Healthy Dialogue

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Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults Jan 24, 2017

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Interview with Alex H. Krist, MD, MPH, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

USPSTF Recommendation: Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects Jan 10, 2017

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Interview with Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, Task Force member and co-author of Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

JAMA Performance Improvement: Do No Harm — Ensuring Staff Safety Against Violent Patients Dec 27, 2016

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Violence against health care workers is increasing. With fewer mental health services available, health care workers have disproportionate exposure to potentially dangerous patients. This article reviews the experience of one nurse who was severely injured by a patient and the lessons learned by the hospital where the incident occurred regarding minimizing the risk of staff injury when providing care for potentially violent patients. We interview Robert P. Roca, MD, MPH, MBA; Antonio DePaolo, PhD; Ernestine Cosby, RN; and Bolarin Kehinde, RN, to shed light on this serious issue.

Article discussed in this episode: Ensuring Staff Safety When Treating Potentially Violent Patients

Systematic Approach to a New Onset Seizure Dec 27, 2016

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Between 8% and 10% of the population will have a seizure at one point in life. It's important to distinguish seizures from other entities that can look like them and, once a diagnosis of a seizure is established, know how to treat them. In this JAMA Clinical Review podcast, we discuss seizures and epilepsy with Jay Gavvala, MD, author of New-Onset Seizure in Adults and Adolescents: A Review.

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New-Onset Seizure in Adults and Adolescents: A Review

Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection Dec 20, 2016

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Interview with Ann E. Kurth, PhD, RN, MSN, MPH, author of Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Early Physical Activity and Persistent and Postconcussive symptoms in Children and Adolescents Dec 20, 2016

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Interview with Roger L. Zemek, MD, author of Association Between Early Participation in Physical Activity Following Acute Concussion and Persistent Postconcussive Symptoms in Children and Adolescents

NIH Charts a Path for Nutrition Science Dec 14, 2016

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Interview with Jennifer Abbasi, author of NIH Charts a Path for Nutrition Science

US County-Level Trends in Mortality Rates for Major Causes of Death Dec 13, 2016

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Interview with Christopher JL. Murray, MD, DPhil, author of US County-Level Trends in Mortality Rates for Major Causes of Death, 1980-2014

What Should Students or Residents Do When Abused by Faculty Dec 06, 2016

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Approximately one-third of all medical school graduates report having been abused as students. Medical student and resident abuse has long been considered unacceptable behavior but still persists in the teaching environment. In this podcast we discuss how students and residents might respond to these events. We interview Geoffrey Young, MD, from the Association of American Medical Colleges and Thomas J. Nasca, MD, from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, who discuss how they expect medical schools to respond to abusive behaviors and what resources are available to students and residents who have been abused to report those experiences without fearing retribution.

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Medical Student Mistreatment

Statin Use for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults Nov 13, 2016

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Interview with Douglas K. Owens, MD, MS, USPSTF Task Force member and coauthor of Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement