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
Prescription Opioids: Balancing Short Term Pain and Long Term Gain
A new simulation study published in the American Journal of Public Health shows that reducing opioids for short-term pain saves lives in the long run, even as it leaves some patients experiencing more pain. This is the fundamental...
Healthcare Triage
Can Marijuana Help with Opioid Addiction?
Part 3 of our opioid series supported by the NIHCM Foundation looks at the potential for marijuana to improve outcomes in opioid addiction therapy. Some studies have shown that prescribing marijuana can ease the path to shaking an opioid...
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
Fatigue and its Effect on Doctors & Prescriptions
Actually, you can even use these mugs for tea. Or any other hot drink. Or even a cold drink, if you don't mind bucking convention. Fatigue matters. Even when it comes to doctors. Especially when it comes to doctors. We've got data. This...
Healthcare Triage
Do Antidepressants Work or What?
A huge meta-analysis came out recently looking at how effective antidepressants actually are. It turns out, the results are complicated, and we had a hard time reducing all the stuff in this study to a headline. So, the title's a...
The Wall Street Journal
ZocDoc and Dexcom on the Telemedicine Boom
The coronavirus pandemic has given the fledgling telemedicine industry a boost as patients flocked online for doctor consultations. ZocDoc and Dexcom CEOs discuss how telemedicine is transforming healthcare.
Healthcare Triage
Unnecessary Supplement Use is Rising, Even Among the Elderly
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.
Curated Video
10 Words Even Natives Are Saying Wrong! Learn English Like A Native
Learn 10 words even natives you're saying wrong! Learn english like a native with a native. That's me, Anna English. In today's lesson we look at 10 words which are often mispronounced not just by ESL learners but also by native English...
Healthcare Triage
Empowering Pharmacists to Address Excess Medications
For a lot of patients, prescriptions build up over time, and older people end up taking A LOT of different drugs. Doctors don't always have the time or will to assess these mounting prescriptions. Empowering pharmacists to recommend...
Healthcare Triage
The Surprising Difficulties of Off-Label Prescriptions
Though you may not have realized it, there's a good chance that a doctor has prescribed you a medication for a use other than what it was approved for. This off-label use is perfectly legal, but isn't as safe as it might be, in part...
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Marie Alcock - What's Going on with Testing
Dr. Marie Alcock is a national and international education consultant. In addition she is currently on the faculty of Walden University’s School of Education where she serves as a lead professor in curriculum, instruction, and assessment...
Curated Video
Battling your prescription drug insurance denial
Facing health issues is stressful. Being denied by your insurance for crucial claims is added worry. Here's what to know about battling prescription drug insurance denial. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
Walmart will offer prescription delivery services from its in-store pharmacies
The new service is already available at select Walmart locations in Arkansas, Missouri, New York, Nevada, South Carolina and Wisconsin. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
Biden administration finalizes new prescription drug prices for Medicare enrollees
After nearly six months of negotiations and several court rulings, Medicare and drugmakers agreed on new prices for 10 popular drugs, saving users $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
The dire impact higher prescription drug costs are having on Americans
This week, the Federal Trade Commission released a report showing the impact drug middlemen are having on the cost of prescription medications in the United States. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
First responders add opioid reversal nasal spray to fight overdoses
In addition to Narcan, sheriff's departments in at least three states have begun using another overdose reversal nasal spray called Opvee.
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