Lithium is the first recommended treatment for bipolar disorder, but only when you have classic bipolar disorder. Classic bipolar disorder is when you have a clean separation between depressive episodes and manic...

We generally do not use antidepressants in bipolar 1 disorder, because antidepressants are more likely to cause you to switch from depression into mania thereby triggering mania. Or it can cause you to rapid cycle. That...

In this video I define autism spectrum disorder and specifically focus on the what you can do about the sensory crisis.
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The way we define autism has changed over the years. It began as infantile autism in 1980 and then in...

Alternative medicine for anxiety. That’s what I talk about in this video.<br<br/>/>

Here are 5 drugs that are known t<br/>o be us<br/>ed<br/> for anx<br/>iety.<<br/>br/> 1. Chamomile
2. Kava
3. L-theonine
4. Valerian
5. GABA

Dr. Algae talks about the differences between good (legal) drugs and bad (illegal) drugs. He then explains the adverse effects bad drugs can have on the body and encourages your student to make a pledge not to use illegal drugs.

UC Berkeley psychologist Stephen Hinshaw describes how the practice of taking medication for ADHD and other conditions is far more subtle and complicated than most of us appreciate.

This may surprise you, but the ketogenic diet was not originally intended to trim your waist or help you get shredded. Rather, the keto diet was created over a hundred years ago as a way to treat...epilepsy. That's right, this fad diet...

Deforestation explains how cultural patterns and economic decisions influence the environment and daily lives of people by analyzing the causes and effects of and solutions for deforestation.

In which John visits the Kissy Psychiatric Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, the only dedicated mental health facility in the nation, and learns about the extraordinary changes that have taken place there in the last two years with...

In which John discusses labyrinthitis, OCD, categories, the body in thought, and the body in pain.

This video program explores the role of the body's circulatory and respiratory systems, emphasizing things we can do to maintain these important systems. Regular exercise, healthy eating habits, and not smoking are just a few of the...

The idea behind cost-sharing in healthcare costs goes something like this: If the patient is responsible for some part of the cost of their care, they'll be more judicious in their choices of treatment, and healthcare spending will...

I read a study a few weeks ago on blood pressure treatment for nursing home residents, and I almost ignored it. There are so many like it. But it's just ridiculous that this kind of stuff continues, and that we can't seem to do anything...

Oh sh**, time to find out more about Tourette Syndrome! It's often portrayed in media with lots of swearing, but that's not the whole picture. Today, we're gonna find out a little more about what goes on in the brain. We have In_s Dawson...

A combination of drugs, including aspirin and statins, are being tested to treat cancer and other illnesses. There is mounting clinical evidence that the "repurposing" of existing drugs could offer effective new treatments.

In previous episodes of Healthcare Triage, we've discussed how people often misunderstand risk and how it affects them. We've also talked about how you can calculate the explicit metrics of numbers needed to treat and harm. But people...

In this video, we will be exploring the mechanisms of action of several antihypertensive drugs that act in the cardiovascular system and on the heart: β-blockers, calcium-channel blocker's, and α-blockers.

In this video, we explore the basic pharmacology of Parkinon's disease.

In this video, we explore the basic pharmacology of Alzheimer's disease.

An enlarged prostate (also known as Benign prostatic hyperplasia) is a relatively common condition that increases in prevalence as men get older. Certain medications (including common over the counter medications) can influence the...

Statin Medication Side Effects | Side Effects of Atorvastatin, Rosuvastatin, Simvastatin



Statins are medications used to reduce or lower cholesterol and work by inhibiting synthesis of cholesterol. Their use, however, has been...

One of the arguments you hear most often by people who don't want to get immunized against influenza is that the flu just isn't a big deal; it's just a bad cold. It's not. There are lots of other things people often get wrong about flu...

There are a few topics here at Healthcare Triage that just won't seem to go away. Vaccines and autism. Diet and exercise. Survival rates. But the one that trumps them all is supplements. Americans seem obsessed with them.

23andme CEO Anne Wojcicki discusses the potential for crowdsourced data to help provide new insights into the coronavirus at WSJ Tech Live.