Patients prefer doctors who are clinical and reassuring, while avoiding those who are dismissive or lack empathy.
Discussing the potential benefits of investing in interventions such as reducing obesity and promoting healthy habits to prevent metabolic problems and reduce the need for end of life care. Also discussing the flawed premise of the film The Social Network.
The speaker discusses reverse engineering healthcare by finding where the money is going and discovering the underlying causes of health issues. There is also mention of devices that listen for sleep apnea symptoms.
A discussion on how a clinic strives to provide high-quality care and attention to its patients, especially those in rural areas, by using telemedicine and personalized approaches. They aim to optimize human health through consistent practice and care.
Dr. Sandra Lee, aka Dr. Pimple Popper, is famous for her videos where she extracts pimples, cysts, and other growths.
A healthcare worker talks about the sense of responsibility and accountability they feel towards their patients, especially during the COVID-19 outbreak that resulted in several deaths, highlighting the importance of taking care of vulnerable individuals.
This podcast episode discusses how the healthcare industry has become a difficult thing to reconcile with capitalism and how socialism can work as a check to temper the excesses of capitalism in certain scenarios.
The revenue model in the healthcare industry is complicated, where providers and payers may benefit from higher revenues, leading to a non-virtuous circle. However, the manufacturers of drugs are not the culprits for the rising healthcare costs, but rather the pharmacy benefit managers and payers that own them.
The speaker talks about exaggerating their pain on a scale of 1 to 10 at the doctor's office and finding expired prescription pills belonging to their friend.
Dr. Mark Weinberger's rise and fall as a wealthy ENT surgeon in Indiana, who was accused of medical malpractice and fraud, and his latest venture in healthcare after serving time in prison.
As advances in healthcare continue to offer more opportunities for people to potentially cure disease or extend their lives, the cost of approvals for these treatments could have a significant impact on the cost of healthcare overall, resulting in higher inflation.
This episode delves into issues with the current healthcare models, discussing how to make care more affordable and accessible through new training techniques and alternative approaches to treatment.
A doctor discusses the challenges of treating patients with unhealthy lifestyles, and how it can be difficult to motivate them to change their habits even when faced with serious health consequences.
The current issue is that while Republicans are promoting legal gun ownership, they are also making it harder to regulate and monitor illegal gun sales, which poses a threat to the community. On the other hand, consumers are not actively participating in the healthcare market, leading to debates about the government's role in healthcare.
A nurse at Baton Rouge General Hospital in Louisiana was physically assaulted by a mental patient who threw hot coffee on her and pulled out a handful of her hair. The nurse pressed charges for assault and the hospital has a zero tolerance policy for patients hurting staff members.
An advertisement for Physician Associates highlights the personalized care given to patients, with the website PAsGoBeyond.com provided for more information. An ad for the Good and the Beautiful's Reading Booster kits is also mentioned, with details on what is included and a website to order from.
Saving His Children, an orphanage in Uganda, received criticism for allegedly not having a doctor on staff despite having advanced medical equipment and trained nurses. The family of a former volunteer claims that the orphanage hired a doctor after a medical mistake in 2011, but a blog post by the accused nurse suggests otherwise.
Even though doctors said a man's arm was beyond repair, his surgeon refused to give up and worked to save the arm.
Learn about the possible roadblocks when re-enrolling for healthcare coverage and what can be done to make the process go more smoothly.
The family history of a person could provide great insights into their medical conditions. Having knowledge of the patient's family history helps the healthcare provider develop a better understanding of the patient's risks, and act accordingly, making individualized treatment unique to the patient possible.
The speaker talks about their frustration with trying to get in touch with their doctor and compares the modern-day streamers' use of soundboards to their own situation.
Referring to someone as a "person affected by obesity" instead of an "obese person" is an attempt to use the right language but doesn't necessarily prevent causing harm for fat individuals in healthcare settings. Focusing on a patient's BMI and weight in every interaction, even if it's unrelated to the visit, perpetuates weight stigma in medical spaces.
The medical system caters to profit and it's all too evident in even the small things like giving patients pills in tiny, useless paper cups.
