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Earth Institute Director Jeffrey Sachs on Health Economics and the Fight Against Poverty
https://reachmd.com/programs/conversations-on-health-care/earth-institute-director-jeffrey-sachs-health-economics-and-fight-against-poverty/7426/This week, Mark and Margaret speak with Jeffrey Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University. He is Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the Millennium DevelopAddressing Opioid Misuse and Abuse: A Focus on REMS Programs
https://reachmd.com/programs/lifelong-learning/addressing-opioid-misuse-abuse-rems-programs/7336/There is a national public health crisis concerning the misuse and overuse of opioid medications, and despite multiple large scale efforts to stem the tide, negative trends persist. In order to address risk and safety concerns, reduce serious adverse outcomes, and simultaneously ensure that pain patLeague of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for Truth
https://reachmd.com/programs/book-club/league-of-denial-the-nfl-concussions-and-the-battle-for-truth/6926/In December 2005, the National Football League produced a scientific paper concluding that "professional football players do not sustain frequent repetive blows to the brain on a regular basis." That judgment, implausible even to a casual fan, also contradicted the opinion of a growing cadre of neurFrom Massachusetts — The Healthcare Reform Landscape
https://reachmd.com/programs/voices-from-american-medicine/from-massachusetts-the-healthcare-reform-landscape/6451/A form of the universal healthcare debated in nationwide healthcare reform was implemented in 1996 in the state of Massachusetts. Dr. Alice Coombs, immediate past-president of the Massachusetts Medical Society, critical care specialist at South Shore Hospital and anesthesiologist with South Shore AnThe Corporate Role in the Battle Against Obesity
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-nutrition-and-nutrition-science/the-corporate-role-in-the-battle-against-obesity/6267/With the US amid an obesity epidemic, the White House has made healthy eating a national priority. But will market forces eventually undermine and sabotage this high-profile effort to curtail obesity? Hank Cardello, a fellow of the Washington DC think tank the Hudson Institute, and director of its OThe Importance of Immunizations in Long Term Care
https://reachmd.com/programs/advances-in-long-term-care-medicine/the-importance-of-immunizations-in-long-term-care/6135/Which infectious diseases are most common at long term care facilities? If there is an infectious disease outbreak at a facility, how can we best protect residents? Dr. William Schaffner, president of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, as well as professor and chairman of the departmenNew Benefits for Children Under the Healthcare Reform Law
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-childrens-health/new-benefits-for-children-under-the-healthcare-reform-law/5698/As the health reform law breaks down hurdles to medical care coverage until it is fully implemented in 2014, the nation's children will be among the first benefactors during the first year of the law's implementation. Ron Pollack, founding executive director of Families USA, a Washington-based advocChoosing the Right Word: Physician Assistants or Physician Associates?
https://reachmd.com/programs/partners-in-practice/choosing-the-right-word-physician-assistants-or-physician-associates/5479/Forty years ago, the title of "physician associate" was changed to "physician assistant." Now there is a strong grassroots effort amongst PAs to change the name back. On April 5, 2010, 50 leaders in the PA profession signed a letter declaring that the title "physician associate" better fits the roleApples or Apple Pie: Helping Patients Make Healthy Changes
https://reachmd.com/programs/diabetes-discourse/apples-or-apple-pie-helping-patients-make-healthy-changes/5105/According to the National Institutes of Health, 85% of physicians state they are not effective in helping patients make healthy dietary changes. What are the obstacles for our healthcare professionals treating patients with diabetes? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, best-selling author anGuillain-Barre Syndrome and the H1N1 Vaccine in Context
https://reachmd.com/programs/neurofrontiers/guillain-barre-syndrome-and-the-h1n1-vaccine-in-context/4967/How is the CDC monitoring neurological complications from the H1N1 vaccine as it relates to the risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome? Dr. James Sejvar, neuroepidemiologist in the division of viral and rickettsial diseases at the National Center for Infectious Diseases and the Center for Disease Control a