Rebuilding Trust in our Doctors: An Option for our Broken System
By AMITA NATHWANI, MA
This week’s impeachment hearings show what a crisis of trust we live in today. 69% of Americans believe the government withholds information from the public, according to recent findings by Pew Research Center. Just 41 % of Americans trust news organizations. We even distrust our own health care providers: Only 34% of Americans say they deeply trust their doctor.
One important way doctors can regrow that trust is to become educated about the types of medicine their patients want, including alternative therapies.
People are seeking new ways to care for thei...
Source: The Health Care Blog - December 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Practice Physicians alternative medicine Amita Nathwani Ayurvedic Medicine holistic care Holistic Medicine naturopathic medicine The OpEd Project traditional chinese medicine Source Type: blogs
Even Bret Stephens has had enough
Foreword:It is a fact that Donald J. Trump is a criminal, a racist, a malignant narcissist, a pathological liar, delusional, authoritarian, a sadistic psychopath, and an existential threat to democracy and for that matter to human civilization. There is no possibility of intellectually respectable dispute about any of that. Therefore we do not allow any such discussion here just as we do not allow argumentation about the shape of the earth, whether vaccines cause autism, or whether human-caused carbon emissions are causing the climate to change. This space is reality-based. And if you don ' t believe all that about the Res...
Source: Stayin' Alive - November 25, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Free Live Webinar: Trauma Bonding (Why People Bond With Their Abusers)
(Please note: This free live webinar will be recorded and a copy made available to all who register.)
Trauma bonding, as the name suggests, has to do with attaching to someone via a traumatic event and/or ongoing treatment. Often referred to as “Stockholm Syndrome,” wherein hostages bond with their captors — sometimes even assuming their captors’ views. Trauma bonding is common with abused children, who cry for their abusive parents when taken away by Children Services, victims of abuse often develop a strong sense of loyalty towards their abuser, despite the fact that the bond is damaging to them.
In life, we...
Source: World of Psychology - October 30, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gabe Howard Tags: Mental Health and Wellness Relationships Self-Help Webinar abuse complex PTSD Domestic Violence Emotional Attachment trauma bonding Traumatic bonding Source Type: blogs
Artificial Blood: Unsolvable Biological Puzzle Or Soon-To-Be Reality?
What
is the common denominator for milk, lamb blood, urine, and beer? You would
never guess, so we let you off the hook: they were all tried as substitutes for
blood during experiments on the quest to find an alternative fluid to replace
the elixir of life: human blood. Despite the tremendous efforts, though,
artificial blood remains an unsolvable biological puzzle with only a few
innovative solutions that give hope that one day it will become a reality.
An entire bloody business in vein?
Blood
has been the symbol of life for millennia – as it is connected so vehemently to
good health and well-being. People notice...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 26, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Biotechnology Future of Medicine blood donation history biology history of medicine artificial artificial blood substitute Source Type: blogs
Yet another mostly male microbiome meeting - #YAMMMM - a microbiome #manel in San Diego
Well, just when I thought the microbiome space was getting better about diversity of speakers. I got called twice today from someone trying to get me to sign up for this meeting and I got an email about it too.The meeting: "Gen-Next Probiotics and Microbiome - Advanced Therapeutics and Sequencing Congress” to be held on 6th and 7th February 2020 in San Diego, USA."Speakers from the email:• Maya Ivanjesku, Chief Scientific Officer, Dakota Biotech• Bharath Prithiviraj, Senior Scientist, City university of New York• Ross Youngs, CEO& Founder, Biosortia Pharmaceuticals• Seth Crosby, Director, Research Collab...
Source: The Tree of Life - October 7, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Jonathan Eisen Source Type: blogs
Podcast: Misinformation Crusader – Writing About Mental Illness
On today’s show, Gabe talks with Dr. Jessi Gold, a self-described misinformation crusader. In addition to being a practicing psychiatrist, Dr. Gold’s career has focused on writing about mental health and mental illness for a lay audience.
Join us as Gabe and Dr. Jessi talk about common sources of psychiatric misinformation, the perils of the supplement industry, how mental health and mental illness are often portrayed incorrectly in the popular media, and why she decided to pursue a very specific type of writing career.
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Guest information for ‘Dr. Jessi’ Podcast Episode
Jessica (“...
Source: World of Psychology - October 3, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: The Psych Central Podcast Tags: General Health-related Interview Mental Health and Wellness Podcast Psychiatry Psychology The Psych Central Show Women's Issues Source Type: blogs
Is there a test for Alzheimer ’s disease?
After spending 30 minutes hunting for your car in a parking lot, or getting lost on a familiar route, have you ever considered asking your doctor for a blood test or brain scan to find out if you have Alzheimer’s disease?
A number of factors contribute to Alzheimer’s disease. By definition, this form of dementia involves the buildup of a protein in brain called beta-amyloid. Beta-amyloid forms plaques that disrupt communication between brain cells, and ultimately destroys them. For this reason, tests for Alzheimer’s disease focus on beta-amyloid.
Blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease are being developed
Recently, res...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Andrew E. Budson, MD Tags: Alzheimer's Disease Healthy Aging Memory Tests and procedures Source Type: blogs
Inova Neuropathology and Neuroradiology Course Takes Place January 13-17, 2020
Hsiang-Chih (Sean) Lu, MD, PhDDr. Hsiang-Chih (Sean) Lu, MD, PhD, neuropathology fellow at Washington University in St. Louis, writes the following:" There is anannual neuroradiology and neuropathology review course held by Inova. It has a fantastic line-up of speakers but unfortunately it ’s not very well known in the pathology field. I thought it may be a good idea to mentioned this on your blog so more people (particularly trainees) know about this course. "A valuable course indeed! Thanks for the reminder, Dr. Lu. (Source: neuropathology blog)
Source: neuropathology blog - August 29, 2019 Category: Radiology Tags: meetings Source Type: blogs
Free Live Webinar: Learn All About Passive Aggressiveness
(Please note: This free live webinar will be recorded and a copy made available to all who register.)
Passive Aggression is basically directing hostile or negative feelings indirectly at someone rather than directly. Other symptoms include a general avoidance of conflictual situations, displaying sullenness, procrastination and any type of anger in an underhanded manner. They deny feeling angry and reassure that everything is fine. Instead, they are indeed angry and resentful and will also display “shutting down” behavior and often use the silent treatment in order to make the other person feel responsible rather than ...
Source: World of Psychology - August 22, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gabe Howard Tags: Mental Health and Wellness Psychology Webinar Emotional Expression Narcissism Passive Aggression Passive Aggressiveness Source Type: blogs
New Optical Method for Functional Brain Imaging
Researchers from the University of Birmingham in the UK and Washington University School of Medicine have developed a new non-invasive brain imaging method for studying the shape of the brain’s surface and oxygenation of brain tissues. Their discovery enables deeper brain imaging with higher resolution than prior studies with similar capabilities. This exciting development can one day improve brain mapping, ICU patient monitoring, and early diagnosis of a number of neurological conditions.
Functional neuroimaging provides valuable medical information about the health and condition of brain tissue. Functional near-infr...
Source: Medgadget - August 22, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Siavash Parkhideh Tags: Neurology Radiology Source Type: blogs
President Trump ’s DHS Sides with Cato on How to Measure Immigrant Welfare Use
The federal government released the final version of thepublic charge rule this week. My colleague David Biercovereditextensively while some of our other Cato research onimmigrantwelfare use and how toreduce it was also prominently featured. Unexpectedly, the published public choice rule contained a gem that seems to settle a long-running methodological disagreement between Steven Camarota of the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) and myself on how best to measure immigrant use of welfare.First, some background. Cato has published two studies of immigrant welfare use since 2013. Cato published the firstsuchpap...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - August 15, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Alex Nowrasteh Source Type: blogs
Podcast: Children ’s Treatment for Mental Health Issues
Today’s guest is Okpara Rice, CEO of Tanager Place, a mental health facility for children in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Unlike adults, children are not in control of their own environment, and anything that affects a child will affect their families, and vice versa. So, what is the best way to help these kids? Join us as Okpara and Gabe talk about the importance of a holistic approach to mental illness in children, approaches which may or may not include medication.
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Guest information for ‘Children’s Mental Health’ Podcast Episode
Okpara Rice joined Tanager Place of Cedar Rapids, Io...
Source: World of Psychology - August 8, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gabe Howard Tags: Children and Teens Mental Health and Wellness Relationships The Psych Central Show Treatment Source Type: blogs
What ’s New in Alzheimer ’ s Research?
“I can’t say when we will have a cure, but we now know through our findings how to ask the question of what is going wrong at the earliest stage of Alzheimer’s. – John O’Keefe
Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative disease of the brain that affects more than 50 million people worldwide, and 5.8 million in America alone. Dementia is its most common form. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s every 65 seconds. While there’s currently no treatment or cure that can stop Alzheimer’s or slow progression of the disease, there are medications and various trea...
Source: World of Psychology - August 7, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Suzanne Kane Tags: Aging Alzheimer's Memory and Perception Alzheimer's disease Dementia Source Type: blogs
Washington D.C. Progress in Implementing Medical Aid-in-Dying Act
Compassion & Choices today praised D.C. Health for
releasing two years of reports showing it is making progress in
implementing the D.C. Death with Dignity Act, despite repeated
congressional attempts to repeal the law since it took
effect on Feb. 18, 2017.
The D.C. Death with Dignity
Act
allows mentally capable, terminally ill adults with six months or less to live
to have the option to request a doctor’s prescription for medication they can
decide to take if their end-of-life suffering becomes unbearable, so they can
die peacefully in their sleep.
Eight states
currently allow medical aid in dying: California...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - August 3, 2019 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
