FOR THOSE OF US who have had a career that we enjoyed, “retirement” gives us pause. The questions I have been asking myself are: Am I ready to shed my […]
Hayward K. Zwerling
Dr. Hayward K. Zwerling is an endocrinologist at the Circle Health Diabetes and Endocrine Center in Dracut, an affiliate of Lowell General Hospital and serves on the Massachusetts Medical Society’s Committee for Information Technology. A graduate of State University of New York Upstate Medical University, he has been a practicing physician for nearly 30 years.
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Dealing with crowding on the Minuteman Bikeway
ON A WEEKEND in early March, the weather broke; the temperature was in the high 50s and New Englanders were out en masse walking, running, and cycling while we all […]
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Make those who don’t get vaccinated pay $500
MASSACHUSETTS IS AGAIN experiencing a COVID-19 surge and our hospitals are overwhelmed, mostly with unvaccinated patients. As a practicing physician who takes care of many high-risk diabetic patients, I ask […]
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Drug costs at pharmacies lack transparency
AS A PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, nearly every time I write a prescription, I have to ask myself: “Will this patient be able to afford this at the beginning of the calendar […]