EverythingHealth Blog

Jan 24, 20233 min read

Help Your Doctor Help You

Surveys show that people are pretty unhappy with the state of health care in the United States these days. Insurance is way too...

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Toni Brayer MD

Jan 13, 20232 min read

Jeff Beck Meningitis

Music fans were shocked to learn that Jeff Beck died rather suddenly of bacterial meningitis. Physicians know that meningitis is an...

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Toni Brayer MD

Jan 3, 20232 min read

Damar Hamlin Collapse

Football watchers were shocked yesterday to witness the collapse and critical hospitalization of young healthy Damar Hamlin during the...

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Celebs Medical Care-The Scourge of the VIP

Toni Brayer MD

Nov 2, 20222 min read

Celebs Medical Care-The Scourge of the VIP

Sharon Stone has publicly said a large fibroid tumor was missed by medical professionals. This followed a prior incident where she...

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Toni Brayer MD

Oct 26, 20222 min read

Galleri Test to Detect Early Cancer

We may have a way to detect early cancer with one blood test. The Galleri Test is now available with an order from your doctor and it...

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Toni Brayer MD

Oct 7, 20222 min read

How to know if something is infected

Signs of infection would be redness that continues to extend outside the wound that is worsening over time.

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Toni Brayer MD

Oct 3, 20221 min read

Are Drugs Past Expiration Date OK?

Pharmaceutical drugs, both prescription and over-the-counter come with an expiration date.

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Toni Brayer MD

Aug 21, 20223 min read

Fake Online Reviews

I I've been approached by marketing companies to write 5 star reviews on Amazon products in exchange for free products and gift cards. ...

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Toni Brayer MD

Aug 5, 20222 min read

Anti-Science is Killing Americans

This showed up in my social media feed today. It's enough to make a doctor want to pull her hair out. (more in a future report about...

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Toni Brayer MD

Jul 19, 20221 min read

Poem-Do Not Resuscitate

Do Not Resuscitate- Brenda Butka, MD I can say your father is dying. I can say wishing will not make it so, belief doesn't change a...

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Toni Brayer MD

May 29, 20222 min read

OK, Now MonkeyPox

I'm writing this to say don't worry about monkeypox. Seriously, I know the news and internet is all over it, and even President Biden...

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Toni Brayer MD

Apr 15, 20223 min read

Guns, Violence and Health

I've been pretty disillusioned since the Sandy Hook Massacres in 2012. When we offer only "thoughts and prayers" for 26 kindergarteners...

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Toni Brayer MD

Dec 27, 20212 min read

Where Did Smallpox Go?

I love reading medical history and JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) has a feature in each journal from the past. In...

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How Long Does it Take for Swallowed Legos to be Pooped Out?

Toni Brayer MD

May 3, 20212 min read

How Long Does it Take for Swallowed Legos to be Pooped Out?

If you have little kids you know that they are always putting objects in their mouths and it only takes a second before they swallow...

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Toni Brayer MD

Apr 12, 20212 min read

Health Review - little known facts

EverythingHealth stays up to date on medical and national health information so I thought I'd share a few random little known facts with...

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Toni Brayer MD

Apr 8, 20212 min read

Biodiversity and Your Allergies

I was on the tennis court with friends who were sneezing and rubbing their noses. Spring and warmer weather means it's allergy season....

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Toni Brayer MD

Mar 7, 20212 min read

Red Alert Symptoms-don't ignore

One of the unfortunate sequelae of Covid-19 has been medical clinics shutting down and patients not receiving regular care at their...

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EverythingHealth

Oct 22, 20202 min read

scintillating scotoma

The strange visual phenomenon

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EverythingHealth

Aug 18, 20201 min read

Don't Believe Mr. Pillow Guy

So let me spare you reading and give you the cliff notes to this blog: DO NOT TAKE OLEANDRIN TO PREVENT OR CURE COVID-19.

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EverythingHealth

Jul 14, 20202 min read

I Have Gout - Now What?

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