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  • Patient Regrets

    Patient: If I would have known I would live this long, I would have taken better care of myself and not smoked so much. Me: Patients will tell you all kinds of things! And Covid-19 never crossed his mind.

  • Where Do You Get Your Medical Information?

    I recently found an article on the accuracy of #medical information on #Facebook–it was 85% (wrong that is).  With this much misinformation at our fingertips, no wonder medical advances seem to be muted…obesity, cost of medical care, gun violence, heart disease. If you’re relying on the internet for your medical information, perhaps this link on…

  • When You Just Can’t Fight It Anymore

    I’m often asked about #immunodeficiency–does my body fight infection like it’s supposed to? Is this baby’s immune system normal? Obviously, probably not. Fortunately, #Stevens Johnson syndrome is quite rare, but antibody deficiency is NOT rare and many strategies can be performed to improve the situation. I often start the conversation about #immunodeficiency: “are you worried…

  • Katy Perry has Sleep Apnea!

    No not really, but one of her hits has a slight twist!  I don’t usually digress to humor on a very serious topic, but you might enjoy the break.  Just remember, Shaq has apnea too.

  • The Hidden Gem

    Tulsa has often been chided as the “Oklahoma step child” in comparison to Oklahoma City, but I think this article refutes that myth. http://www.medscape.com/features/slideshow/best-places-to-practice-2015?src=wnl_edit_specol&uac=45399FY#page=4 #Oklahoma boasts a low cost of living, and #physicians responding to the Medscape survey also reported high incomes: an average of $304,000. At 8.5%, the average state and local tax burden is…

  • Drug Reps Will Give You Asthma

    I know you’ve been there before….waiting in the doctor’s office for your appointment and some smartly dressed man or woman barely has to say hello to the receptionist and walks right by your seat, straight to the doctor’s office. “Hey, that’s not fair,” you say to yourself as you dig your nose into that outdated…

  • The Future of Medicine

    I don’t normally stray from the trail of #allergy topics, but this issue is so important for doctors and ultimately patients that it’s worth investigating. If the doctor shortage becomes severe based on a dwindling supply of physicians, and increased utilization with the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare), where will you get care when you need it?…

  • What Else About Allergy is Out There?

    It’s difficult to find good material on the internet related to the practice of #allergy. Here is one such blog site: http://blogs.medscape.com/garystadtmauer.  This blog originates from New York and the practice website is http://www.cityallergy.com.  I will periodically post comments & articles from Dr. Stadtmauer’s blog and I’ve included one below about the coexistence of systemic allergy (that’s…

  • Why See an Allergist?

    Believe it or not the pollen season is just around the corner–6 weeks to be exact.

  • Do You Care if Your Doctor is Board-Certified?

    Boards, boards the medical test, The more you study the more you jest, The more you jest, the more you scream Can Boards just be another scheme? Taken with great artistic license from “Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beans,_Beans,_the_Musical_Fruit) What does it mean for your doctor to be board certified? Let’s start from the beginning…