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MEDICAL: What is considered “controlled high blood pressure

WEBBy Paul Goldfinger, MD, FACC and Dean of the Blogfinger School of Medicine (licensed off shore on Coney Island) In a New York Times medical article …

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New data show hospitals charge vastly different prices for same

WEBThe New York Times (8/22, Kliff, Katz, Taylor) reports, “This year, the federal government ordered hospitals to begin publishing a prized secret: a complete list …

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Modern medical history on Blogfinger–2020: How to build a …

WEBBy Paul Goldfinger, MD, FACC. Editor @Blogfinger.net 20 years ago, Lee Health, Ft.Myers, Florida, obtained 400 acres of land from farmers who were growing …

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MEDICAL: Why Get a Second Opinion When the First One is Just …

WEBBy Paul Goldfinger MD, FACC Reprinted with the permission of the author. People understand that getting a second opinion might be a good idea in certain medical …

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A MEDICAL MIRACLE IN QUEENS, NEW YORK c. 1971. Update 2021.

WEBBy Paul Goldfinger, MD, FACC. Editor, Blogfinger.net. I was covering the all-night shift in the ER at LaGuardia Hospital in Queens. As a cardiology resident at Mt. …

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How Will the Affordable Care Act Impact the Quality of Medical …

WEBBy Paul Goldfinger, MD, FACC Editor@Blogfinger As many of you know, my main concern regarding Obamacare relates to how it will affect quality of care. But all we …

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Who is providing your healthcare

WEBPhysicians are trained to lead, and the AMA stands in strong support of physician-led health care teams. More than 90% of patients say that a physician’s years …

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Blogfinger Medical Report: New guidelines lower definition of high

WEBIn “To Your Health,” the Washington Post (11/13) reports, “Acting for the first time in 14 years, the American Heart Association, the American College of …

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Physician Burnout. Medicine’s great resignation

WEBFebruary 24, 2022 by Blogfinger. “One in five physicians say it is likely they will leave their current practice within two years. Meanwhile, about one in three doctors and other …

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From the CDC, AMA, and Blogfinger: Choice of vaccine and …

WEBCDC ON VACCINE AVAILABILITY AND BEST MODE OF TRAVEL: "Many Americans might be debating the best way to travel, although the Centers for Disease …

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MEDICAL: Are Annual Physical Exams Out-of-Date

WEBIn the N.Y. Times Sunday Review on June, 3, 2012, a physician presents an article entitled: “Let’s (Not) Get Physicals.”. The subtitle is: “We cling to the ritual of the …

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MEDICAL: More physicians leaving private practice for hospitals.

WEBThe Washington Times (7/24, Devaney) reports, “As if the problem weren’t already bad enough, several medical professionals told a House panel that the Obama …

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Eggs….bad for you or not

WEBPaul Goldfinger, MD, FACC. [email protected]. Re-post from 2019. Ocean Grove, NJ In the 2011 edition of our book* on preventing heart disease, we have …

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Peace in the Snow: 1969 New York City

WEBBy Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger In February 1969, New York City was hit by a major snowstorm. That month the Vietnam War was still raging, and the North …

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CDC: Masking No Longer Required in Healthcare Settings WebMD …

WEBThe Centers for Disease Control has changed its position on mandatory masking in health care settings, no longer recommending that it be universal. It's a …

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Questions of the day: What are the differences between isolation, …

WEBMost of the information below is from Johns Hopkins Medicine: Isolation and quarantine are public health practices used to protect the public by preventing exposure …

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U.S. surgeon general calls for greater use of smoking cessation …

WEBThe NY Times says that on Thursday, the U.S. Surgeon General’s office released a report on smoking cessation highlighting the variety of proven smoking …

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The ACA (Affordable Care Act): What about the role of the physician

WEBBy Paul Goldfinger, MD, FACC Now that the ACA has become a certain reality, the two areas that interest me most should begin to come into focus out of the …

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“Some Americans Taking Too Much Vitamin D, Study Says

WEBABC World News Tonight (6/20, story 13, 0:15, Muir) reported on a new study “finding millions of Americans are taking too much vitamin D now.”. Reuters (6/20, …

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Depression era New York…

WEBRecent Blogfinger posts: Truro Dunes December 21, 2023; OG lifestyles: 150th anniversary celebration. 2019. December 21, 2023; Mom is in charge…

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Obamacare is forcing the destruction of private practice medicine

WEBSome doctors have left or are planning to leave the profession. In the Wall Street Journal on Dec. 7, an op-ed article by Scott Gottlieb, MD, an expert on health …

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Photography: Eliot Porter

WEBPosts about Photography: Eliot Porter written by Blogfinger. By Paul Goldfinger, Photography Editor, Blogfinger.net. Eliot Porter (1901-1990), from Illinois, …

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