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Mar 31, 20232 min read

Coverage for Preventive Services Struck Down

You have probably forgotten that Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) ensured that Health Insurance Companies cover preventive services. ...

What Killed Beethoven? - mystery finally solved

Toni Brayer MD

Mar 26, 20232 min read

What Killed Beethoven? - mystery finally solved

For decades, doctors and historians have tried to figure out how the musical genius, Ludwig van Beethoven, died at age 56. We know from...

Toni Brayer MD

Mar 23, 20232 min read

What Vegetables to Eat

A "plant based diet" is recommended over and over as the healthiest way to eat. But what vegetables are the healthiest? Some vegetables...

Toni Brayer MD

Mar 13, 20232 min read

Where Did Covid-19 Come From?

In case you forgot, we all started hearing about Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) in about January or Feb 2020. By March much of the US was shut...

Toni Brayer MD

Mar 4, 20232 min read

Your Income Predicts Your Health

There is a saying among health researchers and doctors that says "The size of your wallet is the best predictor of health". In other...

Toni Brayer MD

Mar 2, 20232 min read

Diane Feinstein and Shingles

I wrote about Shingles back in 2016 but it's back in the news since Senator Diane Feinstein has been hospitalized in San Francisco with...

Toni Brayer MD

Feb 21, 20232 min read

Aging Skin

A common skin condition that worries many patients is called Bateman's Purpura, named after British dermatology pioneer, Thomas Bateman. ...

Toni Brayer MD

Feb 16, 20232 min read

Is Madonna's New Look Empowering?

Everyone seems to have an opinion about Madonna's facial and body changes with her extensive plastic surgery. She is praised for being...

Toni Brayer MD

Feb 14, 20232 min read

Five Valentine Day Heart Facts

Valentines Day is a special time to celebrate love and affection, and what better way to do that than by taking a closer look at one of...

Toni Brayer MD

Feb 4, 20232 min read

America's Shame-Food Deserts

A "food desert"in a rural community is defined as no market within 10 miles. The USDA defines it as no ready access to nutritious foods...

Toni Brayer MD

Jan 31, 20231 min read

Improve Health in Short Spurts

Are your New Year resolutions already starting to wane? Not getting in the exercise you promised yourself you would do daily? Guess...

Toni Brayer MD

Jan 25, 20231 min read

Eat This Snack Daily

A handful of almonds/walnuts and blueberries are Super Foods. Make this a daily snack. Almonds-Healthy fats, fiber, protein, Magnesium...

Toni Brayer MD

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...

Toni Brayer MD

Jan 17, 20232 min read

Reducing the Risk of Breast Cancer

I have yet to meet a woman who isn't worried about developing breast cancer, the most common female malignancy in the U.S. All breast...

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...