Podcast: Is Happiness a Choice?
Are you sad? Just be happy! Does this irritate you? In today’s show, Gabe and Lisa ponder whether happiness really is a choice — especially for people who struggle with mental illness. How do we measure happiness? And what is happiness inflation?
Join us for an in-depth conversation on whether or not people can actually choose happiness.
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About The Not Crazy podcast Hosts
Gabe Howard is an award-winning writer and speaker who lives with bipolar disorder. He is the author of the popular book, Mental Illness is an Asshole a...
Source: World of Psychology - October 6, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Not Crazy Podcast Tags: General Happiness Mental Health and Wellness Not Crazy Podcast Source Type: blogs
Physicians sometimes need to deviate from established policies
Some time ago, I performed a colonoscopy on a patient who was having serious internal bleeding. He had already received multiple transfusions since he was admitted to the hospital. After obtaining informed consent for the procedure, I performed the colon exam. I encountered blood throughout the entire colon, but saw no definite bleeding site, raising the possibility that […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 4, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/michael-kirsch" rel="tag" > Michael Kirsch, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Gastroenterology Source Type: blogs
Post #52 Overkill: When Modern Medicine Goes Too Far by Paul Offit M.D.
Overkill: When Modern Medicine Goes Too Far by Paul Offit M.D.I am admittedly a huge fanboy of Paul Offit, an infectious disease guru at Children ' s Hospital of Philadelphia, one of the preeminent pediatric hospitals in the world. His latest bookOverall: When Modern Medicine Goes Too Far, is a collection of medical facts that are already known to the well-read individual, but fly in the face of wrongly-held, out-dated, commonly-believed medical concepts. The majority of the incorrect information was previously considered the standard of care, but newer and better science and studies have clearly demonstrate...
Source: A Pediatrician's Blog - September 23, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, September 21st 2020
Fight Aging! publishes news and commentary relevant to the goal of ending all age-related disease, to be achieved by bringing the mechanisms of aging under the control of modern medicine. This weekly newsletter is sent to thousands of interested subscribers. To subscribe or unsubscribe from the newsletter,
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Source: Fight Aging! - September 20, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Recent Studies on the Changing Gut Microbiome in Aging
Today's research materials are a selection of recent studies on the gut microbiome and its relationship to the aging process. The scientific community has in recent years uncovered a great deal of new information regarding the way in which the gut microbiome both influences health and exhibits detrimental changes with age. Some of the microbes of the digestive tract are responsible for the generation of beneficial metabolites such as butyrate, indoles, and propionate. Unfortunately these populations decline in number with advancing age, and this negatively impacts tissue function throughout the body. Additionally, harmful ...
Source: Fight Aging! - September 17, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
6 all-natural sex tips for men
If you believe those upbeat, seductive advertisements, men only need to pop a pill to awaken their dormant sex life. Whether the problem is erectile dysfunction (ED) — the inability to maintain an erection for sex — or low libido, ED medications appear to be the quickest and easiest solution.
While these drugs work for most men, they are not right for everyone. ED drugs are relatively safe, but can cause possible side effects such as headaches, indigestion, and back pain. Plus, some men may not want their sex life dependent on regular medication, or simply can’t take them because of high or low blood pressure, or...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 15, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matthew Solan Tags: Dental Health Diet and Weight Loss Exercise and Fitness Men's Health Source Type: blogs
Upregulation of Unacetylated Ghrelin Slows Age-Related Muscle Loss in Mice
Ghrelin is best known for its role in the mechanisms of hunger, but it has two different forms, only one of which induces hunger. Both forms are known to affect muscle tissue metabolism, and this may be one of the ways in which calorie restriction slows the onset of muscle loss with age, a condition known as sarcopenia. Researchers here increase levels of the non-hunger-inducing ghrelin in mice and show that this does indeed slow the onset and progression of sarcopenia, and thus might be a basis for therapy.
Sarcopenia, the decline in muscle mass and functionality during aging, might arise from age-associated endo...
Source: Fight Aging! - September 15, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
A gastroenterologist ’s COVID musings from behind the mask
I was recently asked to see an 89-year-old woman who was gravely ill in the intensive care unit. She was admitted with cholangitis due to bile duct stones causing complete obstruction leading to septic shock. It is a life-threatening situation, especially in elderly patients. She needed an emergency endoscopic procedure: ERCP. By the way, one […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 14, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/sripathi%e2%80%8b-kethu" rel="tag" > Sripathi Kethu, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions COVID-19 coronavirus Gastroenterology Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
It only takes a moment of laughter to alleviate a crappy situation
One day recently, while working as a nursing assistant, I heard a shrill, gravely cry for help pierce the air in the hallway of the long-term memory care facility where I work. I sprinted to the room where the pleading call was coming from, and in the two seconds it took to reach the room, […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 9, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/matthew-morris" rel="tag" > Matthew Morris < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Gastroenterology Medical school Source Type: blogs
Sewage Data As A Surprising Predictor For COVID-19 Cases
You might not think much of them, but bodily fluids offer a treasure trove of information for medical diagnoses. Indeed, scientists are now looking past the drain and directly into sewage to gather data about COVID-19.
You might not have heard about it, but it turns out it is possible to detect and measure the amount of virus DNA in sewage samples which can predict case number by about 7-10 days in advance. Several countries are already employing this method to predict infection cases; and it is yet another example of an unusual association between a data source and outcomes. Combining the information gathered fro...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 7, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Prans Tags: Healthcare Design Security & Privacy prediction rna epidemiology gastrointestinal covid sewage data covid-19 cdc wastewater Yale Source Type: blogs
Colorectal cancer screening: colonoscopy vs. Cologuard
When COVID-19 hit, routine cancer screenings nearly came to a halt. Now those postponed appointments and overdue tests will likely result in delayed cancer diagnoses. Now more than ever it ’s an opportune time to educate the community about the importance of regular cancer screenings. While we have powerful treatments for those diagnosed with cancer, nothing […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 2, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/hoag-memorial-hospital-presbyterian" rel="tag" > Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Gastroenterology Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs
A Good Story
That was the chief compliant. Right away, I was skeptical because it seemed rare that something was actually stuck in a patient's throat.Long ago, I had moved away from plain x-rays to CTs for this complaint. Direct visualization was fraught with problems. I just didn't do it enough to feel confident that I would be able to see an embedded fishbone among the glistening saliva. It was possible that it could be so buried in soft tissue that I could not see the top.I thought I had already seen the future path before I drew back the curtain.Lying comfortably on his side was a 22-year-old man with rock solid vital signs, an ...
Source: Lions and Tigers and Bears - September 1, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
21 year old woman with CP, SOB, then syncope, and with ST depression with T-wave inversion in V1-V3
In this study, except for troponin elevation,Gestalt was the best predictor.The article does not specify the QT correction methodWhy is right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) not found in this large study of syncope? Probably because it is not common enough to be identified in a general syncope study. Not every high risk factor will be identified in such studies, but it is obvious that RVH is a dangerous condition and that, if identified on ECG, needs further workup. Why were so few ECG findings predictive?Because most abnormal ECG findings were considered adverse outcomes in their own right and not eva...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - August 31, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steve Smith Source Type: blogs
What has colon cancer screening got to do with self-driving cars?
An excerpt from Scope Forward: The Future of Gastroenterology Is Now in Your Hands. Over a decade ago, many of us still used landline phones, watched cable TV, rented DVDs, called for taxis, took photos using cameras, and drove over to Borders to browse and buy books. During the past 10 years, we watched each […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 26, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/praveen-suthrum" rel="tag" > Praveen Suthrum < /a > < /span > Tags: Tech Gastroenterology Source Type: blogs
The future of the health care experience will be unrecognizable
Future doctors will celebrate that they no longer prescribe the same drug at the same dosage for hypertension or pneumonia or arthritis or cancer or many other conditions. Who knows even if drugs will be the mainstay of medical treatment. Tomorrow ’s treatments will be tailored to one’s age, gender, weight, race, overall medical condition, severity […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 20, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/michael-kirsch" rel="tag" > Michael Kirsch, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Gastroenterology Source Type: blogs
