Hosts Barbara Lewis, Eric Metcalf, Jeremy Shere, PhD, and Kathy Miller, MD, talk to physicians and researchers about:
The Supreme Court and the Individual Mandate
Interview: Aaron Carroll, MD, associate professor, pediatrics, director, Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research
IU School of Medicine
This week the Supreme Court begins hearing oral arguments about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act passed by Congress in 2010. The court is expected to rule in late June or early July.
On the show this week, Sound Medicine’s health...
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Art Caplan: Legal & Moral Views of the Individual Mandate
Interview: Arthur Caplan, PhD
professor of bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Medical ethicist Arthur Caplan, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania, offers both a legal and a moral examination of the issues facing the Supreme Court. Dr. Caplan is a professor of bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of...
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Did You Know?
Myth: Sleeping Problems Increase With Age
Vaccine Recommendation for Adults
Interview: Alan Fleischman, MD, medical director, March of Dimes
Katie and Craig Tornhout, parents, South Bend, Indiana
A CDC vaccine advisory panel now urges adults 65 and older to receive the vaccine for tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis —– also known as TDAP. In the past few years, pertussis —– or whooping cough —– has cropped up in a number of cities around the...
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Doc Chat: Alcohol and Breast Cancer Risk
Interview: Kathy Miller, MD
breast cancer specialist
IU Simon Cancer Center
Recently, several studies have reported that women who drink moderate amounts of alcohol have an increased risk of breast cancer.
One study, in the online journal Cancer, advised that teens with a family history of breast cancer not drink...
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Checkup
Toxic Shark Fins
An alarming study came across my computer earlier today: Shark fins, which some consider a delicacy, can be contaminated with a toxin made from seafaring bacteria. This toxin has been linked to several brain diseases, including Alzheimer’s and Lou...
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Book: Organize Your Mind Organize Your Life
Interview: Paul Hammerness, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Margaret Moore, wellness coach, co-director, the Institute of Coaching, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Mass
According to brain science, we really can get organized if we put our minds to it.
Harvard University psychiatrist Paul Hammerness, MD, and executive wellness coach Margaret Moore join Barbara Lewis to talk about ways people can harness brain...
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