YouTube: Three times in the last two weeks, people — a patient, a colleague and my wife — told me stories about how out of control the price of EpiPens were. Monday, my New York Times colleagues recounted... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 724 views • 7:02

It's not about how many times one does it. YouTube: I spend a fair amount of time talking about how social determinants of health come into play, with respect to health care outcomes. I also talk a... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 568 views • 3:35

In which John discusses good news and encouraging trends he has noticed in 2016, including improvements in health, technology, literacy, and the number of Beyonce albums

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 4 months ago • 1,437 views • 3:53

YouTube: Radiation is all around us, and when you travel by plane, you’re exposed to cosmic radiation. So what does this mean for our health? Does air travel expose us to unsafe radiation levels? Check... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 4 months 1 week ago • 51 views • 2:29

Interesting. I wonder what kind of results could be discovered if there was proper government funding on these substances.

posted by brycewi19 8 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 262 views • 5:07

Sadly, I too remember Ivan the gorilla. YouTube: Responding to the shooting of a gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo, Bill Nye says the treatment of animals in zoos is plainly unethical. Yet zoos do have... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 6 months 1 week ago • 61 views • 7:37

The ongoing study is part of a growing interest in coral fluorescence among the scientific community. Coral Fluorescence was recently found to be a strong indicator of coral health, and coral fluorescence... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 127 views • 4:05

An interview with a man who after 60 years of mariage talks of his worries that his wife will forget him with her oncoming dememtia.

The US Preventive Services Task Force! YouTube: The US Preventive Services Task Force was created in 1984 to make evidence-based recommendations about clinical services, like screening, that comprise... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 11 months 1 week ago • 76 views • 7:25

Depression is the leading cause of disability in the world; in the United States, close to ten percent of adults struggle with the disease. But because it’s a mental illness, it can be a lot harder to... continue reading

posted by cricket 8 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 464 views • 4:29

YouTube: Disenchanted with the out-of-date curriculum of traditional college, Jeremy Rossmann dropped out of MIT. Within a few years, he and co-founder Ashu Desai, started The Make School, a college replacement... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 2 weeks ago • 493 views • 4:02

YouTube: After our episode on the health benefits of coffee, the number one request I received was to look into the potential benefits – or harms – of tea.

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 1 month ago • 249 views • 6:52

"No one should be under the illusion that marijuana has no harms." Happy 420 Sifters! YouTube: There's just no way to talk about marijuana without someone completely misinterpreting what I say. Some... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 8 months ago • 257 views • 5:48

Protects Your Body 1:25 Senses the Outside World 1:42 Helps Excrete Waste 2:17 Stores Blood 2:43 Regulates Temperature 2:59 Makes Vitamin D 5:18 Indicates Signs of Poor Health 3:55 How Your Hair... continue reading

posted by RedSky 9 years 10 months ago • 11 views • 9:57

"The success of vaccines is one of the reasons that people are less likely to vaccinate their children." YouTube: Fewer children in the United States are getting vaccinated. That’s bad news for those... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 10 months ago • 382 views • 9:16

I personally benefit greatly by our system. I like to learn of it so I can exploit it ! !

posted by BoneRemake 9 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 827 views • 7:25

He's on to something here. I forgave the Sifters who were certain that I was a sock puppet. And boy howdy, I felt better. Full disclosure, a smidgen of valium was instrumental in helping me achieve nirvana... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 11 months 1 week ago • 164 views • 4:13

Dr. Mike Evans is founder of the Health Design Lab at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of Toronto, and a staff physician... continue reading

posted by cricket 1 decade 2 months 3 weeks ago • 229 views • 9:13

"But don't bar the doors and windows ..." YouTube: SciShow News give you the facts about ebola, one of the world’s deadliest diseases that’s making a stand in West Africa.

posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 4 months 2 weeks ago • 472 views • 4:26

YouTube Description: Guest Star: Elsie the cat. Music by http://www.youtube.com/JakeChudnow and from http://www.audionetwork.com FLAVOR NETWORK ARTICLE (the cool food network graphs): http://www.nature.com/srep... continue reading

posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 11 months ago • 270 views • 10:13