Dr. Lance Austein

03/16/2026

Coronary heart disease and heart attacks may be prevented with aggressive risk factor reduction. Earlier intervention with meds is recommended.

Eleven medical organizations advised changes to preventive cardiac care that it says could markedly reduce heart attacks and strokes.

05/28/2025

GLP-1s have a lot of upside benefits...

04/01/2025

It's long, but it highlights the debacle that is the Electronic Health Record. The last straw for many of my colleagues. Unable to sustain in private practice, they are employed or retired.

Cheryl Conrad's struggle to access her husband's medical records in 2006 highlights the ongoing challenges of EHR systems. Despite $100B spent, U.S. health care still faces interoperability, security, and usability issues. Will AI and new policies finally deliver on the promise of seamless, secure d...

03/20/2025

Say what you will about this administration, but they are vowed to address the Opioid Crisis and it's toll on our society.

09/26/2024

It really is a miracle...

“The preliminary findings from this study point to the possibility that GLP-1 medications may have value in helping to prevent opioid overdoses.”

02/26/2024

How much is safe? Everybody's different

Ibuprofen can be a blessing for those with aches and pains, but overdoing it poses serious risks.

02/19/2024

for all the generations are cherishing your memory today

01/25/2024

Help us liberate methadone, improving access to lifesaving medical treatment

Urge your members of Congress to support the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act!

01/15/2024

Not perfect, but probably less damaging than alcohol. Additionally, more useful medically..

In newly disclosed documents, federal researchers find that cannabis may have medical uses and is less likely to cause harm than drugs like he**in.

12/13/2023

Well, you do need to continue it, or you will regain the weight!

A new study on tirzepatide, the compound in Mounjaro and Zepbound, gives an early indication.

12/05/2023

We need Methadone in community medical practices. With fentanyl, it has become increasingly difficult to transition from fentanyl to buprenorphine (Suboxone) Congress must act.

The Senate health care committee will soon consider a sweeping bill that, if passed, would be Capitol Hill’s first major action this year on the opioid addiction crisis.

11/20/2023

The new normal is the old normal, for colds and flu...

As we head into the fourth Northern Hemisphere winter of the Age of Covid, respiratory viruses appear to be falling back into seasonal order, experts tell STAT.