Iodine and Health: Supplements – What, When, and Why [Interview][Transcript]

Dr_Jacob_Teitelbaum_iodine_health_supplementsGuest: Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, Director of the Practitioners Alliance Network, is one of the most frequently quoted integrative medical authorities in the country. He is the author of the bestselling From Fatigued to Fantastic!, Pain Free, 1,2,3!, the Beat Sugar Addiction Now! series, Real Cause Real Cure, The Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Solution, The Complete Guide to Beating Sugar Addiction, and the popular free smartphone app Cures A-Z.

Segment overview: Dr. Teitelbaum discusses supplementation and getting the right balance of minerals in the diet.

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Iodine and Hypothyroidism [Interview][Transcript]

Dr_Jacob_Teitelbaum_Iodine_HypothyroidismGuest: Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, Director of the Practitioners Alliance Network, is one of the most frequently quoted integrative medical authorities in the country. He is the author of the bestselling From Fatigued to Fantastic!, Pain Free, 1,2,3!, the Beat Sugar Addiction Now! series, Real Cause Real Cure, The Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Solution, The Complete Guide to Beating Sugar Addiction, and the popular free smartphone app Cures A-Z.

Segment overview: Dr. Teitelbaum talks about hypothyroidism and the role iodine plays in the condition.

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Iodine: What Happens if You Don’t Get Enough [Interview][Transcript]

Dr_Jacob_Teitelbaum_iodine_healthGuest: Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, Director of the Practitioners Alliance Network, is one of the most frequently quoted integrative medical authorities in the country. He is the author of the bestselling From Fatigued to Fantastic!, Pain Free, 1,2,3!, the Beat Sugar Addiction Now! series, Real Cause Real Cure, The Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Solution, The Complete Guide to Beating Sugar Addiction, and the popular free smartphone app Cures A-Z.

Segment overview: Dr. Teitelbaum discusses the vital role iodine plays in the body and what happens if you don’t get enough.

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Creating an Environment of Empathy in Healthcare [Interview][Transcript]

Dr_Thomas_Lee_Patient_Centered_CareGuest: Dr. Thomas Lee
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr. Thomas Lee joined Press Ganey as Chief Medical Officer in 2013, bringing more than three decades of experience in health care performance improvement as a practicing physician, a leader in provider organizations, researcher and health policy expert. As CMO, Tom is responsible for developing clinical and operational strategies to help providers across the nation measure and improve the patient experience, with an overarching goal of reducing the suffering of patients as they undergo care, and improving the value of that care. In addition to his role with Press Ganey, Tom, an internist and cardiologist, continues to practice primary care at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

Segment overview: Dr. Thomas Lee, Chief Medical Officer of Press-Ganey, a company that surveys hospital patients, discusses his very recent book, AN EPIDEMIC OF EMPATHY IN HEALTHCARE: How to Deliver Compassionate, Connected Patient Care That Creates a Competitive Advantage (McGraw-Hill; November, 2015), and how he uses insights from social network science on how to spread empathy to caregivers using techniques based on data and scientific studies.

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How Social Network Science can Foster Empathy among MD’s [Interview][Transcript]

Dr_Thomas_Lee_Empathy_HealthcareGuest: Dr. Thomas Lee
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr. Thomas Lee joined Press Ganey as Chief Medical Officer in 2013, bringing more than three decades of experience in health care performance improvement as a practicing physician, a leader in provider organizations, researcher and health policy expert. As CMO, Tom is responsible for developing clinical and operational strategies to help providers across the nation measure and improve the patient experience, with an overarching goal of reducing the suffering of patients as they undergo care, and improving the value of that care. In addition to his role with Press Ganey, Tom, an internist and cardiologist, continues to practice primary care at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

Segment overview: Dr. Thomas Lee, Chief Medical Officer of Press-Ganey, a company that surveys hospital patients, discusses his very recent book, AN EPIDEMIC OF EMPATHY IN HEALTHCARE: How to Deliver Compassionate, Connected Patient Care That Creates a Competitive Advantage (McGraw-Hill; November, 2015), and his work in improving the patient experience.

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The Health News – 29 January 2016

Overview:
•  A report card on public hospitals shows Tasmania is not ready for next year’s change in health funding arrangements, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) says.

• An advertising campaign showing brains being sliced open, tar poured over lungs and fat squeezed out of an artery has been praised by a leading academic for playing a major role in cutting teenage cigarette smoking rates.

• Less than 65 per cent of urgent emergency department patients in Queensland are seen within the recommended 30 minutes, a new Australian Medical Association (AMA) report has found. The association’s annual public hospital report card also found the state’s public hospitals failed to meet the National Emergency Access Target, with about 75 per cent of emergency department visits completed in four hours or less.

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The Health News – 28 January 2016

Overview:
•  Some types of antibiotics known as macrolides may alter the gut biology of young children for up to two years after they have taken them, according to a study of Finnish children.

• The Australian Olympic Committee has warned pregnant team members will need to carefully consider whether to go to the Rio Olympics due to a Zika virus outbreak in Brazil.
• AMA President, Professor Brian Owler, and AMA Vice President, Dr Stephen Parnis, will release the AMA Public Hospital Report Card 2016, an AMA analysis of the performance of Australia’s public hospitals.

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The Health News – 27 January 2016

Overview:
•  Australian virologists say the mosquito-borne Zika virus, linked to brain damage in thousands of babies in Brazil, has already been discovered in Australia in travellers returning from South America. 

•  Heavy smoke from the blazes in Tasmania’s North West spread across Gippsland this week and moved into Melbourne early yesterday morning, causing the air quality to drop. The Environment Protection Agency has rated the air quality in Geelong and Footscray and Alphington as being unhealthy for children, the elderly, pregnant women and those with heart or lung conditions.

• Dr Julie Fleet from the University of South Australia has found nasal spray with the painkiller drug fentanyl is as effective as pethidine injections, which are commonly used in childbirth.

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The Health News – 26 January 2016

Overview:
• Australia Medical Association of Queensland Council of General Practice chair Richard Kidd warned people to stay cool and hydrated on Australia Day because almost a quarter of Australia’s heat stress deaths occur following the national day. #HeatStress #AustraliaDay

• ‘Anti-vaxxers’ who feel they will be judged for their decision are keeping it a secret, putting others at greater risk, according to Edith Cowan University school of psychology and social science researchers. #AntiVaxxer

• Most of us don’t have oodles of spare time idly waiting to be put to good use. So finding time to focus on your goals will likely involve some hard choices about what to prioritise.

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The Benefits of Concierge Medicine For Adult Children Caring For Parents [Interview][Transcript]

Wayne_Lipton_Aged_Care_Concierge_MedicineGuest: Wayne Lipton
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: In 2005, Wayne Lipton founded Concierge Choice Physicians, LLC, where he pioneered the innovative Hybrid Choice™ and FullFLEX™ models of concierge care. The models combine the best aspects of concierge care with the flexibility to blend seamlessly into an existing practice or to stand alone – whatever model best supports the physician and practice. Today, he is recognized as one of the most experienced and successful executives in concierge medicine.

Segment overview: Wayne Lipton shares some thoughts on adult children caring for parents and overseeing their medical care and how concierge medicine can help.

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