Listen & Subscribe Choose your preferred player: Get Your Slate Plus Feed Copy your ad-free feed link below to load into your player: For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. Episode Notes This week, Jordan talks to Bonnie Coover, a family nurse practitioner and the director of street medicine at… Read More »
An excerpt from Technology and the Doctor-Patient Relationship. As disturbing as the structure of malpractice insurance is in America, a more significant problem is the defensive style of medical practice it induces. In a large-scale survey done by Jackson Healthcare in 2010, between 73-92% of physicians self-reported ordering unnecessary tests and procedures to protect themselves… Read More »
(Reuters Health) – When women visit travel medicine clinics before a trip, analysis of their pre-journey health needs often doesn’t cover contraception options and availability, a new paper warns. Women who visit these clinics are told about vaccines and infectious diseases they might encounter, but it’s also important to discuss contraceptive methods, emergency options and… Read More »
According to reports by the Center For Disease Prevention and Control, more than 52% of adults in America struggle with preventable chronic diseases that are related to poor eating patterns as well as physical inactivity. The importance of food to overall well being cannot be overemphasized. For this article physicians weigh in, sharing practical strategies… Read More »
The research found that people who take their anti-hypertensive medicine before bed had better-controlled blood pressure and consequently had a much lower risk of death or illness from heart problems when compared to people who took their medication in the morning. Compared to those who took their medicine in the morning, the people who took… Read More »
When I was 15, my 21-year-old-brother died of a cancer no one had seen before. His compassionate physician helped us navigate teams of oncologists and wade through his very short journey—three weeks from hospital to grave. My world was shattered. He was my hero. I dove into the one area that could help me navigate… Read More »