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Remote immersive rehab technology could help veterans receive timely and effective physical therapy
Telerehab, or doctor-patient consultation by phone or video, lacks a sense of touch that makes it impossible for the doctor to fully evaluate her patient’s musculoskeletal movements, says UT-Dallas computer science professor Dr....
Healthcare Triage
Life Expectancy and the United States' Inequality Problem
Healthcare Triage often notes that lots of health metrics are improving in the US. But that is not the case with life expectancy. Life span is decreasing, and the losses are not equally distributed. The lives of the poor are getting...
Healthcare Triage
Is Vaping Linked to Lung Cancer? We Turn to Mice.
We don’t yet know the long-term health consequences of e-cigarettes, and gaining that knowledge could take decades. However, a recently published study in mice offers new data for consideration.
Healthcare Triage
Coronavirus and Immunity, MIS, and Hydroxychloroquine: COVID News Roundup 5-27-2020
If you've had coronavirus, are you immune or can you catch it again? What's this I hear about Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome? And does hydroxychloroquine work or not? Aaron talks you through the studies and facts about some of the...
Globalive Media
Beyond Innovation: Episode 26
Ultrasonic waves deliver eye drugs, Disney robots perform aerial stunts and digital glasses restore sight to the blind. Plus, Michael and Anthony speak with NBA champion Rick Fox about the exciting future for competitive video gaming....
Healthcare Triage
U.S. Maternal Mortality is Much Higher for African-Americans
In the US, too many moms are dying around the time of childbirth. Every year, more than 700 mothers die from complications related to pregnancy and delivery, leaving behind grieving families as well as urgent policy questions about how...
Healthcare Triage
The Stuff We Worry About, and the Stuff That Actually Kills Us
What are we worried about in terms of health? What's really gonna kill us? How different is that from the past? All this and more on this week's Healthcare Triage News.
Healthcare Triage
Weight Loss Pills, Veggie Tots, and Various Existential Crises with John Green
This week, your host Dr. Aaron Carroll welcomes NYT best-selling author (and Healthcare Triage executive producer) John Green to the show. John and Aaron discuss mental health, the ills of the social internet, and answer your questions.
Healthcare Triage
Women on Web Move to Increase Access to Abortion Pills in the US
Women on Web is an organization that increases access to pharmaceutical abortion services in countries where those options are limited. The organization has now started a separate service that will fill prescriptions in the United States...
Healthcare Triage
Flattening The Curve of Coronavirus Infections
Our message on coronavirus so far has been, "don't panic." For the vast majority of individuals, coronavirus is not an existential threat. However, the rapid rate of the virus's spread has the potential to overwhelm our health system and...
Healthcare Triage
Can I Buy Stuff from China? What About Screen Time? Coronavirus Q&A April 15, 2020
We're answering your questions about coronavirus and Covid-19. Click on the timecode below to go straight to a question. 01:49 How should healthcare professionals clean masks? 2:29 Was this virus made in a lab? 2:57 Does COVID-19 cause...
Globalive Media
Beyond Innovation: Episode 17
Stock trading becomes a snap, quantum computers answer complex questions and wearable devices track vital signs from your ear. Plus, Michael and Anthony speak with a South African startup using AI to enhance global trade. Hosted by...
The Wall Street Journal
The Regulatory Outlook
Roger Severino, Director, Office for Civil Rights, Department of Health and Human Services talked about where cyber regulators are focusing their efforts and how well companies are positioned for compliance.
Healthcare Triage
What Should Future Childhood Programs Look Like?
In 2005, when the RAND Corporation wrote about early childhood interventions, they argued that the evidence to date showed those interventions improved outcomes and generated benefits that outweighed the costs. More than ten years later,...
Healthcare Triage
The Longer Term Impact of Short Term Plans
The Trump administration can still do plenty to mess with the Affordable Care Act. We warned about that in many episodes, and it’s coming to pass.
Healthcare Triage
How Useful Are Temperature Screenings for Covid?
Temperature screening has become a common Covid mitigation practice in many settings. But as noted by one of our viewers, this practice doesn’t seem that effective at face value. So should we be relying on temperature checks to help curb...
Globalive Media
Beyond Innovation: Episode 18
Opening up opportunities for the world’s unbanked, developing packaging that disposes of itself and sensing health signals hidden in our sweat. Plus, Michael and Anthony discover how artificial intelligence is making it easier to learn...
Healthcare Triage
Diabetes Declining? Switzerland Votes on Single Payer: Healthcare Triage News
Diabetes on the decline? Switzerland votes on single payer!
Healthcare Triage
Type 2 Diabetes and Daily Blood Sugar Monitoring
Research is telling us that those with Type 2 diabetes don't need to be testing for blood glucose levels at home and that doing so is a waste of money and a strain on the health care system.
Healthcare Triage
That Low Salt Diet Probably Won't Prevent Heart Failure
There have been lots of recommendations over the years to eat a low-sodium diet. We've talked about the evidence on this before. Well, get ready to taste salt again. Research points to the conclusion that low sodium diets don't do much...
Healthcare Triage
The ACA, Young People, and the Cost of Births to Medicaid
I know you all read my recent NEJM study (and the AcademyHealth blog post I wrote about it). If you didn't, though, it's also the topic of this week's Healthcare Triage News!
Healthcare Triage
The Proposed FDA Ban on Menthol Cigarettes
Though likely to face many legal challenges, the FDA recently issued a ban on menthol flavoring in traditional cigarettes and cigars. So why the specific ban on menthol? There are lots of reasons ranging from how it may alter the smoking...
Healthcare Triage
Covid Vaccine Month of Action
The Biden administration has announced a new a goal when it comes to Covid-19 vaccinations in the US: It aims for at least 70% of Americans to receive at least one dose by July 4th. The current administration has announced a plan and...
Globalive Media
Beyond Innovation: Episode 15
An app brings the doctor to your doorstep, 3D printers construct concrete buildings and technology helps students perform their best. Plus, a leading artificial intelligence researcher explains how close we are to creating sentient...