Sinopsis
The latest in health, science and technology
Episodios
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OTC Drugs and Tweens
27/03/2016 Duración: 11minExperts discuss how to educate tweens on taking OTC drugs safely. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Biofilm
27/03/2016 Duración: 14minBiofilm is resistant to many antibiotics and is gaining new attention as a source of hard to eradicate infections. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Incidental Genetic Findings
20/03/2016 Duración: 14minGenetic testing has become a widespread reality in the past five years, but doctors are struggling with what many genetic findings really mean. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Keeping Secrets From Your Doctor
13/03/2016 Duración: 08minExperts discuss the most common reasons for secret-keeping and the consequences that may result. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Concierge Medicine in Primary Care
06/03/2016 Duración: 13minIn response to "factory medicine" some doctors are moving to a "concierge medicine" practice where patients receive more personal care for higher fees. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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The Psychology of Egg Donation
28/02/2016 Duración: 09minAn author and journalist who has donated twice with vastly different results discusses the technology and what to look out for when approaching egg donation. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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The Bystander Effect
28/02/2016 Duración: 13minExperts discuss why this effect occurs and how it can be broken by technology. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Zika Virus
21/02/2016 Duración: 15minExperts discuss the Zika virus, how it's transmitted, its spread to the US, the severe birth defect it has been linked to and how to protect yourself from it. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Thyroid Disease
21/02/2016 Duración: 08minThyroid disease affects millions of Americans, many of whom have not been diagnosed. Experts discuss symptoms, causes, and treatments. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Fixing the Healthcare Cost Spiral (2016)
14/02/2016 Duración: 08minAmerican healthcare is the most expensive in the world. An expert author details some of the causes and possible solutions now being established. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Industry Funding of Clinical Trials
14/02/2016 Duración: 14minFunding of clinical trials has dramatically shifted so that today, trials paid for by pharmaceutical and device makers outnumber publicly funded trials 6-to-1. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Double Dipping and the Five Second Rule
07/02/2016 Duración: 10minParty snacks are prime territory for contamination. A scientist discusses the myth of the five second rule. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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New Findings on Stuttering
07/02/2016 Duración: 13minStuttering has been blamed even fairly recently on parenting, but new research has several new findings including a much more successful way to treat stuttering. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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ICU PTSD
24/01/2016 Duración: 15minA surprisingly high percentage of people who've been treated in the ICU later suffer from PTSD. Experts discuss why this occurs and what's being done to treat and prevent it. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Harmful Inflammation
21/01/2016 Duración: 10minLow-level systemic inflammation is being tied to many disorders including heart disease. Experts discuss how inflammation can be combatted through diet and supplementation. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Lactivism
17/01/2016 Duración: 10minAn expert and author discuss the political forces creating unusual unanimity behind breast feeding, and the truth of health claims on the benefits. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Gene Editing
17/01/2016 Duración: 15minScientists have developed the technology to edit single genes, which could eliminate some inherited diseases. However, doctors don't know how "germline editing" would affect other genes. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Ankle Replacement
10/01/2016 Duración: 10minHip and knee replacements are common, now doctors say ankle replacements have become technically good enough to make fusion obsolete for arthritis patients in pain. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Toxic chemicals in products
03/01/2016 Duración: 09minA noted expert discusses how the US might regulate potentially toxic chemicals better, and how tougher regulation in other countries could help keep Americans safer. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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How Weather Causes Pain
03/01/2016 Duración: 13minExperts discuss different conditions affected by weather, why pain responds to weather changes and possible remedies to some of these maladies. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.