Hosts Barbara Lewis, David Crabb, MD, Eric Metcalf, Jeremy Shere, PhD, and Steve Bogdewic, PhD, talk to physicians and researchers about:
A Model for Treating the Uninsured
Interview: Scott Goldberg
Sound Medicine reporter
For the past 20 years, an unusual clinic in Baltimore has been providing comprehensive care to uninsured patients -- without government funding.
The Shepherd’s Clinic relies on medical professionals to volunteer their services and depends on...
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Down Economy, Poor Mental Health
Interview: Gustavo Carlo, PhD, Millsap Professor of Diversity Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Missouri
A slow economy affects families in multiple ways. Gustavo Carlo, PhD, of the University of Missouri, studies how financial uncertainty affects family relationships.
Dr. Carlo explains that parents with financial problems are prone to depression,...
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Cognitive Decline Begins at Age 45
I’m Jeremy Shere.
It’s not uncommon for older brains to start slowing down a bit. Once we hit our late 60s, names, dates, and other details may not come to mind as easily as they once did.
But did you know that our brains may already be over...
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Botox for Treating Migraines
Interview: Jay Bhatt, MD, assistant professor of clinical neurology, IU School of Medicine
Neurologist, IU Health Physicians
So much attention has been focused on the cosmetic uses of botulinum toxin, usually known by its trade name, Botox, that it’s easy to forget about the drug’s serious medical uses.
For example, the FDA recently approved Botox for preventing...
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Why Pediatricians Don't Discuss Overweight Kids
The statistics are easy to see: One out of three kids in America is now overweight or obese. But a new study finds that this issue may not be getting enough discussion in pediatricians’ offices. Researchers looked at a decade’s worth of national...
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Working Moms & Multitasking
Interview: Barbara Schneider, PhD
John A. Hannah Chair and University Distinguished Professor
College of Education and Department of Sociology
Michigan State University
For most parents, multitasking is the norm. But is this a good thing?
Our guest Barbara Schneider, PhD, says it depends whether you’re a mom or a dad. Professor Schneider has been examining differences between multitasking parents, and her...
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Doc Chat: The Myth of Multitasking
Interview: Steve Bogdewic, PhD
Executive associate dean for faculty affairs & professional development
IU School of Medicine
Not everyone agrees that the brain can perform more than one cognitive task at a time, including Sound Medicine’s own Dr. Steve Bogdewic, a psychologist.
In a chat with Barbara Lewis, Bogdewic says he thinks even the term "multitasking" is a...
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