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.

Long CoVid Attacking The Workforce

Aug 31, 2022

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/AXWjRYyHl_g

Persistent CoVid symptoms are keeping over 4 million Americans from their jobs. This according to a Brookings Institution study that finds nearly 16 million persons 18 to 65 years of age have Long CoVid and lose from $170-230 billion in lost wages each year. This disease...

New Motorcycle Helmet Protects Against More Than Head Injuries

Aug 31, 2022

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/bucm185TEvk

The latest helmet from India’s Shellios Technolabs filters the air that the wearer breathes via a HEPA filter and battery operated air handling system located at the back of the helmet so as to not obstruct the rider’s vision. It provides clean, pollution-free air just...

Medicare Advantage Is Growing

Aug 31, 2022

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/fy0jzs0mCFI

Over the past 15 years, Medicare Advantage membership has increased 2.5 fold. Now, 48% of Medicare is delivered through the HMO-like Advantage programs vs. traditional fee-for-service Medicare. The shift from Classic to Advantage Medicare has been escalating in the past 2...

Google Will Help Women Seeking Reproductive Choice

Aug 31, 2022

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/q_phfosci4Q

This tech giant has announced that its Google Maps will now label healthcare facilities that are verified as offering reproductive services to women as “provides abortions” and those so-called “crisis pregnancy centers” that do not as “might not provide abortions.” ...

Nanorobots Might Someday Brush Your Teeth

Aug 31, 2022

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/M9RmHgFuiLw

In the future, your electric toothbrushes and waterflossers may be obsolete. Precision dentistry researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a nano robotic system using iron oxide nanoparticles that can be assembled into bristles and motorized...