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10/08/2025

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/10/07/surgeons-general-rfk-jr-robert-kennedy/

10/08/2025

You can increase your GLP-1 production on your own! Disclaimer: The posts on this account are for general information and entertainment, not intended as medical advice. I am a family medicine physician, but interacting with or following this account does not establish a doctor-patient relationship, nor does this information replace the advice of your own doctor.

10/07/2025

I’ll take any motivation that gets me to the gym. If this motivates even 1 other person, I’m thrilled.

10/06/2025

It’s not contagious, but it sure seems like it!! Disclaimer: The posts on this account are for general information and entertainment, not intended as medical advice. I am a family medicine physician, but interacting with or following this account does not establish a doctor-patient relationship, nor does this information replace the advice of your own doctor.

10/02/2025

Colon cancer is increasing among people under 55, and new research points to a surprising culprit: a bacterial toxin called colibactin that damages DNA. Scientists analyzing nearly 1,000 cancer genomes worldwide found that colibactin-related mutations are 3.3 times more common in patients under 40 than in those over 70. Alarmingly, these mutations often appear within the first decade of life, suggesting that some children may unknowingly begin a path toward cancer decades before symptoms arise.
Colibactin is produced by certain E. coli strains living in the gut. Experts believe modern lifestyle factors—such as antibiotics, processed foods, reduced breastfeeding, C-sections, and group childcare—may help these harmful bacteria settle in early. While exact causes are still being studied, this discovery is a major breakthrough in understanding why colon cancer is rising in younger populations.
Researchers are now developing stool tests to detect these DNA mutations early and exploring probiotics to remove colibactin-producing bacteria from the gut. Focusing on childhood gut health could transform cancer prevention strategies and provide a chance to intervene long before traditional screening begins.
This finding highlights the critical connection between gut microbiome and long-term health, showing that maintaining a healthy gut from an early age may be a key step in preventing serious diseases like colon cancer.

10/02/2025

Sometimes things that seem altruistic are actually not. It’s worth considering from another perspective.

09/22/2025

ACOG reaffirms the safety and benefits of acetaminophen use during pregnancy.
More than two decades of research have found no causal link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in children. Acetaminophen continues to be an important and safe option for managing pain and fever in pregnancy—conditions that can pose serious risks to pregnant patients and their fetuses if left untreated. Learn more about acetaminophen use during pregnancy: https://bit.ly/4mqIzWr

09/18/2025

IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.

The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

PRESS RELEASE: https://www.nyc.gov/site/doh/about/press/pr2025/announce-northeast-public-health-collaborative.page

STORY:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/nyregion/northeast-public-health-collaborative-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.m08.d2I5.69wDrgi2ISEP&smid=url-share

09/17/2025

09/07/2025

🚨 UPDATE on the current COVID vaccine access situation in the US.

States where you can get the vaccine without a prescription:
AL, AK, AR, CA, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NE, ND, NH, NJ, OH, OK, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WY

States that issued executive orders so that you can get a COVID vaccine without a prescription: CO, MA, NM, NY, PA

States that still have COVID vaccine prescription requirements (call your reps!): AZ, DC, FL, GA, KY, LA, ME, NC, NV, OR, UT, VA, WV

This information was up to date as of September 5, but please note this is a fluid situation and things are changing quickly on a state by state basis.

UPDATE: The Board of Pharmacy in NV made a statement making vaccines available with a prescription. The Board of Pharmacy in OR downgraded their access to needing a prescription.

06/26/2025

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"We’ve been taught to disappear, but our true power lies in taking up space," writes Anne Marie Chaker.