Category: Health Topics
These podcasts are health related
Our obesity epidemic is rooted in medicine’s inability to take a broader view, Elizabeth Tracey reports
What does a wholistic approach have to do with health? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Diabetes is out of control, along with obesity, mental health disorders, and rising rates of many cancers. Marty Makary, a surgeon at Johns Hopkins and author of a book called ‘Blind Spots,” argues that it is the impaired vision of …
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It’s time for medicine at large to look at whole people instead of diseases and conditions, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Does the argument that limiting smartphone use works hold water? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Burgeoning research demonstrates that smartphone use in schools is detrimental to individual students and corrosive for the learning environment. Marty Makary, a surgeon at Johns Hopkins and public health researcher, says attempts to simply limit their use are not enough. …
Some schools have already banned smartphones in students’ interest, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Should smartphones even be allowed in schools? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Smartphones are ubiquitous, with over half of US children owning one by the time they are 11 years of age. Much research is emerging demonstrating just how harmful this can be, especially when phones remain in the hands of kids …
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