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Microplastics are inside your organs. Here is what the research actually shows.

Aug 30, 2026

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10 min read

Microplastics are inside your organs. Here is what the research actually shows.

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Every guy has a friend on testosterone who feels great. Here is the conversation nobody is having.

Aug 23, 2026

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12 min read

Every guy has a friend on testosterone who feels great. Here is the conversation nobody is having.

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Plain Medicine
For 20 years, women were told to fear hormones. The FDA just changed course.

Aug 16, 2026

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10 min read

For 20 years, women were told to fear hormones. The FDA just changed course.

The story most women were never told.

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Plain Medicine
The follow-up gap nobody is talking about.

Aug 9, 2026

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13 min read

The follow-up gap nobody is talking about.

An honest conversation about a real gap in your care — and what you can do about it.

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Plain Medicine
Your LDL looks fine. That doesn't mean you're in the clear.

Aug 2, 2026

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12 min read

Your LDL looks fine. That doesn't mean you're in the clear.

ApoB — The Cholesterol Number Your Provider Probably Isn't Checking

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Plain Medicine
Nobody told you sleep was a heart issue. It is."

Jul 26, 2026

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9 min read

Nobody told you sleep was a heart issue. It is."

Your heart is most vulnerable between 4 and 10 in the morning. Sleep is why.

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Plain Medicine
Cardiovascular Risk — What You Don't Know Can Kill You. Here Is the Honest Conversation.

Jul 19, 2026

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13 min read

Cardiovascular Risk — What You Don't Know Can Kill You. Here Is the Honest Conversation.

How to know where you stand — and what to do about it.

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Plain Medicine
Before you stop your statin — read this

Jul 12, 2026

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11 min read

Before you stop your statin — read this

Statins — What the Data Shows, What the Fear Gets Wrong, and What Your Provider Needs You to Hear

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Your Thyroid — What It Actually Does, When It's Really the Problem, and When It's Not

Jul 5, 2026

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12 min read

Your Thyroid — What It Actually Does, When It's Really the Problem, and When It's Not

The honest clinical conversation about one of the most blamed glands in the body.

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Plain Medicine
Tick-Borne Illness — What You Need to Know Before You Go Outside

Jun 28, 2026

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11 min read

Tick-Borne Illness — What You Need to Know Before You Go Outside

Cases are rising. The tick responsible is expanding its range. And the condition it most commonly causes is being missed for years.

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Plain Medicine
GLP-1 Medications — What They Actually Do, What the Data Shows, and What Nobody Is Telling You

Jun 21, 2026

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10 min read

GLP-1 Medications — What They Actually Do, What the Data Shows, and What Nobody Is Telling You

The clinical truth behind the most talked about medications in medicine right now.

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Plain Medicine
Medicare Is Covering Weight Loss Medications — What You Need to Know Before July 1

Jun 14, 2026

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5 min read

Medicare Is Covering Weight Loss Medications — What You Need to Know Before July 1

A major Medicare change is weeks away. Here is what it means for you.

Plain Medicine
Plain Medicine
Your Labs in Real Life — How a PA Actually Thinks Through Your Results

Jun 7, 2026

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15 min read

Your Labs in Real Life — How a PA Actually Thinks Through Your Results

Six scenarios from the exam room — the reasoning, the labs, and what happened next.

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Plain Medicine
What Your Lab Results Actually Mean – Part 2

May 31, 2026

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14 min read

What Your Lab Results Actually Mean – Part 2

Lipid panel, thyroid, A1c, PSA, and Vitamin D — what your provider is actually looking at.

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What Your Lab Results Actually Mean – Part 1

May 24, 2026

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13 min read

What Your Lab Results Actually Mean – Part 1

A practical guide to the numbers on your bloodwork – and what your provider is actually looking at.

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Plain Medicine
Social Security — Plain Answers to the Questions Everyone Is Asking

May 17, 2026

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10 min read

Social Security — Plain Answers to the Questions Everyone Is Asking

Plain answers on health, money, and life.

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Plain Medicine
Medicare Advantage vs. Medigap — Which One Is Actually Right for You

May 10, 2026

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12 min read

Medicare Advantage vs. Medigap — Which One Is Actually Right for You

Plain answers on health, money, and life.

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Plain Medicine
Medicare in Plain English — What It Covers, What It Costs, and What Nobody Tells You

May 3, 2026

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8 min read

Medicare in Plain English — What It Covers, What It Costs, and What Nobody Tells You

Plain Answers on health, money, and life

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The Document Your Insurance Sends That Almost Nobody Reads

Apr 26, 2026

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8 min read

The Document Your Insurance Sends That Almost Nobody Reads

Plain Answers on health, money, and life.

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The Medications You May Not Need Anymore

Apr 19, 2026

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6 min read

The Medications You May Not Need Anymore

Why "I've been on it for years" isn't always a reason to stay on it – and how to start that conversation with your provider.

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Plain Medicine
The Bill Nobody Warned You About

Apr 12, 2026

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7 min read

The Bill Nobody Warned You About

How facility fees are quietly changing what care people seek – and what you can do about it.

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