Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Howard G. Smith, M.D. is a former radio medical editor and talk show host in the Boston Metro area. His "Medical Minute" of health and wellness news and commentary was a regular weekday feature on WBZ-AM, WRKO-AM, and WMRE-AM. His popular two-way talk show, Dr. Howard Smith OnCall, was regularly heard Sunday morning and middays on WBZ.

Dr. Smith has adopted audio and video podcasting as conduits for HEALTH NEWS YOU SHOULD USE. Based on the latest medical, health, and wellness literature these reports provide practical information you can use to keep yourself and your family healthy. Many reports have video versions, and Dr. Smith’s YouTube Channel may be found at: http://bit.ly/2rNw6XQ

Trained at Harvard Medical School and a long-time faculty member at Boston Children’s Hospital, he practiced Pediatric Otolaryngology for 40 years in Boston, Southern California, and in central Connecticut. He is now based in New York City.

If you have questions or suggestions about this content, please email the doctor at drhowardsmith.reports@gmail.com or leave him a message at 516-778-8864. His website is: www.drhowardsmith.com.

Please note that the news, views, commentary, and opinions that Dr. Smith provides are for informational purposes only. Any changes that you or members of your family contemplate making to lifestyle, diet, medications, or medical therapy should always be discussed beforehand with personal physicians who have been supervising your care.

CoVid19 Vaccine Strategy Launched

Mar 31, 2020

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/8eMXEqLnWOc

Our lethargic US government is finally moving on coronavirus vaccines to the tune of $1 billion. BARDA, the Biomedical Advances Research and Development Authority, part of the Health and Human Services agency, has signed contracts to develop and manufacture a vaccine.

A Daily Hot Bath Could Prevent Heart Attack & Stroke

Mar 31, 2020

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/oEI5jizWH1A

Simmering in a daily hot bath may reduce your risk of all cardiovascular disease by 28% and of stroke by 26%. A study of some 30,000 adults over a 30 year period was just published in the British Medical Journal.

The data revealed the benefit of hot water versus warm water...

Whole FoodsMarket Vodka Sauce Recall

Mar 31, 2020

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/b-CoCrm9xfg

Winter Gardens Quality Foods is recalling its Whole Foods Market Vodka Sauce due to undeclared milk in the product. The affected lot is 20057. Those with milk allergies could develop a severe or life-threatening allergic reaction to the product. This sauce was sold in...

Will CoVid19 Return With An Open Economy?

Mar 31, 2020

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/YzPJIV_573Q

The numbers from China, the only country that has begun to emerge from their CoVid19 epidemic, show that a plague resurgence seems unlikely. The risk depends on population size and density for any given area as well as the rigor of personal protection...

CoVid19 Transmission Wanes With Higher Temperatures

Mar 31, 2020

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/fT3x9m-CuSo

For every 1 degree Fahrenheit temperature increase, there appears to be a 7%

reduction in CoVid19 transmissibility. This from a University of Chicago and UC Santa Barbara study of nearly 167,000 coronavirus cases from 134 countries.

There appear to be no affects on viral...