPS in Louisville, Kentucky. This marked the day 1 of the entry of the 3rd American COVID vaccine into the market. In this blog my main goal is to […]
To Vaxx or Not to Vaxx!
What are the short- and long-term side effects of COVID-19 vaccinations? When can I expect my vaccination? Every medication comes with its own baggage, and vaccines are no exception. A new pandemic virus like COVID-19 with its own oddities, can only be matched by a newly developed vaccine that can effectively stop its progression. The public […]
COVID-19: What are the odds of my survival?
COVID-related questions that I wish I knew their answers! What do we need to know to healthily navigate through our COVID-infested world? On May 7, my puzzling question was “what are the chances that COVID-19 might have been around for a while in one form or the other but has gone rogue during the past […]
About Covid-19 Medications…
What questions will USMLE and COMLEX ask you in your upcoming exams? Why, among so many drugs in the market have only a handful gotten the world’s attention as potential remedies for COVID-19? What are the reasons for selecting and mechanisms of actions of the proposed drugs for treating COVID-19? Why hydroxychloroquine is used for […]
Firsthand Covid-19 Report of a Frontline Emergency Physician
This blog is written by a front-line physician and as a peer-to-peer advise for his peers regarding Covid-19 diagnosis, prognosis and management. I am an ER MD in New Orleans. Every one of my colleagues have now seen several hundred Covid 19 patients and this is my take on it as of now. Clinical course […]