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
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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 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 236 views • 7:05YouTube: 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 7 years 4 months 1 week ago • 460 views • 6:02YouTube: 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 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 440 views • 5:08for 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 7 years 5 months 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 7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 59 views • 7:04Warning: May cause a germophobic episode! YouTube: We covered the Five Second Rule a couple years ago. And, just a few weeks ago, colleagues at the New York Times (and many other news sources) wrote... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 96 views • 5:43YouTube: Medicaid is expensive, and critics argue that it get people insured at the expense of the private sector. But study after study find that Medicaid has a huge return on investment for state and... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 511 views • 5:19YouTube: In which John Green compares the healthcare plans of U.S. Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 220 views • 9:40Nooooooooooooooooooo! YouTube: If you watch Healthcare Triage, it won’t come as news fat and cholesterol aren’t likely as bad as everyone says. And sugar may be worse. What is news this week is... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 721 views • 4:26YouTube: 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 7 years 8 months ago • 724 views • 7:02It'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 7 years 8 months ago • 568 views • 3:35Battling a cigarette addiction as I type this ... arrrrrgh
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 21 views • 6:42YouTube: Thanks, in part, to the generous support of the NIHCM, this month we are releasing four special episodes on Opioids. We hope you enjoy them. This week’s episode: Treatment - The best way... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 88 views • 6:43YouTube: Opioid Abuse - Opioid drugs can be powerfully effective treatments for those in pain, but they can also be extremely dangerous. This episode explores how opioids can lead to dependence and addiction,... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 149 views • 6:10Myth or no, it's MY favorite meal of the day! YouTube: Lately, I've become a target for people who like to tell me that "I'm doing nutrition" wrong. Evidently, some people don't agree with my plea,... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 2 months ago • 665 views • 6:12YouTube: Americans remain very overweight. According to the CDC, about 38% were obese in 2014, meaning that they had a body mass index of at least 30, compared to 32% just a decade ago. This is in spite... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 3 months 1 week ago • 13 views • 6:01The 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 3 months 3 weeks ago • 76 views • 7:25YouTube: I don’t know why, but you all keep asking for an episode on nootropics. For those of you who aren’t in the know, those are drugs which are supposed to enhance cognitive function. Nootropics... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 5 months ago • 231 views • 5:27