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Oct 2023
10m 12s

Scary Myths for Halloween

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Happy Halloween!

In this episode, we will talk about some myths in medicine. First, we will talk about diverticulitis and we used to tell patients not to eat nuts and seeds. Next, we will talk about statins and myopathy. When we thought we should tell patients to take statins in general. The last myth will discuss STDs.

Join Dr. Niket Sonpal as he enlightens us about some scary myths about medicine.

10/30/2023

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