Recently I had the chance to have dinner with our National Rural Health Commissioner, Professor Ruth Stewart. Among many topics of conversation was the average life expectancy for Australians. We are at an all-time high with life expectancy at birth currently sitting at 82.8 years. That sounds like great news but this data can be… Read More »
Milwaukee oncologist Michael Thompson, MD, wrote to me yesterday morning (February 10) about an article – “New Study Suggests Apple Watch Heart Rate Sensor Can Predict COVID-19 Up to a Week Before a Swab Test” – promoted on Twitter by MacRumors.com. The story was about the so-called Warrior Watch Study at Mount Sinai Medical Center in… Read More »
In a new Instagram video, Dr. Pimple Popper pops a lip pimple ready to burst. The pop, though seemingly small, is in a delicate, painful area that benefits from Dr. Lee’s careful hand and some numbing. The pimple is likely a whitehead, which forms when dead skin cells, oil, and bacteria become trapped within a… Read More »
When you’re young, most people can receive all the vitamin B12 the body needs from eating meat, fish and dairy – unless they’re a vegetarian or vegan. Still, there are foods fortified with vitamin B12 that are available in supermarkets. Ada – a global health company founded by doctors, scientists, and industry pioneers – commented… Read More »
In her latest Instagram video, Dr. Pimple Popper has to pop a lipoma out of her patient. A lipoma is a collection of overgrown fat cells that have created a bump beneath the skin. According to commenters, this lipoma looks like ‘cooked shrimp.’ Dr. Pimple Popper is back at it again on Instagram, and as… Read More »