It's all relative. YouTube: We've talked in the past about the positives of Marijuana use. What are the harms? From pregnancy effects to impaired driving to memory and concentration, Aaron will tell... continue reading

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YouTube: It’s clearly, provably better for patients to have Medicaid coverage than to be uninsured, despite what critics of the program claim. Recently, bills in the Senate and the House of Representatives... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 504 views • 7:51

YouTube: How do breathalyzers work? And will there ever be a breathalyzer for marijuana? As pot has become legal in several states, law enforcement has sought a method to detect marijuana use in drivers.... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 7 months ago • 174 views • 6:31

Instead of Punishing People YouTube: Substance abuse and addiction are terrible for addicts health, and they're really tough on family and friends. Addiction also drives up the violent crime rate, and... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 686 views • 5:37

Uhoh YouTube: Prescription drugs are pretty awesome. They improve lives all the time. But it is possible to take too many. Over time, as patients are prescribed more an more ongoing medications, it's... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 10 months ago • 80 views • 6:59

YouTube: While we have long known about the existence of microbes — the tiny bacteria, fungi and archaea that live all around, on and in us — our full relationship has become one of the hottest topics... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 15 views • 6:39

Not ALWAYS Mutually Exclusive

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 14 views • 5:57

YouTube: You probably know where to pump the cheapest gas and how to get price comparisons online in seconds for headphones and cars. But how would you find the best deal on an M.R.I. or a knee replacement?... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 82 views • 6:09

YouTube: Exercise isn’t the key to weight loss. Still. But food companies want to convince you otherwise.

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years ago • 249 views • 3:15

YouTube: When President Trump's White House revealed its proposed budget recently. A lot of things got cut, and much public outrage was expressed about cuts to funding for Meals on Wheels. White House... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 3 weeks ago • 396 views • 5:12

Nope

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 417 views • 8:28

YouTube: I once received a lot of blowback for an Upshot article in which I showed (with evidence) that exercise is not the key to weight loss. Diet is. Many, many readers cannot wrap their head around... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 57 views • 5:53

Whew. Glad I don't have testicals! YouTube: Marijuana!You guys always want to know more about pot from Healthcare Triage. It’s also one of the most controversial and complex subjects we cover. And... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 302 views • 8:07

YouTube: In almost every year since the 1960s, health care spending has grown at least as fast as the overall economy, and often much faster. Health economists have long debated why.

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 49 views • 6:21

YouTube: Heart disease continues to be the number one killer in the United States. Because of that, billions of dollars are spent every year on medications that reduce your risk of disease and death. Compounding... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 46 views • 6:22

YouTube: Obamacare’s marketplaces were supposed to give consumers choices of health plans from insurers that compete to keep premiums down. But fewer insurers are participating, and premiums are increasing sharply. ... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 3 months 1 week ago • 237 views • 7:05

YouTube: Many people have to wait too long to see a doctor. And it could get worse. If, as many people believe, we have a shortage of doctors in the United States, then it follows that we can fix this... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 461 views • 6:02

YouTube: Many are still unhappy with Obamacare.The main intent of the Affordable Care Act was to expand the safety net (Medicaid), regulate the non-employer-based private insurance market (the insurance... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 440 views • 5:08

for Workers, Employers, and Pretty Much Everybody YouTube: Maybe the person working near you, the one who dragged himself to work and is now coughing and sneezing, couldn’t afford to stay home. Each... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 521 views • 5:25

"Let's discuss." YouTube: What policy changes would be minimally necessary for Republicans to claim that they’ve succeeded in “replacing” Obamacare? Health wonk and Incidental Economist Editor... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 5 months 1 week ago • 59 views • 7:04