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What Does BMI Really Tell Us?
Definitive Diagnostic Tool or Part of a Greater Health Matrix? It’s an easily understood calculation: Body Mass Index, popularly known as BMI, computes an individual’s measure of body fat as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. Levels are defined...
Looking back on 2 years of uncertainty, adversity and more than a few silver linings
Since the beginning of COVID-19, we have recognized the truth of philosopher George Santayana’s oft-quoted 1905 writing — “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” — and looked for lessons from the 1918 Spanish flu, the deadliest pandemic of the...
Specialdocs COVID-19 education event reaches thousands of physicians and patients
Since the beginning of the pandemic, we’ve all been bombarded with a preponderance of information and misinformation. For physicians, the most trusted source of healthcare guidance for their patients, it’s been particularly challenging to offer definitive answers to...
Now available on demand: COVID-19 Update and Perspectives from Paul E. Sax, MD
On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, Specialdocs Consultants hosted a special informational event featuring Dr. Sax, a nationally respected COVID-19 expert. Dr. Sax is the Clinical Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Professor...
Pandemic Stress Likely Compounded by Seasonal Affective Disorder
Coping With Sad This Winter As we continue to weather the storm of COVID-19, seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is once again on our radar. More subtle than an arctic blast, SAD is just as real, with just as much potential to have a chilling effect on our mood,...
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