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Of the questions is fox news medical analyst and you a tore of "covid and the power of science," dr. marc siegel. we are seeing long lines after christmas going into the new year of people standing in line for testing, yet we have an administration sayinger in not going to send tests until mid-january. >> thats disturbing. how about "operation snail speed." i think that would fit this situation. as a practicing internist i dont want people going out of their house when they are sick waiting in l...

And ill go back to gregand, you know, all of them look to be over 60, a lot of close quarters, no masks. are we kidding? so now all of these people have to worry about h having the del. i hope theyre vaccinated. joining us now, practicing internist dr. lucy mcbride. lucy, lets start right there. when a governor doesnt get it, gets covid, but doesnt get it in terms of masks and vaccines ultimately because he should be caring about that so so preciously, asking his constituents to get vaccinated a...

We want teachers, we want classrooms. we want our children getting an education. and you are not going to be staying at home because you didnt get a vaccine. youre not going to continue being a teacher if you didnt get a vaccine. you asked for it, you got it. the vaccines are there for you. now get the vaccine and get ready for school. make your school plans for the new year. because our children need to be back in the classroom. >> okay. so -- i think to your point, joe, adults have every right...

Expungss, 8,426 gailed to log the work, nearly 2,000 could lose eligibility for all of 2019 by the end of this month. joining me now is dr. patel, a practicing internist at johns hopkins medicine and served as director of policy at the office of inner governmental affairs in the obama white house. thank you for being with us. >> great to see you, ali. >> this is a move thats part of a broader republican agenda of getting people off of government programs. but getting them off of income assistanc...

Bus tour as we transition to the next phase to fight for affordable, quality health care for all americans. my name is dr. alice chen. im the executive director of doctors for america and a practicing internist. i am here today on behalf of health care professionals across the country who are standing with our patients today against the hasty and urresponsible repeal of the affordable care act. i stand here today with members of congress and people whose lives depend on the affordable care act a...

Would you agree with that? >> no. i think there is some uncertainty out there created in the market created largely by the republicans as to whether they are going to sure up the exchanges and do the things necessary. remember, the main reason why there was some uncertainty has to do with taking away the reinsurance program by the republicans that created uncertainty. you also need to, i agree with this, encourage young people to get into the insurance market and buy insurance. by the way. >, ge...

Five years the number of e.v. visits doubled because some teens and young adults are using adhd drugs recreationally. now, we bring in a practicing internist and faculty from new york university school of medicine. the numbers, we are talking going from 13,000 to 31,000 visits. this is not just medical uses but who should be taking adhd medication? >> the point is important, the abuse is not for medically prescribed indication, amphetamines, the main treatment for adhd that affects 5 percent or ...

41 states are reporting wide spread cases. >> this is it sad. not only the 15,000 cases but some are turning deadly and a number of children have died. some states are reporting this is the worst flu season in a year. what you need to know to keep your family healthy. go to bring in dr. mark seagal and practicing internist . dr. seagal. you have worried about this flu for a long time. how bad is similar to the one in 2003. it is it influence is a. hn3 2 that is it a severe strain. it is easy to ...

>>gregg: and a new effort to get men proactive about their bodies focusing on five health risk areas. >>heather: including high cholesterol, high psa, high blood pressure and low testosterone. here is a practicing internist and faculty member at new york university school of medicine and contributor to "the daily." why are men not proactive? >>guest: it is interesting, the famous nascar driver and myself teamed up with the mens health network to try to raise awareness on mens health issues that ...

Patients, prevention is the way to go in the future. >> kelly: we good advice. >> patti ann: dr. siegel, what would you add in terms of not being that statistic. >> not everyone complies with their medication and, one of the things that came out the review, is 24% of people are not getting their medications or getting to the doctor and as a practicing internist i see the problem of people with two or more problems and i couldnt agree more with davids point about obesity, that is the core of the ...