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VOL 2
ISSUE 10
CO N T R I B U T ORS
Kimberly Waldrop, MA Jason Lockette, MD, MBA
FEATURES Healthcare Innovation better health information and faster care
Shingles & Post-herpetic Neuralgia
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Is My Hernia Dangerous?
Recognizing the symptoms
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Pediatric Myopia
nearsightedness in children
how to know the signs
Financial Responsibilities how to lessen the burdens and debt increase when receiving medcial services
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Natural Approach to Hormonal Therapy
Noel C. Estopinal, MD Larry Parker, MD Jarrod Roussel, PA-C D Kishore Yellumahanthi, MD, MPH Ray Sheppard, Jr., MD Heather L. Morse MS, ATC, OTC
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Anne C. Jewell Ragan Bailey, MA, ALC Tiernan O’Neill Margetta Thomas
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plant derived hormones and their use
Ben Macklin Heather Mendez Paul Vandiver, OD Michael Salter, MD Elizabeth McCleskey, DO Donald Aulds, MD Kari Kingsley, MSN, CRNP Ashleigh L. McKenzie
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