Ask Doctor Dawn

KSQD 11-22-2023: Supplements and other advice to combat the side effects of the Shingrix vaccine for shingles; Surge in monkeypox during the summer; The many applications of AI in medicine, from drug interaction help to reading mammograms; Are calcium supplements for osteoporosis affecting my Hashimoto’s thyroiditis treatment? Using computational science to improve maternal mortalities during chil...

KSQD 11-08-2023: Go to Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit group (sccbg.org) for Pancreatic Cancer information and awareness event in Santa Cruz on Nov. 19; The physiology of the pancreas; Prognosis for pancreatic cancer is poor; Genetic mutations, smoking, obesity and diabetes are major risk factors; The difficulties of early or any diagnosis of pancreatic cancer; Jaundice is an indicator, but only one out...

KSQD 11-01-2023: Bed Bug hysteria -- another consequence of global warming; The problems with mergers and monopolies in health care pharmacies, insurance companies, benefit manegers etc.; The importance of sleep for weight control and health in general; The details of interpreting HDL and LDL levels for cardiac disease risks; FODMAP diet advice; Are LED lights really worse than incandescent bulbs?...

KSQD 10-25-2023: Various therapies for ocular and other eye melanomas; When is chiropractic care appropriate or not? Boric acid suppositories while pregnant; The best forms for calcium, iron and magnesium supplements; Reports of cadmium contamination in dark chocolate; Mupirocin is a drug to treat lichen sclerosus; Restless leg syndrome interferes with sleep -- check ferritin levels; Creamy textur...

KSQD 10-18-2023: The primary care doctor crisis in the U.S.; More advances in robotic arms; Black cohosh is an alternative to hormone therapy for breast cancer -- anatomy of hot flashes; The Altman rule is a proxy for glycemic load in preventing diabetes; The difference between allergic,contact and other dermatitis conditions; The promise of using stem cells to regenerate tooth enamel; New evidenc...

KSQD 10-11-2023: Testing for VO2 max; New COVID Vaccine availability is poor; The mysteries of the Y chromosome; The differences in bird brains that allow them to be just as smart as many mammals; Nerves involved in taste both in the tongue and the intestines; Is a rash after COVID vaccine associate with an autoimmune reaction? Schizophrenia raises cholesterol

KSQD 10-04-2O23: Fats to aid in absorption of vitamin K2; Nobel prize for biology goes to fundamental research for of mRNA vaccines; A pregnancy test originated in ancient Egypt! Pregnancy tests and hormones are explained; Medical consequences of climate change and other ecological issues; Electromyogram procedure for numb hands; Ayurveda medical philosophy is discussed; Comparison of diets to red...

KSQD 9-27-2023: Why Hepatitis B vaccine is given to newborns; Dogs are a good model to study osteosarcoma treatments; A healthy microbiome is important for bone health, also more bone health advice; The best types of exercise to reduce blood pressure; Alternative protein sources; Supply shortages from drugs to baby formula

KSQD 9-13-1023: COVD and RSV are ON THE RISE -- vaccines are available; Is quantum entanglement evident in our brain? Pain and nausea symptoms lasting too long for food poisoning; Placenta stem cells used to fix damaged heart cells in mice; Genetically-modified bacteria used to treat cancer; Details about sleep wave forms and benefits for memory; Round worm removed from a woman’s brain! Algae are...

KSQD 7-12-2023: Public health update for Santa Cruz County, California; Follow up on oral hygiene and the use of hydrogen peroxide; Having pets during pregnancy and early infancy reduces food allergies; Having pets during pregnancy and early infancy reduces food allergies; All about menopause and the brain; Weight training, supplements and other advice for a perimenopausal woman with genetic prope...

KSQD 7-05-2023: American Society of Anesthesiologists now recommends drinking fluids with sugar until 2 hrs before a surgery; Masks are attributed to preventing COVID deaths in doctors during the pandemic; US Supreme Court rules against Amgen in a case of over-reaching patents of monoclonal antibodies that lower cholesterol; New pneumonia recommendations for vaccines are very confusing and dysfunc...