DD #2 - Influenza and the Flu Vaccine

Doctor Doctor

English - January 12, 2018 20:18 - 51 minutes - 71.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 214 ratings
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Previous Episode: DD #1 - A Catholic Doctor's Witness

Next Episode: DD #3 - End of Life Planning

In this episode:

Medical News (1:00) – Best options for pain control

Preventive Medicine Tip (7:02) – Mammogram recommendations (United States Preventative Screening Task Force https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/)

Guest Interview (13:00) – Dr. Andrew Mullally of Credo Family Medicine discusses the facts and fictions of influenza and the best treatments and preventive options, including the flue vaccine

Medical Trivia (Answer at 39:00) - True or False - If you have a history of an allergy to penicillin, you should never receive a penicillin-family antibiotic or an antibiotic in the related cephalosporin family?

Find out more from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology “Choosing Wisely” program (http://www.choosingwisely.org/)

Listener Questions (45:03) – Have you ever had to compromise your faith as a Catholic physician?

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