My Doctor Medical Group Journal https://mydoctorsf.com Insights on modern medicine, health technology, and the philosophy of care from My Doctor Medical Group in San Francisco. en-us Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:23:55 GMT https://mydoctorsf.com/logo.png My Doctor Medical Group Journal https://mydoctorsf.com What Is Concierge Medicine? A Physician's Perspective https://mydoctorsf.com/what-is-concierge-medicine https://mydoctorsf.com/what-is-concierge-medicine Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group The Problem with One-Day Executive Physicals https://mydoctorsf.com/the-problem-with-one-day-executive-physicals https://mydoctorsf.com/the-problem-with-one-day-executive-physicals Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Advanced Cardiac Markers Most Doctors Don’t Order https://mydoctorsf.com/advanced-cardiac-markers-most-doctors-dont-order https://mydoctorsf.com/advanced-cardiac-markers-most-doctors-dont-order Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group What to Expect During an Executive Health Exam in San Francisco https://mydoctorsf.com/what-to-expect-executive-health-exam-san-francisco https://mydoctorsf.com/what-to-expect-executive-health-exam-san-francisco Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Plague in Madagascar https://mydoctorsf.com/plague-in-madagascar https://mydoctorsf.com/plague-in-madagascar Sun, 01 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group KQED Science: Dr. Abramson Interviewed on NPR About Health Technology https://mydoctorsf.com/kqed-science-dr-abramson-interviewed-on-npr-about-health-technology https://mydoctorsf.com/kqed-science-dr-abramson-interviewed-on-npr-about-health-technology Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Giardia: Not a Traveler's Best Friend https://mydoctorsf.com/giardia-not-a-travelers-best-friend https://mydoctorsf.com/giardia-not-a-travelers-best-friend Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Paul Abramson MD Interviewed On Doctors Who Accept Bitcoin https://mydoctorsf.com/paul-abramson-md-interviewed-on-doctors-who-accept-bitcoin https://mydoctorsf.com/paul-abramson-md-interviewed-on-doctors-who-accept-bitcoin Sat, 01 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group SF Chronicle Interview: Paul Abramson MD on Medically-Supervised Self Tracking https://mydoctorsf.com/sf-chronicle-interview-paul-abramson-md-on-medically-supervised-self-tracking https://mydoctorsf.com/sf-chronicle-interview-paul-abramson-md-on-medically-supervised-self-tracking Tue, 01 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Can eating processed carbs thwart attempts to treat other addictions? https://mydoctorsf.com/can-eating-processed-carbs-thwart-attempts-to-treat-other-addictions https://mydoctorsf.com/can-eating-processed-carbs-thwart-attempts-to-treat-other-addictions Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Key Questions to Ask Before Getting a Dog For Yourself or a Loved One https://mydoctorsf.com/key-questions-to-ask-before-getting-a-dog-for-yourself-or-a-loved-one https://mydoctorsf.com/key-questions-to-ask-before-getting-a-dog-for-yourself-or-a-loved-one Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Owning a Dog May Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease https://mydoctorsf.com/owning-a-dog-may-reduce-the-risk-of-heart-disease-animaltherapy https://mydoctorsf.com/owning-a-dog-may-reduce-the-risk-of-heart-disease-animaltherapy Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group New Avian Influenza A H7N9 Virus in China: The Next Pandemic? https://mydoctorsf.com/new-avian-influenza-a-h7n9-virus-in-china-the-next-pandemic https://mydoctorsf.com/new-avian-influenza-a-h7n9-virus-in-china-the-next-pandemic Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group A Medically-Supervised Self-Tracking Program Might Work Better for Migraines https://mydoctorsf.com/a-medically-supervised-self-tracking-program-might-work-better-for-migraines-quantifiedself https://mydoctorsf.com/a-medically-supervised-self-tracking-program-might-work-better-for-migraines-quantifiedself Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Intermittent Fasting Shows Promise for Treating Diabetes and Heart Disease https://mydoctorsf.com/intermittent-fasting-shows-promise-for-treating-diabetes-and-heart-disease https://mydoctorsf.com/intermittent-fasting-shows-promise-for-treating-diabetes-and-heart-disease Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group How much will a sprained ankle cost me in the ER? https://mydoctorsf.com/how-much-will-a-sprained-ankle-cost-me-in-the-er https://mydoctorsf.com/how-much-will-a-sprained-ankle-cost-me-in-the-er Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Novel respiratory coronavirus identified in travelers to Middle Eastern countries https://mydoctorsf.com/novel-respiratory-coronavirus-identified-in-travelers-to-middle-eastern-countries-travelmedicine https://mydoctorsf.com/novel-respiratory-coronavirus-identified-in-travelers-to-middle-eastern-countries-travelmedicine Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills are Crushing Us (duplicate) https://mydoctorsf.com/bitter-pill-why-medical-bills-are-crushing-us-stephen-brill-costsofcare https://mydoctorsf.com/bitter-pill-why-medical-bills-are-crushing-us-stephen-brill-costsofcare Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills are Crushing Us https://mydoctorsf.com/bitter-pill-why-medical-bills-are-crushing-us-steven-brill-costsofcare https://mydoctorsf.com/bitter-pill-why-medical-bills-are-crushing-us-steven-brill-costsofcare Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Sodium Butyrate: An Overlooked Supplement for Crohn's Disease https://mydoctorsf.com/sodium-butyrate-an-overlooked-supplement-for-crohns-disease-ibd https://mydoctorsf.com/sodium-butyrate-an-overlooked-supplement-for-crohns-disease-ibd Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Do you or a loved one have the Female Athlete Triad? https://mydoctorsf.com/do-you-or-a-loved-one-have-the-female-athlete-triad https://mydoctorsf.com/do-you-or-a-loved-one-have-the-female-athlete-triad Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Oh no, I've gotten into poison oak, poison ivy, or poison sumac. What do I do? https://mydoctorsf.com/oh-no-ive-gotten-into-poison-oak-poison-ivy-or-poison-sumac-what-do-i-do https://mydoctorsf.com/oh-no-ive-gotten-into-poison-oak-poison-ivy-or-poison-sumac-what-do-i-do Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group A natural remedy for varicose veins https://mydoctorsf.com/a-natural-remedy-for-varicose-veins https://mydoctorsf.com/a-natural-remedy-for-varicose-veins Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Did you get a pustule at your blood draw site? Consider Behcet's Syndrome. https://mydoctorsf.com/did-you-get-a-pustule-at-your-blood-draw-site-consider-behcets-syndrome https://mydoctorsf.com/did-you-get-a-pustule-at-your-blood-draw-site-consider-behcets-syndrome Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Bone Broth: Paleo Goodness or Lead Toxicity Risk? https://mydoctorsf.com/bone-broth-paleo-goodness-or-lead-toxicity-risk https://mydoctorsf.com/bone-broth-paleo-goodness-or-lead-toxicity-risk Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Review: 'Be Fruitful' book on fertility by Victoria Maizes MD https://mydoctorsf.com/review-be-fruitful-book-on-fertility-by-victoria-maizes-md https://mydoctorsf.com/review-be-fruitful-book-on-fertility-by-victoria-maizes-md Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group How can I find out if I have celiac disease? https://mydoctorsf.com/how-can-i-find-out-if-i-have-celiac-disease https://mydoctorsf.com/how-can-i-find-out-if-i-have-celiac-disease Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Are you taking vitamin D supplements? Some suggestions. https://mydoctorsf.com/are-you-taking-vitamin-d-supplements-some-suggestions https://mydoctorsf.com/are-you-taking-vitamin-d-supplements-some-suggestions Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), When the Mind-Body Connection Short Circuits https://mydoctorsf.com/irritable-bowel-syndrome-ibs-when-the-mind-body-connection-short-circuits https://mydoctorsf.com/irritable-bowel-syndrome-ibs-when-the-mind-body-connection-short-circuits Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Why the Quantified Self Movement Will Continue to Make Inroads in Medicine https://mydoctorsf.com/why-the-quantifiedself-movement-will-continue-to-make-inroads-in-medicine https://mydoctorsf.com/why-the-quantifiedself-movement-will-continue-to-make-inroads-in-medicine Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Dr. Abramson's Talk at Medicine X 2012 on Self Tracking in Medical Care https://mydoctorsf.com/dr-abramsons-talk-at-medicine-x-2012-on-self-tracking-in-medical-care https://mydoctorsf.com/dr-abramsons-talk-at-medicine-x-2012-on-self-tracking-in-medical-care Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Study Shows Shocking Disparities in Hospital Bills for Appendicitis Treatment https://mydoctorsf.com/study-shows-shocking-disparities-in-hospital-bills-for-appendicitis-treatment-costsofcare https://mydoctorsf.com/study-shows-shocking-disparities-in-hospital-bills-for-appendicitis-treatment-costsofcare Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Study: Statin use leads to fatigue https://mydoctorsf.com/study-statin-use-leads-to-fatigue https://mydoctorsf.com/study-statin-use-leads-to-fatigue Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group How Psychedelic Drugs Can Help Patients Face Death https://mydoctorsf.com/how-psychedelic-drugs-can-help-patients-face-death-via-nytimes https://mydoctorsf.com/how-psychedelic-drugs-can-help-patients-face-death-via-nytimes Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Integrative approaches to sclerosing cholangitis and ulcerative colitis https://mydoctorsf.com/integrative-approaches-to-sclerosing-cholangitis-and-ulcerative-colitis https://mydoctorsf.com/integrative-approaches-to-sclerosing-cholangitis-and-ulcerative-colitis Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Why You Should Still Be Thinking About Bisphenol A (BPA) https://mydoctorsf.com/why-you-should-still-be-thinking-about-bisphenol-a-bpa https://mydoctorsf.com/why-you-should-still-be-thinking-about-bisphenol-a-bpa Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group The Quant Doctor's Nightstand https://mydoctorsf.com/the-quant-doctors-nightstand https://mydoctorsf.com/the-quant-doctors-nightstand Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT My Doctor Medical Group Remote Medical Care for International Travel? 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