As we age, its common to manage multiple health conditionsfrom high blood pressure and cholesterol to arthritis or sleep concerns. Often, each condition comes with its own prescription. Before you know it, your daily pill organizer is overflowing. At East County Internal Medicine, we see many patients in Lakewood Ranch managing five, ten, or even […]
Hi, Over the years I’ve filled roles for regulating fraud, waste and abuse in Medicare, and the list of culprits is exhaustive, but one we’re going to talk about today is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBO), in short, it’s a big waste of money and time, and doesn’t prevent amputations. Shut it down. Don’t make American […]
Supporters of the United States’ decision to leave the World Health Organization (WHO), which was formally initiated in January 2025 and completed in January 2026, cite several strategic, financial, and political benefits: Financial Savings: Proponents argue that the U.S. carried a disproportionate share of the WHO’s financial burden. Withdrawing allows for the redirection of hundreds […]