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Programming note: I will be on a long overdue vacation starting tomorrow. As I will be out of country and totally emptying my mind, my blog will pause. Please stay safe and healthy and do enjoy life! DocHandal
Doc Handal takes to the air with an insightful podcast conversation about repairing your torn skin. Sutures, stitches with needle and thread, staples, and adhesive glue are all possibilities but require considerations. These are a few ways to get ‘split’ skin back together, if too messy for mother nature. Today in this podcast you’ll learn […]
As a physician, I must speak out. This podcast is titled Pandemic Fatigue but it could easily have been titled Pandemic – My Opinion! I have blogged often on the topic of the SARS CoV2 virus from a purely medical and scientific slant. This podcast shares my frustration and disappointment with a medical issue so botched […]
Doc Handal, in her latest podcast, shares practical uses for a common medicine cabinet item. She includes recipes for its multiple uses from warts to whitening teeth. Do you know how to get rid of the skunk smell on your dog? Listen Up and learn!
A large number of studies. correcting for other factors. isolating sleep as a risk for heart disease Listen Up, as DocHandal shares. Download the latest episode
Did you know no regulations exist to mandate that toxic ingredients don’t go into tattoo ink? Don’t you want to know, not just presume, what is injected into & under the dermis layer of your skin is safe? Tattoos are not safe! Canadian researchers published, in the medical journal Contact Dermatitis, an analysis of 73 […]
So you woke up with a sore throat and a little runny nose, in the evening you started coughing and felt feverish. In the past year, your mind would have immediately jumped to COVID-19. But if you are already fully vaccinated, you might wonder: Should I still get tested for COVID-19? Listen to Doc Handal’s […]
The prevailing educated guess is that the pandemic will go endemic! Endemic means that there are always people who are infected, who pass the infection to somebody else and then recover. Only 2 ways a pandemic can end either go on to be endemic or virus is eradicated. Read what else is changing for the […]
Latest information objectively presented in Doc’s latest podcast. Listen Up, thru your favorite source. Discover what the nonmedical outlets say is only an incomplete picture. Find out what’s between the lines, what is real, and most importantly what you need to do. Go to your favorite podcast platform, listen below, or to Doc Handal’s podcast […]
Studies indicate tea tree oil has amazing antiviral properties. Everyone has the SARS-CoV-2 on their minds so I must let you in on this wonderful adjunct to my medical care. I use it for fever blisters (Herpes simplex) and sore throats, but remember when you use it as a gargle with 10:1 water to tea […]
Flu vs. Covid-19! It’s the season –winter illness the flu– and although the numbers are down dramatically, we have a ‘cousin’ albeit a distant one to influenza, causing a pandemic! So flu or COVID-19? Am sure you might worry about flu vs. COVID-19. Can you tell if you are coming down with the flu or […]
The latest podcast addresses the big question of immunity to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. You have had the nasty thing and how long before your immunity ceases? ListenUp! Doc Handal shares the latest research and explains the basics of how a strong immune system responds. Have a listen via your favorite source to the COVID-19 immunity podcast.
There likely will be a time, before the vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 arrives, when you will get a test. This pandemic is far from over in this humble physician’s opinion. Have a listen to this short podcast and be current on viral testing. FDA approved the saliva at-home test.
This short podcast reveals the serious limitations and false security a little dab of ethanol-alcohol based liquid sanitizer can give you. Doc Handal updates you on recent research and debunks the belief that a ‘little dab will prevent’. Download the latest episode
There are many considerations everyone must comprehend when enjoying the benefits of this information technology era. Stop and listen to the salient highlights you must consider, especially since a recent study showed your cellphone is dirtier than a bathroom. Doc Handal gets to the issues. Download the latest episode
No spare partsfor eyes lying round,and the longer you live the more you want to see. Prevention is critical and it takes many forms, detailed comphrensive eye exams yearly, wearing safety glasses, blocking harmful blue light from your devices, so listen up as doc Handal focuses on what you need to do. Download the latest […]
The American Heart Association (AHA) has updated the 2008 exercise guidelines for all ages. The 2nd Ed. is plump full of info but most importantly it emphasizes ‘just move’. Listen Up to Doc Handal’s new podcast.
DocHandal latest podcast lets you in on the important considerations in children of mild head trauma, concussion, and what parents need to know. Warning signs, when to go to the ER, terminology and much more as only Doc can tell you. Some warning signs of mild versus severe types of brain injury are hard to […]
Recent research suggests we totally rethink our ‘proper’ sleep times. Listen Up to DocHandal’s latest podcast there is surprising information, including more is not always better!
Stress is well worth noting. When anyone is stressed or even approaching a stress level it is time to be concerned. Once a person reaches a full-blown crisis, your intervention and safety are almost always out the window. A professional is now necessary. Let Doc Handal, in this podcast, share a few easy to pick […]
At times dietary choices become the lesser of 2 evils either it is calories, fat content, salt, artificial ingredients like sweeteners and dyes. DocHandal’s latest podcast shares scientifically sound food choices wither eating in or out. From soup to dessert and don’t forget wine learn why certain choices are smarter! Learn which is the healthier choice: […]
Yes at least 2 serving a week but lurking in your fish are good omega-3s, high protein with low fat but watch for the environmental contaminants-mercury, dioxins and PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls). Listen as DocHandal let you in some important health facts. Podcast Teaser: Every diet toots eating fish 2/week is healthy, the American Heart Association […]
Every once in a while practical, easy to apply to daily life concepts are arrived at by scientists. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published (March 19) their deduction regarding airplane travel and illness. Lots happens to the human body on-board and mostly bad. No one knows the true numbers when it comes to […]
It is your body and yes doctors are caregivers, but they do not know everything! Do they know what you may want, that you want to hear all possible treatment options, need expectations compared and more – so Listen Up! (iTunes) Doc Handal will again empower you to be your own best advocate.
Once symptoms of stroke start a stopwatch starts with time lost being brain tissue lost. Timing is everything, quick to stroke center, for a rapid workup to determine extent, type and care of the stroke. The clock starts when symptoms start. 2018 Guidelines for stroke care are: -a blood thinner must be given up to […]
Learn what inflammation is, and how to fight the bad type with an anti inflammatory diet. Most important hear how your diet can help avoid a wide range of illness, and compliment conventional medical treatment. The good and the bad choices are straight forward and need to know basics, listen up as DocHandal relays them […]
Seasonal Affective Disorder is the dark side of the holiday season. A form of depression relatively common needs to be recognized in its subtleness and addressed. Learn behavioral clues, and plan to intervene from Doc Handal Listen Up or Read on… Holiday stress is a well-recognized condition, we see it in the workplace, at home […]
Medicines, chemicals that interact! No matter OTC or perscription, all drugs can interact with food and other medications. Drugs are chemicals that can have no or serious interactions with your body chemistry -learn dangers and prevention from Doc Handal.
A forced retirement policy is illegal for most professions in the US. Fact, we aren’t ‘what’ we used to be! When should doctors retire? Fact, 1 in 4 physicans are over 65 and completed medical training over 35 years ago! Listen Up, as Doc Handal thinks out loud about this potentially life-threatening reality. What are should […]
How do you get this the most common form of arthritis. Inflammation of joints from too much uric acid in your blood is excruciatingly painful. Listen to key factors about this condition from Doc Handal – as only she can distill the important elements. What is it? What to Do? How to prevent! Medication that […]
Learn indepth on this topic, from basics to what can be expected for those with this condition. There are 85.7 million (34%) Americans with high blood pressure, many undiagnosed and about half of those taking medication not well controlled – so you need to listen up!
We all have skin moles as many as 40 or more. They are not simply all ‘dark spots’. Learn about the different types, treatment and much more from Doc Handal when you listen to her podcast.
DocHandal shares what we know and do not know about Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) this very common form of dementia. On average a 2 year delay in diagnosing is common, and 20% of folks with AD do not even know they have it! So listen up and make a difference.
DocHandal shares risks, diagnosis and treatments for this tick acquired disease.Learn from her how to protect yourself from a chronic debilitating disease.
Learn the lowdown in a basic overview of what you need to know to take best of care when it comes to a medical problem 9.3% of Americans have! Want to read more check out this previous blog.
The prevalence of physician burnout starting from medical school training will shock you. Get the specifics and how to recognize this in your medical care setting. Doc Handal Speaks Up!
Doc Handal offers tips for before during and after your healthcare visit. How to share connect and understand is important- learn how easy it can be in this podcast. Get the most out of any medical care encounter!
You can avert skin cancer with a few inexpensive actions. DocHandal shares specific action and the logic behind them. You can’t afford not to listen up to this podcast!
An all too common cancer effecting men 3 times more than women. Learn the needed information to recognize and deal with this stubborn cancer-has a 50-80% chance of recurring. DocHandal packs beaucoup data in this short podcast.
A drop of blood squeezed out of your body can offer so much health information. Quick and able to be done anywhere these tests can save lives. New medical testing exists and is on the horizon so listen up to a short update in DocHandal’s new podcast.