Erythritol, a common artificial sweetener, may be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (i.e., heart attack and stroke). Since erythritol is not heavily metabolized and is excreted in the urine, the FDA classifies it as “generally recognized as safe.”...Read More
Given the severity of the Fentanyl poisoning epidemic in every part of our country, I wanted to summarize the pharmacology information for you. Fentanyl is a member of the opiate class of medications. These are derived from the opium poppy. Morphine would be...Read More
As you have heard in the news, there is a fentanyl epidemic where synthetic Fentanyl made in China and brought into the US by drug cartels is poisoning people. It has become so bad that many cities have vending machines for...Read More
In the midst of the Fentanyl epidemic, there is now a new drug of abuse called Xylazine, or “Tranq.” This is a veterinary medication used to sedate animals, but it has been leaking out onto the streets and creating issues as...Read More
The CDC is exploring a link between Pfizer’s new bivalent COVID vaccine and stroke risk. The CDC has a real-time data monitoring system for adverse events, and this has shown a POTENTIAL link between the vaccine and strokes in people over...Read More
The FDA granted accelerated approval of a new Alzheimer’s disease medication called Leqembi, made by the pharmaceutical company Eisai Global based on its ability to “may” slow down the progression of cognitive decline early on in the disease. It works by...Read More
It was announced this week that singer Celine Dion has a condition called Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), also known as Progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity. This is a rare neurological autoimmune condition where the body’s immune system attacks the nerves from the brain...Read More
Hospitals, Urgent Care Centers, and Pediatric offices are overwhelmed by an early surge of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). This virus typically presents with cold-like symptoms but is quite contagious to children and adults, not just because of the sneezing and coughing,...Read More
In order to allow patients to refrain from significant travel to have a surgical procedure done in a hospital, we are seeing an explosion in the number of ambulatory surgery centers or ASCs. Many people prefer to have surgery close to...Read More
As you know, each year a new influenza vaccine is created based on the most likely predominant strain. The good news is this year’s vaccine seems to be quite effective. Unfortunately, currently the US is seeing an enormous surge in influenza with...Read More
