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Views of US Physicians About Controlling Health Care Costs

Interview with Jon C. Tilburt, MD, MPH, author of Views of US Physicians About Controlling Health Care Costs




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Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Health Outcomes During the Intervention and Extended Poststopping Phases of the Women's Health Initiative Randomized Trials

Interview with JoAnn E. Manson, MD, author of Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Health Outcomes During the Intervention and Extended Poststopping Phases of the Women's Health Initiative Randomized Trials




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The Anatomy of Health Care in the United States

Interview with Hamilton Moses III, MD, author of The Anatomy of Health Care in the United States




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Weight Change and Health Outcomes at 3 Years After Bariatric Surgery Among Individuals With Severe Obesity

Interview with Anita P. Courcoulas, MD, MPH, author of Weight Change and Health Outcomes at 3 Years After Bariatric Surgery Among Individuals With Severe Obesity




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Climate Change and Global Health Challenges

Interview with Jonathan A. Patz, MD, MPH, author of Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities for Global Health





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Explaining the Improved Health of the US: Mortality Trends 1969-2013

Interview with Ahmedin Jemal, DVM, PhD, author of Temporal Trends in Mortality in the United States, 1969-2013, and J. Michael McGinnis, MD, MPP, author of Mortality Trends and Signs of Health Progress. Also in this episode is a conversation with Christopher J.L. Murray, MD, DPhil, a Professor of Global Health at the University of Washington and Institute Director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.





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Value-Driven Outcomes Program and Health Care Cost and Quality

Interview with Vivian S. Lee, MD, PhD, MBA;, author of Implementation of a Value-Driven Outcomes Program to Identify High Variability in Clinical Costs and Outcomes: Association With Reduced Cost and Improved Quality, and Michael E. Porter, PhD, author of From Volume to Value in Health Care: The Work Begins




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Managing Violent Patients in Health Care Settings

Workplace violence–related injuries occur disproportionately in health care settings. In this podcast, we discuss how individual clinicians should manage violent patients who might attack them. Article discussed in this episode: Ensuring Staff Safety When Treating Potentially Violent Patients




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The Effects of Testosterone Gel on Health Outcomes

Can testosterone gel improve memory, correct anemia, increase bone density or prevent the growth of coronary artery plaque in older men with low testosterone levels? Four new studies in JAMA and JAMA Internal Medicine found improvement in some of these measures.

Articles discussed in this episode:

Testosterone Treatment and Coronary Artery Plaque Volume in Older Men With Low Testosterone

Testosterone Treatment and Cognitive Function in Older Men With Low Testosterone and Age-Associated Memory Impairment

Effect of Testosterone Treatment on Volumetric Bone Density and Strength in Older Men With Low Testosterone: A Controlled Clinical Trial

Association of Testosterone Levels With Anemia in Older Men: A Controlled Clinical Trial




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Health Care Spending in the United States and Other High-Income Countries

Interview with Dr. Ashish Jha, MD, MPH, about his study using Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) data to compare health care infrastructure, outcomes, and prices in the US and other high-income countries to identify the sources of spending that make US health care so expensive.

 

 
















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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Mitigation: Preparing Hospitals and Health Systems

The strategy for managing the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted from containment to mitigation. What does that mean for US hospitals and health systems? Kaiser Permanente Executive Vice President Stephen M. Parodi, MD, discusses telemedicine, protecting health care workers, equipment allocation planning, and more.




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Coronavirus and Health Policy

JAMA Health Forum editors John Ayanian, MD, MPP, and Melinda Buntin, PhD, discuss changes in US health care and health policy driven by the coronavirus pandemic. Recorded April 16, 2020.




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COVID-19 and US Health Care Spending

The US spends more on health care as a proportion of its GDP than any other nation. Will the COVID-19 pandemic reduce or accelerate that spending? Sherry Glied, PhD, Dean and Professor of Public Service at New York University, explains. Recorded Monday, April 27, 2020.

Read the article

The Potential Effects of Coronavirus on National Health Expenditures




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COVID-19 and Health Care's New Normal

Don Berwick, MD, MPP, of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, discusses choices societies and the medical profession can make to improve health care and reduce inequities as we move out of the acute phase of the coronavirus pandemic.




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Australian native plants : cultivation and uses in the health and food industries / edited by Yasmina Sultanbawa, Fazal Sultanbawa




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Sea turtle health & rehabilitation / edited by Charles A. Manire, Terry M. Norton, Brian A. Stacy, Charles J. Innis, Craig A. Harms




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Soil health and intensification of agroecosytems / edited by Mahdi M. Al-Kaisi (Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States), Birl Lowery (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States)




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Soil components and human health / Rolf Nieder, Dinesh K. Benbi, Franz X. Reichl

Nieder, Rolf, author




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Sea bass and sea bream : a practical approach to disease control and health management / Pierpaolo Patarnello, Niccolò Vendramin

Patarnello, Pierpaolo, author




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FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Beef Products due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for raw non-intact beef products derived from imported beef from Ontario, Canada that has been recalled by Ryding-Regency Meat Packers, Ltd. because it may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.




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FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Raw Pork Products Due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert because New York Style Sausage Co., a Sunnyvale, Calif. establishment, sold 77 pounds of raw pork sausage products that were misbranded.




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FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ready-to-Eat Entrees due to Possible Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ready-to-eat entrees due to the products containing FDA-regulated ingredients that have been recalled by Mann’s Packing Co. due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.




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FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Products Produced With Romaine From the Salinas, California, Growing Region

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to illnesses caused by E. coli O157:H7 associated with romaine lettuce from the Salinas, California, growing region




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FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Chicken Soup due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for chicken soup products imported from Canada that were produced by Canyon Creek Soup Co. Ltd., a Canadian establishment, because the products are misbranded and contain wheat and soy, known allergens, which are not declared on the product label.




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FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Products Associated with the FDA Almark Foods Recall Due to Possible Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to illnesses caused by Listeria monocytogenes associated with FDA-regulated hard boiled eggs that have been recalled by Almark Foods.




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FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Swedish Meatball Products Due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert because Carso’s Pasta Company, a Lynnwood, Wash. establishment, sold 636 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) Swedish meatball products that were misbranded. The products contain anchovies (fish), which are not declared on the product label. A recall was not requested because it is believed that the products are no longer available for consumers to purchase.




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FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Chicken Noodle Soup Products Due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to illnesses caused by Listeria monocytogenes associated with FDA-regulated hard boiled eggs that have been recalled by Almark Foods.




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Coronavirus: Health scare forces work from home, but is India Inc ready?

India Inc has embraced remote working because of a health scare. But there are important lessons on enabling infrastructure, managing remote teams and ensuring productivity...




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The economic contributions of Baptist Health Systems of South Florida




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Primary mental health care for disaster victims in developing countries




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Mental health service utilization by child victims of natural disasters




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Florida Mental Health Institute under construction




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Moosehaven Hospital & Health Center, Florida




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State Board of Health Building, Jacksonville, Fla




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State Board of Health Laboratory, Tampa, Fla




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Crooked oak at Health Springs, Florida