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When You Have No Primary Care Doctor

>> January 20, 2019

Surveys show that fewer Americans have a primary care doctor, especially among younger people. Experts discuss the ramifications of this trend both medically and economically, reasons behind it, and how primary care practitioners are changing the way they work …

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Dupuytren’s Disease: Crippler of Hands

>> January 20, 2019

Dupuytren’s disease (pronounced DOO-pah-tren) is the most common disorder crippling hands that most people have never heard of. It is a genetic condition of the fascia beneath the skin of the palms, and it stubbornly resists treatment. An expert and a …

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Medical Notes: Week of January 20, 2019

>> January 20, 2019

Folate, or vitamin b-9, is an essential nutrient, especially for pregnant women. Folic acid is often added to bread, flour, cereal, and pasta to help eliminate deficiencies. Now new research shows supplementation is more important than we thought, because once …

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Autism in Girls (2019)

>> January 13, 2019

Experts have believed that autism affects four times as many boys as girls, but the ratio may not actually be quite that high. Doctors are learning that autism shows up differently in girls’ behavior as a result of brain differences. This leaves many girls …

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Invisible Girls: Victims of Incest

>> January 13, 2019

Experts say incest is the most common of all sexual abuse, but the least discussed openly. This can leave victims isolated and less able to reveal abuse, which can have further psychological ramifications later on. A noted expert on sexual abuse discusses how …

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Medical Notes: Week of January 13, 2019

>> January 13, 2019

It’s well known that the number of people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is rising… but the speed of the increase is stunning researchers. A study in the journal Lancet Neurology finds that the number of people with dementia around the world has …

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Personality and Drug Abuse

>> January 6, 2019

Drug and alcohol addiction and abuse is rising. Researchers have found that “fear mongering” educational efforts to combat it in adolescents doesn’t work. New science has discovered that certain personality types are predictably predisposed to addiction risk, …

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The Addiction Spectrum

>> January 6, 2019

Does addiction affect all of us in some degree? A noted addiction specialist and author believes we are all somewhere on the addiction spectrum, from bad habits to full-blown addiction. He discusses how small triggers can push people to seek relief, producing …

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Medical Notes: Week of January 6, 2019

>> January 6, 2019

After serious injury, the leading cause of death is blood loss. But a new study shows that if a person needs massive transfusions, the fresher the blood, the better. The study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine finds that people receiving large transfusions …

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Smart Roads (2018)

>> December 30, 2018

Please note: an updated version of this story was recently published – Smart Cars And Smart Roads (2021). In the near future, cars will be able to provide data as well as receive it, and a variety of methods are being researched to tap into this. …

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Medical Notes: Week of December 30, 2018

>> December 30, 2018

Death rates for most major health conditions have been in decline, but chronic kidney disease is a big exception, according to a study in the journal JAMA Open. Researchers say that deaths due to chronic kidney disease have increased overall by 58 percent over …

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Amnesia (2018)

>> December 23, 2018

It’s a rare thing for people to lose their memory of past events. An expert discusses why doctors believe it may occur, and a woman to whom it happened recounts her experience. Guest Information: Naomi Jacobs, amnesia victim and author, Forgotten …

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When You Have No Primary Care Doctor

Dupuytren’s Disease: Crippler of Hands

Autism in Girls (2019)

Medical Notes: Week of January 13, 2019

Personality and Drug Abuse

The Addiction Spectrum

Medical Notes: Week of January 6, 2019

Smart Roads (2018)

Medical Notes: Week of December 30, 2018

Amnesia (2018)

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