Healthcare Triage
Does CBD Have Any Value as a Treatment?
Last week we covered CBD and mental health, finding that data to backup health claims are scarce and consumer CBD products are often sketchy. In this week’s episode on CBD and other health ailments, we find that many of the same caveats...
Science360
REMOTE IMMERSIVE TELEREHABILITATION
Telerehab, or doctor-patient consultation by phone or video, lacks a sense of touch that makes it impossible for the doctor to fully evaluate a patient's musculoskeletal movements, says University of Texas at Dallas computer science...
Healthcare Triage
Dissemination: Get Out There and Strut Your Stuff!
Let's say you're in the habit of doing scientific research. Or maybe you're an expert in a field who can concisely and coherently discuss research. Disseminate! There are more avenues than ever before to make your voice heard, and share...
Healthcare Triage
An Anti-viral Pill to Treat Covid?
Molnupiravir is a broad-spectrum antiviral that has been in development for quite some time - it was first tested as an Ebola drug and is now showing promise against Covid-19. In this episode we take a look at what we know so far and...
Healthcare Triage
Which Food is Going to Kill You?
A few nutrition studies have been circulating social media lately and need some clearing up.
Healthcare Triage
The Facts About Vaccine Passports
Vaccine passports are a big topic right now, even though “passport” might be the wrong word. We take a look at what they are and what they aren’t, and dig deeper into the concerns most commonly voiced about them.
Healthcare Triage
Residency and the 80 Hour Work Week
Performative overwork is more and more common in the United States, and long hours have long been the norm in medicine. During residency, doctors have traditionally been asked to work for up to 100 hours per week. A rule in 2003 capped...
Healthcare Triage
How's This Coronavirus Gonna Play Out?
We're still firmly on the "Don't Panic" message with the Coronavirus outbreak. This week we're going to look at a couple of scenarios for how this thing could play out.
Healthcare Triage
Let's Do This Thing: HCT Podcast #1, with Dr. Lindsey Doe
We're starting a podcast! We sit down with Dr. Lindsey Doe of YouTube.com/Sexplanations to discuss your questions on sex! This episode is our first in what will be a regular series of podcasts; the next one will be out on November 24th...
The Wall Street Journal
Demo: Tech to Spot Covid-19
Connor Landgraf, CEO of Eko and Caesar Djavaherian of Carbon Health discuss the promise of remote medical testing and care at WSJ Tech Health.
Healthcare Triage
Lawsuits as a Tool to Stifle Research
Health research is difficult for a bunch of reasons. One of those reasons is the practice of using lawsuits to stifle research. A researcher finds that a product is harmful, and the producers of that product attack the researcher in...
Healthcare Triage
Can You Get Reinfected with Covid?
Reports have surfaced of individuals being re-infected with Covid-19, raising questions about immunity via natural infection as well as questions about the utility of vaccines. Here we take a look at the data to see how common...
Curated Video
Assessing the Price Mechanism: Advantages and Disadvantages with Examples.
This video discusses the price mechanism and its functions in free markets. It explains how prices play a role in rationing, signaling information about markets to producers and consumers, and providing incentives for firms to alter...
Healthcare Triage
Covid Treatment Research, Toilet Plumes, and Increasing Cases 6-23-2020
There's a study coming out of the UK about using a steroid called Dexamethasone to treat COVID19 symptoms. The initial reports look good, but we'll hold judgement until we see the full study. Toilet plumes are also in the news....
Healthcare Triage
The Acrylamide in Coffee Won't Give You Cancer, CALIFORNIA
A judge in California recently ruled that coffee would be required to carry a carcinogen warning label, since it contains acrylamide. Well, have the barista make you a double espresso with a shot of evidence, because that coffee probably...
Curated Video
A Business Model to Bring Healthcare to Uninsured Communities
Formé Medical series part 2/4: This video is a part of an entrepreneurial series that follows Maria as she starts her own business, Formé Medical Center, with the mission to bring healthcare to the uninsured communities. In this video,...
Healthcare Triage
Nutrition Studies Are Just Terrible
Nutrition studies are really, really bad a lot of the time. Sometimes researchers don't do careful work, and the systems in place don't always prevent weak research from being published. Add that to the fact that media outlets tend to...
Healthcare Triage
Your Diet and Depression
A recent study is getting a lot of press for its results on diet and depression, and it’s a randomized controlled trial.
The Wall Street Journal
Thinking Short, Thinking Long
Wall Street wants profits. Patients want results. In-house scientists want room to breathe and time to innovate. How one big health- products company, after stumbling, now juggles the competing demands of the health business.
Healthcare Triage
The 2017 Flu Killed 80,000 in the US. Get a Flu Shot!
Influenza killed 80,000 people last year in the United States. That is the highest number of deaths since the CDC started keeping records in the 1970s. Help protect yourself and those around you. Get a flu shot!
Healthcare Triage
Should You Add Cheese to Your Cancer Panic List?
We’ve been on a nutritional study kick lately, but it’s hard not to be when there are a number of trending topical studies and articles. This week we look at a few studies surrounding cheese and its association with breast cancer.
Healthcare Triage
Sunscreen Needs More Safety Studies
The ingredients of sunscreens have some people concerned about whether they're being absorbed by the body, and what the effects of that might be. While this study doesn't provide evidence that sunscreen is harmful, closer examination is...
Healthcare Triage
More People Should Get the HPV Vaccine
The CDC recommendations for the HPV vaccine have just changed. If you’re 45 years of age or younger, then you might want to talk to your doctor about getting vaccinated yourself.
Healthcare Triage
How Safe is Air Travel during a Pandemic?
Thanks to the pandemic, air travel is drastically reduced compared to this time last year. People are wondering if flying is safe, and airlines are promoting studies that suggest it’s not only safe, but potentially safer than some daily...