William Miller, MD
New electronic health record at AHMC & a brief history of EHRs.
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast (AHMC) hospital will go live with its new Cerner electronic health record (EHR) on December 1st. This is...
A weekly column appearing in local newspapers and blogs. It deals with COIVD issues of interest to residents on the Coast as well as to a broader audience.
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William Miller, MD
- Nov 14
- 4 min
Influenza and RSV surge in US this winter.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is an orthopneumovirus that is very common during the winter months each year. In adults, it is one of...
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William Miller, MD
- Nov 7
- 3 min
Shanghaied at Disneyland
Imagine that you and your kids have just gotten off the Teacup at Disneyland and are thinking of finding a place to eat lunch when...
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William Miller, MD
- Oct 30
- 5 min
World Population Reaches 8 billion.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that the human population on Earth will exceed 8 billion by the end of November, 2022. As...
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William Miller, MD
- Oct 23
- 4 min
Cancer Treatment - Part 2: New Horizons
Last week we looked at the history of cancer treatment from ancient times to modern day. We saw how surgery has played the key role in...
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William Miller, MD
- Oct 16
- 4 min
Cancer treatment - Part 1: a Brief History
Great strides have been made in recent years in the treatment of many cancers. For most tumors, the best chance of cure remains early...
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William Miller, MD
- Oct 9
- 4 min
Breast Cancer Screening
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Breast cancer is a leading cancer in women in the United States, comprising 1/3 of cancers in...
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William Miller, MD
- Oct 2
- 5 min
Flu Season Comes Early.
Our awareness of viral illnesses has become heightened in recent years due to COVID which is now considered to be endemic. I think it...
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William Miller, MD
- Sep 25
- 2 min
Further Rolling Back COVID Restrictions.
On October 1st, Canada will no longer require proof of COVID vaccination to enter the country. Canada is also dropping its requirement...
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William Miller, MD
- Sep 18
- 4 min
The History of Hospitals
Last week our hospital on the coast underwent its Joint Commission site visit for the clinical portion of our accreditation survey. We...
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William Miller, MD
- Sep 12
- 3 min
Bivalent COVID Vaccine now available.
On August 31st, the FDA amended its emergency use authorization for both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines to now include a second...
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William Miller, MD
- Sep 4
- 6 min
Polio: is it making a comeback?
In 1988, the World Health Organization resolved to eradicate poliomyelitis; polio for short. This followed the confirmation that the...
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William Miller, MD
- Aug 28
- 4 min
Monkeypox Update
On June 27th, I reported on the recent outbreak of monkeypox which began in England in May with the first case being identified in a...
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William Miller, MD
- Aug 21
- 5 min
Anthony Fauci, the AIDS Epidemic and Me.
Dr. Anthony Fauci announced this week that he will be retiring as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...
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William Miller, MD
- Aug 14
- 4 min
CDC Releases New COVID Guidelines
On Thursday, August 11th, the CDC released a new set of guidelines regarding COVID. These guidelines loosen some of the previous...
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William Miller, MD
- Aug 7
- 4 min
The High Cost of Drugs in the US.
The cost of prescription drugs in the US is the highest in the world and by a substantial margin. We pay over 250% more for medications...
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William Miller, MD
- Jul 31
- 4 min
COVID Rebound
With President Biden experiencing a return of COVID symptoms, there has been a flurry of news reports on “COVID rebound”. Let’s look at...
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William Miller, MD
- Jul 24
- 6 min
Medicare: America’s Single-payer Healthcare System.
Medicare is a national health insurance program started in 1965 to provide coverage for certain health related expenses in Americans age...
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William Miller, MD
- Jul 17
- 5 min
History of Health Insurance
Given current negotiations between Adventist Health and Anthem Blue Cross, I thought it might be interesting to exam how our health care...
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William Miller, MD
- Jul 10
- 4 min
COVID Fatigue
Let’s talk about COVID fatigue. I am not talking about the lack of energy that some people feel after having an infection with COVID,...
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