Healthcare Triage
Patterns from a Year of Covid Data
Now that we’ve been dealing with Covid-19 for over a year, we have a lot of information to help us understand the kinds of patterns that have emerged. While no one has been left untouched, some communities and groups bore a larger brunt...
Healthcare Triage
Food Stamps, Hunger, and How Nutrition Assistance Works
There is a lot of evidence that not getting enough to eat has a negative effect on health and well-being. So, what are we going to do about it. Today, we're talking about some programs that work to help people get the nutrition they need...
Healthcare Triage
Vaping Update: Policy Versus Reality
We've been covering the news on recent vaping-related lung injuries, and a lot has happened since our last video. Time for an update!
Healthcare Triage
Teen Suicide Rates Are Rising, but Prevention is Possible
Rates of teen suicide are rising, and rates for girls are higher than any time in the last 40 years. There are a number of ways to address this problem, but why aren't we using evidence based approaches to the problem?
Healthcare Triage
Do We Need New Calorie Labels?
There’s a lot of media attention on a recent study examining whether labeling food with the amount of exercise that would be needed to then burn it off changes how much people eat. Let’s dig in and see.
ACDC Leadership
The Demographic Transition Model (DTM)
In this video I explain economic development and the The Demographic Transition Model (DTM). Which shows how three things change over time: the birth rate, the death rate, and the total population. To give it some context, I focus on the...
Healthcare Triage
Housing Vouchers and Neighborhood Mobility
We’re talking about housing for four weeks, thanks to the support of the RWJF! The Low Income Housing Tax Credit (last week’s episode topic) stimulates production in order to increase the supply of affordable housing available to poorer...
Global Health with Greg Martin
Conflict and Health - Health Care in Danger (and interview with the ICRC)
This video talks about the dangers that both patients and professionals face when it comes to accessing and delivering healthcare in conflict zones. We are joined by Dr. Bruce Eshaya-Chauvin of the ICRC's "Health Care in Danger" project...
Healthcare Triage
Money Isn’t the Only Thing That Can Bias Research
Recent news articles have brought renewed attention to financial conflicts of interest in medical science but that should not lead us to ignore other conflicts that may be equally or even more important. Career advancement and reputation...
Healthcare Triage
10 Examples of Dysfunction in Healthcare
The Lown Institute recently announced its 3rd round of “Shkreli Awards”, a top ten list of the worst examples of dysfunction in healthcare, and we thought that was pretty newsworthy
Healthcare Triage
Reopening Schools in the Age of COVID
School districts across the country are thinking about reopening. What is that going to look like? Can school reopenings be handled safely?
Global Health with Greg Martin
Health Systems (part II)
In this episode we'll be continuing our look at health systems, talking about how countries plan their procurement and supply chain management of products for healthcare, governance and leadership.
Global Health with Greg Martin
Universal Health Coverage explained
Universal Health Coverage is about providing healthcare to people without pushing people into poverty. It's an exciting public health and global health tool. Countries that implement universal health coverage provide better healthcare at...
Healthcare Triage
Is Our Health Care Spending Actually Worth It?
Many people know by now that the United States spends much more on health care than any other country, and that health outcomes are not a lot better (and in many instances worse). That raises the question: Is our health care spending...
Healthcare Triage
Early Childhood Interventions. What Are They?
In the next year and a half, we here at Healthcare triage are going to take some deep dives into issues of health policy, especially those that touch on social determinants of health and health equity. The episodes that do so will be a...
Healthcare Triage
Plant Based Fast Food Isn't Health Food
Many fast food restaurants are now creating products with plant-based meat substitutes that are pretty convincingly meatlike. Some of these chains are positioning these foods as "healthier options." Sorry to be a party pooper, but they...
Healthcare Triage
The Healthcare System of the United States
We've been getting a lot of requests to talk about the health care systems of different countries. It's really hard to compress the complexities of each into an episode, but we're going to try. First up is the United States. Others will...
The Wall Street Journal
Digital Passports and the 'New Normal' for Travel
Tech companies, airlines and governments around the world are beginning to collaborate on 'digital passports' that could make travel easier across borders. A look at how technology can help digitize health records and change the way we...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Baldrige Award Ceremony for 2008 Award Recipient
Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, and Baldrige Foundation Chair Joe Alexander present the 2008 Recipients with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award-the nation's highest honor for performance excellence...
Hip Hughes History
US Federalism For Dummies: American Government Review
For the discerning dummy and smart smart people, this video is designed for AP American Government students, College students lost in the wilderness in a political science course and just crazy people on the internet with nothing better...
Curated Video
'Need all the help I can get': Hurricane-related IV shortage left Virginia woman hospitalized weeks
Jamie Aguilar was born with a rare condition that forces her to rely on IV fluids to keep her alive. But in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, a nationwide IV shortage has turned her life upside down. (Scripps News Norfolk)
Curated Video
Truth Be Told: Trump vows not to cut Social Security, Medicare
Scripps News' "Truth Be Told" fact-checks the claims being made on the campaign trail in the run-up to the 2024 election. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders fires off at CEO of Novo Nordisk
The CEO of Novo Nordisk was grilled for more than two hours by lawmakers during a Senate Health Committee hearing focused on addressing the high cost Ozempic and Wegovy. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
The maker of Wegovy and Ozempic will testify about the price of the drugs
Lawmakers are set to scrutinize the high cost of weight loss and diabetes drugs, which depending upon your insurance can range from $0 a month to over $1,000 if it isn't covered. (Scripps News)