Finding a Serious Arrhythmia Using a Watch
Saved by a Fitbit. Technology is developing at a pace far exceeding its application in medical care. An exception is in consumer devices, which as long as they do not hold themselves out as diagnostic...
29 Jan 201914min
Screening for Breast Cancer: Is It Worth It?
Breast cancer screening is debated passionately among those who advocate for very aggressive screening and other experts who believe that screening can be harmful. The arguments for all sides of the d...
22 Jan 201917min
Major Societies Agree – A New Approach to Penicillin Allergy Is Needed
Very few people who think they are allergic to penicillin actually are. Yet, even if someone reports a remote and vague history of penicillin allergy, these very useful medications will not be given. ...
15 Jan 201935min
Medical Emergencies While Flying
When flying and they call "Is there a licensed medical professional on board," should physicians respond? If so, what should they do? Are they liable if things go wrong? We interview Christian Martin-...
21 Dec 201829min
Bayes for Clinicians Who Need to Know but Don't Like Math
The statistical concept of Bayes comes up in clinical medicine all the time. It simply means that what you know about something factors into how you analyze it. This contrasts with the commonly used s...
11 Dec 201828min
Battle of the Heart Societies, Part 2: Who Is Right – the US or Europe Regarding How to Manage Hypertension? Their Differences
Within the last 2 years, major guidelines have been issued from US-based and European organizations that differ in their recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension. Experts from b...
20 Nov 201838min
A Family's Struggle With Alcoholism
What is it like to go through alcohol withdrawal at home? What is it like for a mother to sit by her son's side while he goes through withdrawal and supporting him? Why does someone who doesn't have a...
13 Nov 201831min
Observations From ICU Patients We Thought Were Asleep, but Were Not
What if the patient you are managing in the ICU is not asleep when you thought they were? Patients relate their very disturbing stories about what they experienced while in an ICU and their treating c...
23 Okt 201825min
