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Addressing Post Intensive Care Syndrome – Humanizing the ICU

>> December 5, 2021

Medicine in intensive care units (ICU) has become so technically focused that many doctors believe they’ve lost their connection with the humanity of patients. The result is a high degree of post-ICU PTSD, also known as post intensive care syndrome …

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The Danger of Symptom Searching on the Internet

>> August 15, 2021

One of the most popular searches on Google is for symptoms and what they mean. It’s created a much more well informed patient population, but one that may panic at the least pain or discomfort. Two experts discuss how to think of symptoms and how to search for …

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Primary Care and Medical Cost

>> September 15, 2019

The U.S. spends more on medical care than other nations while quality still lags behind. A health industry expert explains how increased use of primary care and increased engagement with providers could reverse both trends. Guest Information: Bret …

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The Workings of the Immune System

>> May 26, 2019

You can think of the immune system as having two personalities — a bar bouncer and a ballet dancer. According to Matt Richtel, New York Times reporter and the author of An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System, our immune systems …

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Cancer Suppression: Lessons from Pachyderms (2019)

>> May 12, 2019

The segment below is an updated version of a story originally published at an earlier date – Elephant DNA: The Secret to Cancer Suppression? (2017 version). Every day our DNA mutates hundreds of thousands, if not millions of times. Mutations which …

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Heart Disease Misinformation

>> April 21, 2019

Heart disease is often preventable, but how people look at it often keeps them from doing as much about it as they could. Often this is a result of myth and misinformation. An expert physician discusses some of the most harmful of these myths.Guest …

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Silent Heart Attack

>> March 3, 2019

Heart attacks that produce few if any symptoms may be mistaken for indigestion or simple malaise, but they can be more serious than heart attacks that bring crushing pain because they often don’t bring a victim to the hospital for lifesaving help. …

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The Mystery of Anesthesia

>> March 11, 2018

Anesthesia is one of the most commonly used medical practices. It is used on patients who are undergoing surgery in order to make them unconscious for the duration of the procedure. Despite being a well used practice, doctors admit that they do not know how …

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A Doctor Who Really Can Feel Your Pain

>> July 2, 2017

Synesthesia is a condition involving cross-wiring in the brain that allow senses to overlap. Dr. Joel Salinas describes his experience with his mirror touch synesthesia. His sight translates into his touch, and he is able to feel the pain from his patients. …

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Elephant DNA: The Secret to Cancer Suppression? (2017)

>> May 14, 2017

DNA mutations happen all the time in the body, but the immune system usually detects and deals with them. When the system fails, cancer results. Yet some animals, such as elephants, almost never get cancer, and scientists have learned that the elephant DNA …

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Shortening the Course of Antibiotics

>> March 19, 2017

Since the introduction of antibiotics in World War II, doctors have prescribed courses of treatment that typically ran longer than necessary. Bacterial resistance is forcing a reevaluation, shortening courses sometimes to just a few days and even prompting …

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Restoring Doctors’ Compassion

>> November 20, 2016

Doctors have often been advised to avoid emotions regarding patients in order to keep their decisions objective. However, this has led many patients to believe doctors don’t care about them. A new movement in medicine seeks to reverse the trend and put …

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