The People's Pharmacy - TopPodcast.com

Latest Episodes:

Show 1281: New Antiviral Pills and the Future of COVID-19 Nov 18, 2021

Show notes

Before this pandemic began, a small group of researchers were already paying close attention to coronaviruses and their potential for causing serious illness. Virus experts around the world recognized our guest, Dr. Ralph Baric, as the coronavirus hunter for his outstanding work in this area. In this episode, he joins us to discuss the future […]

Show 1280: Learning Lessons from the Pandemic Nov 12, 2021

Show notes

The COVID-19 pandemic has been overwhelming, not only in terms of the huge numbers of people who have gotten sick or died. We have also been engulfed with information about the virus, the infection, the risk factors, what we should do and what we can expect. Much of this information has been contradictory. We turn […]

Show 1278: Evaluating the Benefits and Risks of Medical Breakthroughs Oct 28, 2021

Show notes

Everyone gets excited about the idea of medical breakthroughs. Fewer of us, if we are honest, are anxious to be the first one to benefit. After all, if you are the first, you know nothing about the potential harms, and neither does the person offering you the experience. Medical innovation is necessarily fraught with uncertainty. […]

Show 1277: Why Our Healthcare Costs Are So High Oct 21, 2021

Show notes

Over the last year and a half, while the nation endured a terrible pandemic, patients with COVID-19 were treated even if they couldn’t foot the bills themselves. Will the high cost of COVID break the bank? Now that people will end up paying for treatment out of their own pockets, will more Americans than ever […]

Show 1276: How to Make Better Choices About Your Health Oct 15, 2021

Show notes

How do you decide what you should do in a health crisis? Over the past year and a half, many people have faced this problem. Do you go to the hospital for treatment in the midst of a pandemic? What medications or supplements might be helpful and which are more likely to be harmful? We […]

Show 1273: Finding Ways to Manage Long COVID Sep 23, 2021

Show notes

When the COVID pandemic began, doctors thought that patients either recovered fairly quickly or they died. Before long, though, some patients identified themselves as “long haulers” because they were suffering debilitating symptoms for months after their diagnoses, neither dying nor recovering. There are people who become short of breath just walking up a few steps, […]

Show 1272: How Your Eyes Reveal Your Health Sep 16, 2021

Show notes

You may have heard that the eyes are the window to the soul. That could be difficult to prove, but scientists have now shown that the eyes offer significant clues to your overall health. Most exciting is the possibility of assessing brain health based on special imaging of the retina. We speak with a leading […]

Show 1190: The Best Way to Deal With Anger (Archive) Sep 02, 2021

Show notes

At a time when opinions about nearly everything are highly polarized, how can you have a civil discussion? What do we do when we encounter a person who is extremely angry? For that matter, how do we handle our own emotions? What works to defuse anger and what sorts of responses just make it worse? […]

Show 1270: How Your Microbiome Shapes Your Immune Response Aug 26, 2021

Show notes

In the middle of a pandemic, you probably want to know how well your immune system is functioning. Even more important, what if anything can you do to support it? Scientists have found that the microbes in the digestive tract communicate closely with the brain. What’s more, they now have evidence that the gut microbiome […]

Show 1269: How the First Survivors of Alzheimer’s Saved Their Brains Aug 19, 2021

Show notes

For more than a century, people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease have been condemned to a relentless slide into dementia. Experts stress that there is no cure for this devastating condition. Even the drugs that FDA has approved for treatment help only a little, slowing the progression of cognitive decline. Although the agency approved a new […]

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

The People’s Pharmacy

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

The People’s Pharmacy

Related Podcasts

1

2

3

4

5

6