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Misinterpreting Perinatal Depression

>> April 5, 2020

Perinatal depression (previously known as postpartum depression) is seldom brought up by a new mother, so healthcare providers must screen for it carefully. However, sometimes they err on the side of caution in efforts to prevent the mother from harming …

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Easing Coronavirus Stress

>> April 5, 2020

Virtually no one in the US has been unaffected by the coronavirus pandemic, and stress is at high levels. A public health and brain expert discusses why “sheltering in place” is so important in spite of the stress it generates, and a few simple steps to ease …

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Medical Notes: Week of April 5, 2020

>> April 5, 2020

With widespread testing for Covid-19 unavailable, the number of Americans infected is anybody’s guess. Experts say most people infected under age 60 will have symptoms much like a cold or the flu, and it’s no reason to panic. In fact, it may be just a cold or …

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Easing the Stress of Working at Home

>> March 29, 2020

Millions of Americans are suddenly having to work from home for the first time as a result of coronavirus. Many do not have a good home office setup, tech skills, family makeup or the temperament to do it. A remote working expert discusses the do’s and don’ts …

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Kidney Disease and High Blood Pressure

>> March 29, 2020

Most people who have kidney disease are not aware of it. In fact, nearly half of people with severe kidney disease don’t know it. Kidney disease is often silent, and one of its main risk factors, high blood pressure, is silent as well. The head of the NIH’s …

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Medical Notes: Week of March 29, 2020

>> March 29, 2020

Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. and treating advanced cases is difficult. Radiation is a mainstay, but a study on mice in the journal Cancer Immunology Research shows that a treatment combining radiation and …

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The U.S. Takes On Coronavirus

>> March 22, 2020

In the past 10 days, the US has finally begun to institute aggressive tactics against coronavirus that may limit its spread and the death toll. But many Americans remain confused about what they should do and why. One of the nation’s most authoritative …

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The Effect of Public Policies on the Coronavirus Fight

>> March 22, 2020

The effectiveness of efforts to contain coronavirus often depend on governmental policies determined years or even decades ago that, at the time, had nothing to do with public health. A health policy expert discusses some of these policies and what they mean …

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Medical Notes: Week of March 22, 2020

>> March 22, 2020

It’s getting much more dangerous to walk where you’re going. The Governor’s Highway Safety Association reports that pedestrian fatalities are up by more than 50 percent in the last decade, to the highest number since the early 1990’s. Most of the increase was …

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Medical Errors, 20 Years After “To Err Is Human”

>> March 15, 2020

The Institute of Medicine report “To Err Is Human” in 1999 shook health care with the finding that as many as 120,000 Americans die each year due to medical mistakes. A noted researcher re-examines how far we’ve come since then and the difficult cooperation it …

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Intermittent Fasting

>> March 15, 2020

Studies show that by this time of year, most of us have failed new year’s resolutions to lose weight. A noted expert discusses how most people get in trouble with obesity and a more reasonable way to try to lose weight than most people follow. Guest …

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Medical Notes: Week of March 15, 2020

>> March 15, 2020

Domestic abuse creates a much higher risk of death for women who’ve experienced it… and not just due to the abuse itself. A study in the Journal of the American Heart Association finds that women who’ve experienced physical, psychological, sexual, financial …

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Misinterpreting Perinatal Depression

Easing Coronavirus Stress

Easing the Stress of Working at Home

Kidney Disease and High Blood Pressure

Medical Notes: Week of March 29, 2020

The U.S. Takes On Coronavirus

The Effect of Public Policies on the Coronavirus Fight

Medical Notes: Week of March 22, 2020

Medical Errors, 20 Years After “To Err Is Human”

Intermittent Fasting

Medical Notes: Week of March 15, 2020

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