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Protect Patients From a Surge in STDs
The latest surveillance report reveals that sexually transmitted infections are again on the rise. (Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast)
Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast - January 16, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

How to Fix the 'Ailing' VA Health System
Dr Lundberg shares a letter written to then-Under Secretary Dr David Shulkin by the late Dr Richard Horowitz, describing his concerns about the Veterans Affairs system and suggestions for improvement. (Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast)
Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast - June 21, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Cannabis Testing: Sometimes Less Is More
Do we know enough about the effects and metabolism of cannabis to interpret lab values meaningfully? (Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast)
Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast - May 15, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Kidney Patients Left in the Wind: A Heartfelt Story
Dr Szczech provides a sobering view on what extreme actions uninsured immigrants are taking to push their symptom boundaries to near death every week in order to get emergent hemodialysis. (Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast)
Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast - March 10, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Trumpcare at Time Point Zero
Measuring the effectiveness of healthcare pre-Obamacare and again 7 years in shows improvement in most areas. January 20, 2017, is time point zero for sizing Trumpcare ' s impact on these same areas. (Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast)
Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast - February 16, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

The World Is Not Prepared for Pandemics
Results of a comprehensive, international study have spurred a new framework for combating infectious diseases threats, says Dr Victor Dzau, president of the National Academy of Medicine. (Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast)
Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast - November 15, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Reducing Inequality With Precision Public Health
Eric Topol talks with Sue Desmond-Hellmann about her multidimensional career and how to scale precision medicine for global public health. (Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast)
Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast - June 6, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

'Concussion' Movie's Dr Omalu Tackles NFL on CTE
A decade ago, Bennet Omalu made history by describing chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a pro football player. Now, Will Smith portrays him and his incredible journey in the film, Concussion. (Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast)
Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast - December 24, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

'Death Panels': Moving Beyond the Rhetoric
To avoid harmful medical interventions near the end of a patient ' s life, physicians need to follow ACP ' best practices ' for talking to patients with serious illnesses about their care goals. (Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast)
Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast - September 10, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Heroin: The Epidemic That Knows No Boundaries
CDC director Tom Frieden reports that heroin is cheap, potent, and available, all of the prerequisites for a widespread epidemic of abuse. (Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast)
Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast - July 27, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Neuraminidase Inhibitors: Ready and Able to Tackle the Flu
A growing body of evidence shows that neuraminidase inhibitor antiviral drugs are effective against the flu, reducing complications and saving lives among hospitalized patients. (Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast)
Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast - April 27, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

A Picture of Our Nation's Health
The CDC National Health Report 2014 offers a snapshot of our nation's health, and CDC outlines action steps for clinicians to help make progress in meeting our nation's ongoing health challenges. (Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast)
Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast - February 23, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Polio Vaccine Requirements for Travelers Abroad
Temporary guidance on polio vaccines for travelers abroad aims to prevent the further spread of poliovirus. (Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast)
Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast - December 15, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

The Year in HIV: Prevention, Treatment, Complications, Cure
Dr Paul Sax reviews the top stories in HIV medicine in 2014, with a focus on practice-changing clinical trial results. (Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast)
Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast - December 9, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts