Hosts Barbara Lewis, David Crabb, MD, Jeremy Shere, PhD, Kathy Miller, MD, and Steve Bogdewic, PhD, talk to physicians and researchers about:
Health Care Reform Update
Interview: Aaron Carroll, MD, MS
Director for the Center of Health Policy and Professionalism Research
C-Span fans have had a field day this week: watching live broadcasts of the Senate Finance Committee "mark-up" of the health care reform legislation introduced last week by Montana Democratic Senator Max Baucus.
The consensus seems to be that a...
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Kids' Flu Shots
Interview: Aaron Carroll, MD, MS
Associate professor of pediatrics
IU School of Medicine
IU pediatrician Aaron Carroll explains the somewhat complicated schedule for children's flu shots for the 2009 flu season.
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Did You Know?
Depression in Preschoolers
Did you know that depression can strike children as young as three?
It's been well known that pre-schoolers can be clinically depressed. But until recently, it was widely believed that major depression in kids under 6 was only...
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Common Meds & Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly
Interview: Malaz Boustani, MD
Center for Healthy Aging
Indiana University School of Medicine
Confusion, and even delirium, are common problems among elderly people.
New findings suggest that common medications, many of them over-the-counter, may actually damage brain function in elderly patients. These side-effects can be long-lasting,...
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Checkup
Sleep Apnea in Action
Sleep apnea keeps millions of people from getting a good night's rest. If that sounds bad, watching it in action is downright disturbing.
One of the things I like about my work is that I get to spend a lot of time online, noodling around for...
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Cell Phones Illegal for Teen Drivers
Interview: Joe O'Neil, MD, MPH
Associate professor of clinical pediatrics
Indiana University School of Medicine
There are physiological reasons –- as well as common-sense ones –- for a new law that took effect this week in Indiana.
It is now illegal for drivers under 18 to use cell phones and other communication devices while driving. It has to do with how...
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Book: The Philosophical Baby
Interview: Alison Gopnick, PhD
Psychologist, UC Berkeley
Finally this week -- a new theory about what’s going on inside a young baby’s head.
Since babies don’t have the capacity to explain what they’re thinking, psychologists have to use other cues to figure out what infants are observing and how...
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