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Posts published by “Dr. William Miller”

Breast Cancer Screening

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.  Breast cancer is a leading cancer in women in the United States, comprising 1/3 of cancers in women.  About…

Flu Season Comes Early

Our awareness of viral illnesses has become heightened in recent years due to COVID which is now considered to be endemic.   I think it…

Further Rolling Back COVID Restrictions

On October 1st, Canada will no longer require proof of COVID vaccination to enter the country.  Canada is also dropping its requirement that unvaccinated travelers…

History of Modern Hospitals

Last week our hospital on the coast underwent its Joint Commission site visit for the clinical portion of our accreditation survey.  We passed with flying…

Bivalent COVID Vaccine Now Available

On August 31st, the FDA amended its emergency use authorization for both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines to now include a second component targeted…

Polio: Is it Making a Comeback?

In 1988, the World Health Organization resolved to eradicate poliomyelitis; polio for short.  This followed the confirmation that the last case of smallpox was diagnosed…

Monkeypox Update

On June 27th, I reported on the recent outbreak of monkeypox which began in England in May with the first case being identified in a…

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