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I am envisioning a day when my older patients with significant neurologic issues (Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Dementias and Memory Decline of various types) will return to class to improve their brains and physical constitution. They’ll go back to school….and they’ll like it! This school would be called DDA …..Dr. Doug’s Academy (I’m riffing on an idea …
Resistant bacteria are constantly emerging in the real world. In the hospital, the pressures that broad-spectrum antibiotics apply to bacteria reproduction makes the bacteria ripe to respond with novel and aggressive resistance strategies. The recent UCLA Reagan Medical Center scare has brought this issue to light. This highly resistant germ, is called a CRE infections, …
I’m saddened to say that my father, Dr. Mervyn Lakin, passed away on September 1st, at 80 years-old, in his home in Scottsdale. He had struggled with lymphoma/leukemia for years and had been cared for and supported by so many of the medical professionals in our community, that his longevity was a testament to both …