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Chad Shaffer, MD

Medical Writer and Reviewer Member of the SingleCare Medical Board
Chad Shaffer, MD, earned his medical doctorate from Penn State University and completed a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Pediatrics. He has provided full-service primary care to all ages for over 15 years, building a practice from start up to over 3,000 patients. His passion is educating patients on their health and treatment, so they can make well-informed decisions.
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A woman holding a bag of groceries: Home remedies for vaginal itching
Health Education

Home remedies for vaginal itching

Three Rx pill bottles: Amlodipine interactions to avoid
Drug Info

Amlodipine interactions to avoid

Glass bottle of black seed oil ans q-tips: What are the side effects of black seed oil?
Health Education

What are the side effects of black seed oil?

glass of red wine - alcohol and cholesterol
Health Education

Do alcohol and cholesterol mix?

Rx injection pen: Ozempic interactions to avoid
Drug Info

Ozempic interactions to avoid

hands next to a capsule - nerve pain medication
Drug Info

9 nerve pain meds

A male doctor: Pain in the lower left abdomen in men causes
Health Education

Pain in the lower left abdomen in men: Causes and treatment

A man scratching his head in wonder: What causes armpit pain?
Health Education

What causes armpit pain? Related conditions and treatments

honey, peppermint, and other remedies - home remedies for cough
Wellness

10 treatments for a cough

A female closing h er eyes and putting one finger in her ear: What causes clogged ears?
Health Education

What causes clogged ears? Related conditions and treatments

Three Rx pill bottles: Dicyclomine interactions
Drug Info

Dicyclomine interactions to avoid

Woman smiling with tape measure around her waist: Sea moss benefits
Health Education

Sea moss benefits

Rx prescription pad and Rx pill bottle: Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim interactions
Drug Info

Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim interactions to avoid

A woman with a stethoscope and heart | cholesterol levels by age chart
Health Education

What is good cholesterol?

colorful foods - liver healthy foods
Wellness

7 foods for liver health

A man with a confused look holding the top of his head: Headache on top of head causes
Health Education

Why do I have a headache on the top of my head?

Someone with their hands on their head and a pillow behind them: Causes of headache in the morning
Health Education

What causes headache in the morning? Related conditions and trea...

A spoonful of capsules: Lion's mane benefits
Wellness

Lion’s mane mushroom benefits

Someone holding their temples in pain: Right temple headache
Health Education

Right temple headache: Most likely causes and treatment

A pill bottle with an exclamation mark on the label: Testosterone side effects
Drug Info

Testosterone side effects and how to avoid them

A mortar and pestle with leaves inside: Dandelion root benefits
Wellness

7 potential benefits of dandelion root

Someone looking at an MRI of a hip: How much does an MRI cost?
Health Education

MRI costs: What you’ll pay with and without insurance

A man scratching his head: Why does my scalp hurt?
Health Education

Why does my scalp hurt? Related conditions and treatments

coffee mug with a heart design - coffee and cholesterol
Health Education

The coffee-cholesterol link

The back of the head of a person with long hair, with pain signals coming from the head: Headache locations and meanings
Health Education

Headache locations and meanings

A man rubbing his eyes under his glasses, resting his elbows on his desk: What causes temple headaches?
Health Education

What causes temple headaches? Diagnosis, prevention, and treatment

Three Rx pill bottles: Zolpidem interactions
Drug Info

Zolpidem interactions to avoid

Rx pill bottle and Rx prescription pad: Phentermine interactions
Drug Info

Phentermine interactions to avoid

Person holding the back of the head | headache in back of head
Health Education

8 headache causes

Woman with her hands on her neck touching her thyroid gland: Nmedies for hypothyroidism
Health Education

How to increase thyroid hormone naturally

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