Medical Insider by Diana Pi, MD

Medicine with a dose of humor


Combat-Ready for 2026 Flu

This winter, flu is in full swing. Let me answer some questions to make our lives easier. 1. “Can you tell if I have COVID or flu based on symptoms?” No. Doctors try to guess

Don’t Let This Vaccine Delay Your Trip

I’m a homebody. If I had a spirit animal, it’d be the opossum. It’s unfussy and eco-friendly in a garbage-eating and low rabies risk way. When we find a place with food and shelter, we

A Conversation with Herpes Virus

Me: Tell us who you are?HSV1: Oral herpes or herpes simplex virus 1 here. I cause cold sores. Sitting next to me, hiding behind a mask of shame, is my sibling herpes simplex virus 2—HSV2:

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