A New Underground Market in E ‑Cigarettes Will Soon Begin Flourishing in Australia
Jeffrey A. SingerWriting in the Australian journalThe Quadranta year and a half ago, I criticized the Australian government ’s plan to prohibit residents from purchasing e‑cigarettes without first getting a state‐licensed health care practitioner’s permission slip (aka, a prescription). I wrote:It makes no sense to require medical permission slips for consenting adults to ingest nicotine via e ‑cigarettes when doing so through combustible tobacco requires no such official nod. It makes even less sense when substances of equal or greater addictive potential are legally available without a prescription. ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 5, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
How the Arts transform our Brains, Bodies, and Minds
One of my favorite sayings comes from David Thoreau: “My life has been the poem I would have writ / But I could not both live and utter it.” It speaks to the way that life and art are intertwined, and how we gain so much from living life with a sense of beauty and aesthetics in mind.
There are many ways art infuses my own life—from singing and playing guitar to reading novels and attending plays, which all help to improve my mood and enhance my sense of wonder with the world. Probably, neuroaesthetics many of you feel the same way. Some of you may have felt you’ve even been saved by art.
Now, a new book, Your Brai...
Source: SharpBrains - May 31, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Greater Good Science Center Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Education & Lifelong Learning art neuroaesthetics Your Brain on Art Source Type: blogs
Unwired: Gaining Control over Addictive Technologies (Prologue and Chapter 1)
Gaia Bernstein (Seton Hall University), Unwired: Gaining Control over Addictive Technologies (Prologue and Chapter 1), Seton Hall L. Sch. Legal Stud. Working Paper No. (2023): Our society has a technology problem. Many want to disconnect from screens but can ' t help... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - May 31, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
More Evidence That Opioid Policymakers Keep Aiming at the Wrong Target
Jeffrey A. SingerA new study released earlier this year adds more evidence to the mountains of evidence that policymakers trying to solve the overdose crisis have been aiming at the wrong target.Researchers from the Dartmouth University School of Medicine recently published in theAnnals of Surgery the results of a prospective clinical trial of 221 opioid naïve surgical patients prescribed opioids at discharge and followed for one year after surgery. Eighty‐eight percent of the patients had cancer‐related operations. Their surgeons prescribed opioids for pain control when they discharged them home from the hosp...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 30, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
A family physician ’ s journey on the OIG list and the struggle to return to practice [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join us for a thought-provoking discussion with Jeffrey L. Fraser, a family physician who shares his experience of addiction and felony conviction, which led to his placement on the Office of the Inspector General exclusion list. We’ll explore the impact of the OIG exclusion
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A family physician’s journey on the OIG list and the struggle to return to practice [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 30, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast Primary Care Source Type: blogs
Caring in a complex world: perspectives from unpaid carers and the organisations that support them
The King's Fund -Unpaid carers – anyone who provides care, unpaid, for a friend or family member who due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support – play a key role in the health and care system. Caring can be a big commitment and carers themselves also need support with their own health and wellbeing. Yet, it’s also clear that carers are not always able to access the support they need. We set out to understand the current picture of local support available for unpaid carers in England. We looked at what evidence is available for different types of suppo...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 26, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Patient involvement, experience and feedback Social care Source Type: blogs
Why Addicts Find It So Hard To Quit (M)
The addict's failure to form an accurate mental model of their behaviour is partly why they find it so hard to quit. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - May 24, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Addiction subscribers-only Source Type: blogs
How misused terminology and biased studies may be misguiding our understanding of opioid addiction and mortality
As a health care writer and policy analyst, I frequently encounter the term “risk” in discussions of medical issues. I also frequently see the term grossly misused in both the popular press and medical literature. Nowhere is this more evident than in the 2016 and 2022 CDC Guidelines for the prescription of opioids in the
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How misused terminology and biased studies may be misguiding our understanding of opioid addiction and mortality originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 23, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Richard A. Lawhern, PhD Tags: Conditions Medications Source Type: blogs
Restoring our connection to the cosmos: a vital step for healing our minds, bodies, spirits, and planet
How do we balance the desire to stay connected with the cosmos with the demands of modern life? Our internal life is often mirrored by our external world. It is no surprise that the health of our bodies and our planet is under fire. Mental health illnesses, including active addiction, depression, and anxiety, are increasing
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Restoring our connection to the cosmos: a vital step for healing our minds, bodies, spirits, and planet originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Vanessa Velez, MD Tags: Physician Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
Digital Detox: What is it, and why do you need it?
Our attitudes towards the digital world are very contradictory. Many researches show that most of us consider the Internet the best source of information and knowledge. Moreover, online presence increases the chances of finding a job and facilitates most everyday activities. Almost 80% of teenagers develop their interests and passions in the digital world. 60.2% feel calm and happy when using the web. However, this is only one face of the digital world.
On the other hand, 2 out of 3 Internet users declare they consider themselves addicted to technology. Over half of Americans spend between 3 to 5 hours on their devices ...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - May 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michal Jonca Tags: depression motivation productivity tips self improvement Source Type: blogs
Remembering Heather Armstrong: the tragic loss of the “ Queen of Mommy Bloggers ” sparks a global conversation on mental health
The blogging universe mourns the loss of a remarkable figure, Heather Armstrong, fondly known as the “Queen of the Mommy Bloggers.” Armstrong’s blog, Dooce, was a sanctuary for mothers and individuals wrestling with mental health issues and addiction. Tragically, Armstrong ended her life prematurely in an apparent suicide following a sobriety relapse. The legacy she
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Remembering Heather Armstrong: the tragic loss of the “Queen of Mommy Bloggers” sparks a global conversation on mental health originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 11, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Kevin Pho, MD Tags: KevinMD Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
In an Ideal World, How Much Would We Spend on Health Care? – Part 1
BY BEN WHEATLEY
We have heard it said before, and it is no longer shocking to say, that in 2021 the United States spent $4.3 trillion on health care. To put this gaudy number in some perspective, we measure it as a share of our economy and report that health care comprised 18.3% of our gross domestic product. CMS projects that health care will approach 20% of GDP in coming years—one-fifth of everything we buy and sell in this country.
In a recent report, the Health Affairs Council on Health Care Spending and Value said that “it is unclear what percentage of GDP would represent the ideal level to devote to healt...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Ben Wheatley Health care spending medical debt Patent Source Type: blogs
In an Ideal World, How Much Would We Spend on Health Care?
BY BEN WHEATLEY
We have heard it said before, and it is no longer shocking to say, that in 2021 the United States spent $4.3 trillion on health care. To put this gaudy number in some perspective, we measure it as a share of our economy and report that health care comprised 18.3% of our gross domestic product. CMS projects that health care will approach 20% of GDP in coming years—one-fifth of everything we buy and sell in this country.
In a recent report, the Health Affairs Council on Health Care Spending and Value said that “it is unclear what percentage of GDP would represent the ideal level to devote to h...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Ben Wheatley Health care spending medical debt Patent Source Type: blogs
Treadmill of achievement: How it can be addictive and dangerous [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! In this episode, we sit down with Dawn Baker, an anesthesiologist and author of Lean Out: A Professional Woman’s Guide to Finding Authentic Work-Life Balance, to discuss the dangers of the treadmill of achievement. We explore the unwritten rules about success and praise, how
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Treadmill of achievement: How it can be addictive and dangerous [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 5, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast Practice Management Source Type: blogs
Not treating addiction in criminal justice settings violates the 4 ethical principles in medicine
As physicians, we are bound by four ethical principles. Beneficence (acting for the benefit of the patient), nonmaleficence (avoiding the harm of the patient), autonomy (respecting patients’ right to make their own decisions), and justice (fair and equitable treatment of patients). When people think of the ethical principles that guide physicians, “First, do no harm”
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Not treating addiction in criminal justice settings violates the 4 ethical principles in medicine originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 4, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Casey Grover, MD and Reb Close, MD Tags: Physician Medications Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
