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    Allan M. Block, MD

    Opinion

    In general, I’m happy

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: November 29, 2023

    Subspecialists are important to maintain medical excellence, but we still need people willing to do general...

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    Opinion

    Staying in my lane

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: November 22, 2023

    Part of life is accepting what you can and can’t do.

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    Opinion

    Marketing the meds

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: November 13, 2023

    Perhaps a portion of the significant amount of money spent on pharmaceutical marketing, branding, and...

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    Opinion

    The placebo effect

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: November 7, 2023

    Accumulating evidence suggests that some ingredients in over-the-counter cold and cough remedies are ineffective...

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    Opinion

    Thinking about masks

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: October 27, 2023

    While nothing is 100% successful, masks put a respiratory filter of sorts between us and the world (and vice versa).

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    Opinion

    Where do you stand on the Middle East conflict?

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: October 18, 2023

    The situation in the Middle East, serious as it may be, is not part of the doctor-patient relationship any more...

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    Opinion

    Take two pills and make a donation

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: October 10, 2023

    To actively solicit donations from someone under your care is tasteless and inappropriate.

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    Opinion

    I’ll make a note of that

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: October 2, 2023

    As technology advances us toward a digital, paperless world, paper – for better or worse – still has its place...

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    Opinion

    Footprints

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: September 28, 2023

    In medicine, and in everyday life, we strive to do our best for ourselves and for those who need us.

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    Opinion

    Hunt, gather, and turn on the Keurig

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: September 18, 2023

    Over the millennia we’ve changed daily routines from something critical for survival to what we need for individual success in a chosen field.

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    Opinion

    Dusty, but still cool

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: September 11, 2023

    In life, as in medicine, priorities change and evolve with the times.

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    Opinion

    The magic of music

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: September 5, 2023

    Music is a part of that mysterious essence that makes us human. It touches all of us in some way.

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    Opinion

    It’s not an assembly line

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: August 29, 2023

    Private equity buyouts may benefit some businesses, but medical practices are not one of them.

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    Opinion

    Buyer beware

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: August 22, 2023

    Advertisements for unproven treatments abound, and it is up to the consumer to judge the merits of such “sketchy...

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    Opinion

    Babe Ruth’s unique cane, and why he used it

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: August 2, 2023

    Seventy-five years after his death, the case of Babe Ruth still presents pertinent questions.

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