Monday, December 11, 2017

Minimally Disruptive Medicine 2017 Workshop: Involving Patients in Decisions When Seconds Count



From: Mayo Clinic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs_cPnDKIp8

Ban window blinds with cords to prevent kids' deaths: Study

Research should be "wakeup call," advocates say, though industry plans ban on most such blinds

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ban-window-blinds-with-cords-to-prevent-kids-deaths-injuries-study/

Sunday, December 10, 2017

Chronic Kidney Disease: Mayo Clinic Radio



From: Mayo Clinic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO0PupWnOgc

Avoiding Blood Clots: Mayo Clinic Radio



From: Mayo Clinic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4xd_VmSb_0

Do dogs in the bedroom affect your sleep?: Mayo Clinic Radio



From: Mayo Clinic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG8JXcxNfFg

Do dogs in the bedroom affect your sleep?: Mayo Clinic Radio



From: Mayo Clinic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG8JXcxNfFg

Do dogs in the bedroom affect your sleep?: Mayo Clinic Radio



From: Mayo Clinic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG8JXcxNfFg

Chronic Kidney Disease: Mayo Clinic Radio



From: Mayo Clinic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO0PupWnOgc

Avoiding Blood Clots: Mayo Clinic Radio



From: Mayo Clinic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4xd_VmSb_0

Do dogs in the bedroom affect your sleep?: Mayo Clinic Radio



From: Mayo Clinic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG8JXcxNfFg

Health is a fundamental human right

“The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition”.

Almost 70 years after these words were adopted in the Constitution of the World Health Organization, they are more powerful and relevant than ever.

From: http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/statements/fundamental-human-right/en/index.html

When pilots go from rehab to the cockpit

A drinking problem is not necessarily the end of a pilot's career. In fact, for decades the FAA has been quietly sending pilots diagnosed as substance abusers back to work. It's called the Human Intervention Motivation Study (or HIMS). And, before you panic, consider this: it's one of the most successful rehab programs ever, and is drawing interest for dealing with substance abuse in other industries as well. Tony Dokoupil reports.

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/when-pilots-go-from-rehab-to-the-cockpit/

Rehab that puts alcoholic pilots back in the cockpit

An FAA treatment program for diagnosed substance abusers is one of the most successful rehab programs ever, sending 6,000 pilots back to work

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/rehab-that-puts-alcoholic-pilots-back-in-the-cockpit/

Saturday, December 9, 2017

Scott Walker moves forward with plan to drug test food stamp users

Wisconsin would become the first state to drug test able-bodied adults applying for food stamps

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/scott-walker-moves-forward-with-plan-drug-test-food-stamp-users/

Gene Therapy May Be Cure for 'Bubble Boy' Disease

But after decades of research, doctors now believe they have created a cure for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID).



From: https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20171209/gene-therapy-may-be-cure-for-bubble-boy-disease?src=RSS_PUBLIC