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Dr. Barketts advice on precautions and preparation to help prevent falls.

When choosing a therapy plan with patients, I try to think about and describe what is known about safety, efficacy, common side effects and cost for any medication.

While many patients say they want to lower cholesterol naturally, statins should not be ignored.

Paul Naldrett is lucky to be alive.

Its wise to have a frank discussion about alcohol consumption with your medical provider so you can safeguard your health.

For the first time since the pandemic began, we have the ability to protect school-age children with a vaccine.

For the first time since the pandemic began, we have the ability to protect school-age children with a vaccine.

For the first time since the pandemic began, we have the ability to protect school-age children with a vaccine.

Examining the history of vaccines at a historic moment Dr. Peter Barkett, Special to Kitsap Sun © Contributed Peter Barkett Scientists, public health experts and reporters gathered in a cavernous room eagerly awaiting an announcement – testing results for a desperately needed vaccine. It was April 12, 1955, 10 years to the day that President Franklin D Roosevelt died. His paralytic illness was believed to have been caused by polio, and in the years after his illness, the di...