Medical Notes: Week of April 22, 2018
Using pot to combat the opioid epidemic, therapy dogs in the ICU, and how losing your life savings could cost you your life.
Public Health and Public Safety Sub-categories:
- Child Safety (37)
- Crisis Intervention (3)
- Distracted Driving (6)
- Drug Overdose (11)
- Drunk/Impaired Driving (7)
- Food Insecurity (8)
- Global Health Emergency (2)
- Harm Reduction (11)
- Obesity and Body Weight (42)
- Opioid Epidemic (33)
- Oral Health and Dental Hygiene (11)
- Public Health (494)
- Public Safety (196)
- Risk (323)
- Smoking (31)
- Vaping and E-cigarettes (12)
- Vulnerable Populations (295)
Adventures of a Paramedic
We talk with a former paramedic who describes the "inside story" of being a first responders--explaining the dangers and rewards of the job.
The Vaccine Race and Ethics
Dr. Meredith Wadman discusses the controversial history of vaccines, and the balance of need and ethics in science and medicine.
Sexually Abusive Doctors
The Dr. Larry Nassar case has publicized doctors who sexually abuse patients, but few doctors are ever punished. A reporter who investigated the official response to the problem and a physician who has worked on a sexual assault crisis line discuss the issue.
Hospitals and Housing
Experts discuss their “housing first” approach that does not require people to get off addictions before they get an apartment and how it is helping to reduce healthcare costs.
Stem Cells and COPD
Lung diseases such as COPD are difficult to treat, but a new method taking a patient’s own stem cells, concentrating them, and reinfusing them is showing success. An expert explains.
Drunkorexia
Studies show that a large proportion of college students are at least occasionally “drunkorexic,” avoiding food when they know they’ll be drinking later in order to get a better buzz or to keep from gaining weight.
Overdoing School Lockdown Drills
A noted expert discusses how schools may be making lockdown drills too realistic, how they affect students, where they go wrong, and what they should do to be more effective.
Misunderstanding Autism
Experts explain common misunderstandings about autism, how they affect treatment of people with autism, and how institutions might change their approach to improve treatment.
ADHD and Sleep Disorders (2018)
Experts discuss new research showing that most people with ADHD have a disordered body clock and how fixing the body clock could lessen the impact of both ADHD and other health problems.
The High Health Cost of Sugar
An expert describes why he believes sugar is to blame for obesity, and the changes in the market and government advisories that made sugar a much heavier part of our diets.
Adult Bullies–More Common Than We Think (2018)
Experts describe adult bullying, where and how it occurs most, what they are seeking, who they target, why it continues, and what needs to happen to stop it.
