by Simon Yu, MD | Jan 19, 2021 | Brain/Cognitive, Chronic Disease
New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) recently published a case study on a 62-year-old man with memory loss, personality changes and odd behavior in the December 31, 2020 issue. I found the case study interesting and it revealed the current state of standard medical... by Simon Yu, MD | Oct 15, 2020 | Chronic Disease, Dental
On September 24, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Patient Safety Communication recommending against the use of dental amalgam in pregnant and nursing women, women planning to become pregnant, children especially those under six years of age,... by Simon Yu, MD | Jun 15, 2020 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Dental, Professional Training
The Medicine and Dentistry (MAD) professions parallel but rarely interact for their patient care. Many patients suffer, and it is maddening to make sense of non-sense in the medical-dental maladapted disconnection (MD-MD) phenomenon. Sitting in a dental chair is like... by Simon Yu, MD | May 14, 2020 | Brain/Cognitive, Case Stories, Dental, Parasites/Fungi
Do you have friends or family members suffering with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease? They might have unsuspected dental-oral parasite infections, triggering chronic neuroinflammation, cognitive impairment, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. My mother, a retired... by Simon Yu, MD | Feb 12, 2020 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Case Stories, Medical Acupuncture
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a common medical condition among aging adults. 15% of US adults – 37 million people – are estimated to have CKD, and most do not know they have it. CKD and related problems are exponentially rising. Kidney dialysis centers have been... 