Healthcare Triage
Cancer Research Spotlighted in Nobel Prize for Medicine
We've been talking a lot about the state of cancer research in the HCT Podcast, and now the Nobel prize in medicine is going to cancer researchers. So that's pretty cool. Check out some of the amazing (and amazingly expensive) treatments...
Globalive Media
Beyond Innovation: Episode 23
An AI plays matchmaker for social media influencers, a flowerpot keeps the elderly company and a robot performs a backflip. Plus, Michael and Anthony speak with fitness guru Tracy Anderson about technologies that can help us get in...
Healthcare Triage
Why Is It So Hard to Lower Drug Prices?
There are many, many factors that contribute to high drug prices. Regulating them is complicated. It turns out, expensive drugs are often expensive because they're hard to replicate. We try to shed some light on the situation.
Healthcare Triage
Palliative Care, Informed Consent, and the Horrors of Cystoscopy
Dr. Tim Broach is our guest on this installment of the Healthcare Triage Podcast. Tim is a palliative care physician at Indiana University, an internist by training, and also an excellent Dungeon Master with a flair for storytelling....
Healthcare Triage
The Diet Soda Myth and Barriers to Good Research
A recent study had a lot of negative things to say about diet sodas, but how seriously should we take that study? Observational research can be powerful and useful, but it can also lead to shaky outcomes. So, what does this study tell us...
Healthcare Triage
Is Hair Dye Linked to Breast Cancer?
A study published in the International Journal of Cancer reports that use of hair dyes and chemical straighteners, particularly among black women, is associated with a higher risk of breast cancer. We look into this a little more.
Healthcare Triage
Is it safe to Walk my Dog? Why is the Fatality Rate so High? Coronavirus Q&A 3-18-2020
Aaron Carroll answers your coronavirus questions. 00:33 - What's the deal with NSAIDS? Should we avoid things like ibuprofen now to be safe? 01:47 - Can you do things outside in suburban areas like walk your dog or play basketball? Can...
Healthcare Triage
Hospital Competition Can Impact Your Health
It turns out, hospital and health system consolidations can result in worse outcomes for patients. These mergers reduce competition, and it turns out that hospitals compete more often on quality than they do on prices. The result is that...
Healthcare Triage
Does Wegovy Help You Lose Weight?
Today we're talking about Wegovy, which is a new prescription drug approved to treat obesity. It's also called semaglutide, and it was initially approved to treat diabetes, but studies have indicated it is effective for weight loss....
Healthcare Triage
More Bad Nutrition Studies: Red Meat and Cancer
The old chestnut that eating red meat leads to cancer is back! A study last week claimed that eating red meat increased cancer risks by up to 28 percent! This sounds scary, but this study has a lot of problems.
Curated Video
Civil War Hospitals
The medical hospitals established during the American Civil War helped save thousands of lives – and change how the US military cares for troops to this day.
Healthcare Triage
Critical Care, How to Talk About Death, and What Kind of Water You Should Be Drinking
We've got Dr. Tyson Neumann on the program today, talking about his work in critical care. Tyson tells us all about his work treating critical health situations, and helping patients and their families decide the best course of action....
Healthcare Triage
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Have a Plan for Covid-19
The federal response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been criticized as somewhat...disorganized. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have outlined a plan for how their administration would approach the pandemic, should they be elected to the White...
Healthcare Triage
Stopping the Obamacare Cost-Sharing is Going to Cost a LOT of Money
Last year, the Trump administration stopped making cost sharing payments to insurance companies who operate on the Obamacare exchanges, and all that saved government loot has now gone to increased subsidies. A recent court decision means...
Healthcare Triage
How Can I Grocery Shop Safely? When Is Someone Sick Enough for the ER? Coronavirus Q&A: Apr. 8 2020
Aaron's back answering your submitted questions about things related to the COVID-19. If you'd like to submit a question for a future episode you can do so at healthcaretriage.info 00:22 MYTH: Vitamin D/vitamin C/Echinacea/essential oils...
Healthcare Triage
Medicaid Report Cards Are Out, and Life Isn't About Grades
The Trump administration has released Medicaid report cards, which allow citizens and health care journalists to look at the results of Medicaid, state by state. The good news: our beloved Indiana is doing OK! The bad news, there's a lot...
Healthcare Triage
Last Chance for Exchange Plans, No CHIP Funding, AND a Tax Bill
There's a lot going on this week, and also a lot that's NOT happening. The ACA's health insurance exchanges are wrapping up the open enrollment window this week. If you need insurance, or want to shop around GO NOW and look for...
Healthcare Triage
Aaron Becomes a Medical Tourist after a Monkey Mugging
When Aaron went to Malaysia to learn about medical tourism, he became a medical tourist himself after he was mugged by a monkey. The monkey stole Aaron's glasses, and he had to have new ones made. It turned out to be pretty easy!...
Healthcare Triage
Guns Increase Suicide Mortality
A new study out in the Annals of Internal Medicine studied suicide cases in the United States between 2007 and 2014. The researchers were specifically examining the demographics associated with the methods and mortality rates of these...
Healthcare Triage
The End of Surprise Billing for Medical Care?
Recently, the US adopted a law that ended some surprise billing for medical service. So what is surprise billing, and what does the new law look like?
Science360
Catalyzing smart and connected communities across America
America's communities are facing an unending array of challenges, but researchers supported by the National Science Foundation are racing to find solutions in collaboration with these communities.
Healthcare Triage
Low-Value Diagnostic Imaging: Examining Wasteful Spending in the Emergency Department
We’re constantly on the look out for ways to save money in the US health care system. Targeting waste is our best bet to do so. A new study in JAMA Pediatrics points out a contender – low-value diagnostic imaging in the emergency...
Healthcare Triage
Multiple Myeloma, Bicycles, and Working Toward a Cure
Aaron is talking to Dr. Rafat Abonour about multiple myleoma. Multiple myeloma is a cancer that forms in white blood cells, and Dr. Abonour tells Aaron about how the disease affects patients, and the cutting edge of research into...
TMW Media
Periodic Table of Elements Part 3: The characteristics and use of Beryllium
What is the difference between Alkali metals and Alkaline earth metals? What do the Alkaline earth metals include? What is known about Beryllium? Where is Beryllium found? What are examples of binary compounds of Beryllium? How does...