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How Two Rattlesnake Bites and Scholarships Led This Doctor to His Calling

by Dennis Beaver | career, doctor

November 14, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver Serendipity played a role, too, in Albert ‘Bert’ McBride’s rise from poisonous-snake expert to urologist. At 85, he’s still in practice. There are many things we can be proud of as Americans. One is using our wealth to foster...

Not vaccinated? Hospitals may turn you away

by Dennis Beaver | doctor, healthcare, medicine

January 14, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver 
 “Mr. Beaver, we just received a text from our family doctor that is disturbing,” said “Chelsea,” calling me Monday, Dec. 27 from a small Southern town that has one of the lowest rates of COVID vaccination. “I found your column...

Obese COVID patients and their angry doctor

by Dennis Beaver | doctor, lawsuit, malpractice, medicine

September 11, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver My paralegal, Anne, buzzed me. “You have a couple on the phone who have Covid-19. They are very upset with their family doctor and want to talk with you about a possible lawsuit for malpractice.” Now, this sounded interesting....

Pediatrician With 3 Decades of Experience Explores What the Pandemic Taught Us About Kids and COVID

by Dennis Beaver | children, doctor, education, family, medical care

Dr. Stanley Calderwood talks about how he examined the impact of school closures, noting that politics often overshadowed the scientific reality that children are far less vulnerable to the virus than adults. August 25, 2026  • By Dennis Beaver If you had school-aged...

Scam Alert: Bioelectronic Medicine Is Both Promising and Ripe for Fraud

by Dennis Beaver | bioelectronic medicine, complaint, consumer, credit cards, doctor, false advertising, fraud, medical care, medicine, scam

May 27, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, I am the victim of a vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) scam.” Vagus nerve scam? Most of us know about vagus nerves from high school biology — that they are the longest in our bodies, but not much more. However, for the past few...

Serious patient mistakes that occur after a car crash

by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance, auto repair, doctor, medicine

August 2, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver What should you say? What should you do? And, even more importantly, what should you not say or do if involved in a motor vehicle accident? “Chiropractors, MDs, physical therapists, attorneys, professionals who treat or are involved...
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