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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.

Oct 30, 2021

 

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/mvIBVSrazAI

 

The Pfizer CoVid vaccine was 90% effective in preventing any CoVid Delta variant infection in fully vaccinated teens 12 to 15 years of age.  This from a collaborative study from Israel’s Clalit Institute and the Harvard Medical School that studied 94,354 vaccinated teens...


Oct 30, 2021

 

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/dVS7dUlRHo8

 

Those taking the antidepressant drug fluoxetine, branded as Prozac, have a significantly reduced risk of developing progressive age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in those over the age of 50.  Researchers at the University of Virginia analyzed data...


Oct 30, 2021

 

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/kzFG3OplOJk

 

After 7 months, overall vaccine effectiveness preventing any CoVid infection drops from a peak of 95-96% to 70% for Pfizer and 82% for Moderna.  Over a 5 month period, vaccine effectiveness for the J&J vaccine drops from a peak of 79% to 64%.  Public health investigators at the...


Oct 30, 2021

 

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/n-fNckTsLvo

 

Let’s look at the latest CDC guidelines regarding who should receive booster doses.

Who needs a booster shot?

A 3rd shot should be given as a booster for those who received complete vaccination with an mRNA vaccine, either Moderna or Pfizer, at least 6 months earlier and;

  • are...


Oct 30, 2021

 

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/IgGZzDbDMRk

 

Intense, consistent physical activity at work may nearly double your risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,  the progressive loss of your ability to control your muscles that is better known as Lou Gehrig Disease.  German investigators studied 393 persons diagnosed...