Potty-training is fun, said no one ever. Arguably some of the most frustrating and expensive parts of raising a child stem from the potty-training process. The trick to potty-training is waiting on the readiness of the child, and it’s important, […]
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You have to read all the way to the end for the gin and tonic part and, as always, share away. If you’ve read some of the other posts, you’ve read my view that hydroxychloroquine isn’t the magic bullet that
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Alright, buckle up because this is too long and as an added bonus is uninteresting. Still though, let’s take a crack at COVID-19 and your hemoglobin. COVID-19, biology and hematology I’m sorry for being blunt, but this new virus is
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So, there’s been a lot of talk about COVID-19 being airborne and I thought it would be important to detail a few aspects of something being airborne, not airborne, and what exactly that means. If you watched the movie “Outbreak”, you
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To understand how the flu vaccine works, you need to understand how your immune system works. I feel compelled by duty to my profession to type this out. Please, share the heck out of this, because people need to know this
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Maintain a healthy brain and help prevent cognitive impairment and dementia. Healthy choices play a vital role in the overall well-being of our bodies and minds. What we eat and drink, how often we exercise, the ways we socialize and
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You’ve probably heard the term “preventive medicine” a lot since the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010. The law requires insurance companies to cover several preventive care services at no cost to you. But what exactly is preventive medicine? Preventive
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One-third of American adults have a dangerous condition that is so hard to detect that 20 percent of those who have it don’t even know it. Known as the “silent killer,” hypertension causes the heart to work harder than it
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Name: Jolene Givant, M.P.A.S., PA-C Title: Physician Assistant/Assistant Professor Clinic: Family Medicine Clinic Undergraduate School: Mercy School of Nursing, Des Moines, Iowa Grand View University, Des Moines, Iowa Medical School: Des Moines University, Des Moines, Iowa What Attracted Me to Medicine:
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Name: April Vargus, M.S.P.A.S., PA-C Title: Physician Assistant Clinic: Family Medicine Clinic Undergraduate School: Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, Iowa Medical School: Des Moines University, Des Moines, Iowa Additional Degrees/Training: Academic Fellowship, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina What
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