1.
Medical
Updates—
a)
Why don’t
patients take their meds as prescribed?
b)
Treating mild hypertension with
medication may be unnecessary!
c)
Too much sugar in most yogurts!
d)
Preferences by millennials (18-34) for
healthcare—changing the face of medicine
e)
President Trump signs historic Maternity
Mortality Prevention Bill; New
recommendations for perinatal depression
screening for mothers
2.
Syncope—Part 2--Orthostatic Hypotension
(drop in blood pressure with standing)
3.
Explanation of the Cannabis plants—marijuana
and industrial hemp plants, their
products and medical value
4.
Compulsive social media devices—medical
consequences
5.
New success with a new therapy for
glioblastomas of the brain—electrical
field therapy in combination with
chemotherapy; immunotherapy prior to
surgery
Medical
News Report 86
(March 2019)
1.
Medical Updates
a)
Top ten causes of death in the U.S.
b)
Time for doctor visits shrinking!
c)
FDA announces greater oversight over
dietary supplements
d)
The JUUL e-cigarette sales going through
the roof—causing a nictotine war with
other manufacturers
e)
Supreme Court blocks Maryland from
trying to prevent drug gouging by Big
Pharma! Are you kidding??
2.
The
controversy over Ovarian Cancer
Screening for all women
3.
Nosebleeds (Epistaxis)
4.
Syncope—Part 1—fainting/passing
out—diagnosis and treatment
5.
Sexual assault/harassment update
6.
Difference between Doctors--M.D.s and
D.O.s;
defining allopathic, homeopathic,
holistic, naturopathic, and ayurvedic
treatments! Eastern Medicine; a new
designation medical doctor physician
assistant (A.P.)-beware!
7.
Lasik Surgery—higher
risk than you think!
Medical
News Report 85
(February 2019)
1.
Medical Updates
a)
Medical News
Flash
b)
Statins-value
after age 75?
c)
Medicare
Spending; Millennial’s preference for
healthcare
d)
Coca Cola
and other companies considering adding
marijuana
chemicals in their products
e)
Valsartan
recall—other antihypertensive
medications recalled because of cancer
causing contaminants
2.
Alcoholism—New
treatments
3.
Multiple Sclerosis--an
update and new treatments
4.
Golf Injuries--Sports Medicine Series--
Part 1--Biomechanics
of the golf swing—Treatment and
preventative
exercises
5.
Uterine Disorders—Part 2—Endometriosis
and Adenomyosis (they are different),
Fibroids
Medical
News Report 84
(January 2019)
1.
Medicaid (and Medicare)
A look at what it is costing us and the
Fraud that occurs!
2.
The “Broken
Heart”
Syndrome
3.
Sexual issues in men and women
(from medical conditions and treatments)
4.
Central Sensitivity Syndrome-New
name for fibromyalgia and other chronic
pain syndromes
5.
Uterine and Cervical Cancer-Uterine
Diseases-Part 1—new recommendations for
HPV vaccine
6. Cancer Survivorship Series—Part 3—Cancer
pain—management
; the Financial pain
Medical
News Report 83
(December
2018)
1.
Medical Updates
a) What type of
attire do patients prefer their
doctors wear?
b) Report card on
cancer screening rates in the
U.S.
c) More
dairy less cardiovascular
disease? More grains less
diabetes?
d) Should patients take
probiotics when taking
antibiotics to prevent C.diff intestinal infections
e)
Flu symptoms-new
treatment and updates, reminder about the new shingles
vaccine (Shingrix)
f)
FDA restricts flavored
e-cigarettes since youth vaping has
doubled in a year!
2.
Bad actors in Big Pharma, Law and Medicine—generic drugs
being blocked; vaginal mesh lawsuits— sad stories
3.
End of Life Issues—Death with Dignity--Physician-assisted suicide; Palliative
Care/Hospice Care
4.
Trump Administration working on Medicare drug costs—Negotiations
for Part B and D costs
5. Anti-Depressants-difficult issues
Medical
News Report 82
(November
2018)
1) Late Breaking News—3 subjects
A.
New heart valve
procedure improves heart failure dramatically—The
Mitraclip
B. Trying to
understand Medicare plans (Original versus Advantage Plan—sign up tim3--October
15-December 7)
C. Expanded ages
for the
HPV vaccine—11-45—Gardasil 9 for
adults
2)
Supplements and
Vitamins—a $30 Billion business annually—what you need to know
3)
Sexting and Sexual behavior in youth and other consequences
4)
Chronic Pain Series-Part 7—Summation and updates--Who is most
likely to abuse opioids? New medications to fight opioid withdrawal
5)
Health and Spirituality
Medical
News Report 81
(October
2018)
1.
Late Breaking
medical news
A.
The benefits of
Coffee;
how coffee can sabotage a diet
B.
New information
on most
Children
today will have developed
Obesity
by age 35
C.
Communicating with your doctor through
Electronic Media
D.
Legal rights for patients
with serious illness
E.
New and improved
flu vaccine
for the 2018-2019 flu season
F.
New device for
e-cigarettes (Mod-Pod) more attractive
to youth--a
serious issue
2.
Consequences
of gastric reflux—Barrett’s esophagus
and dental complications; New FDA
approved device to prevent gastric
reflux into the throat and lungs (laryngopharyngeal
reflux)—the Reza Band
3.
