by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 1, 2023 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Many of the more than 150 strains of Human Papilloma Viruses (HPV) are relatively harmless, but about 15 are classified as high-risk types because they can cause cancer and other health problems. A single dose of the vaccine for types 16, 18 and the other high-risk...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 1, 2023 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Every week I receive emails asking why I recommend vaccinations against COVID-19 when they can have serious side effects that can result in hospitalizations and deaths. I have been following the data and research since the beginning of the pandemic, and they clearly...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 18, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
More than 450 people are still dying every day from COVID-19. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Communicable Disease Center (CDC) have authorized the new bivalent COVID-19 vaccines as a single booster dose at least two months after primary or booster...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 24, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
Colin Powell was the first African-American Secretary of State, the 16th U.S. national security advisor and a 4-star general who was the 12th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He died from COVID-19 because he had multiple myeloma, a bone marrow cancer that...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 28, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
At the 1960 Rome Olympics, Wilma Rudolph, a polio survivor, became the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games. More than 80,000 spectators watched the 5-foot-11, 130 pound athlete win the 100-meter dash by more than three yards in a...