Code Blue: Why The Vitals In Health Care Innovation Need A Checkup
Things you don’t hear anymore: “Let’s hail a cab.” “I’ll run down to the bookstore.” “Did Dad show you the prints from my vacation?” In the past 10 years, technology has significantly changed the way we interact with the world in almost everything we do. Today we can Uber anywhere, order almost anything to our […]
Breaking Point: Why We Become Activists
Listen and subscribe on Apple and Spotify so you don’t miss the next one. And if you like what you hear, a five-star rating goes a long way in helping us spread the word! Amy Ho: Hey everyone and welcome back to Anamnesis by MedPage. I’m Amy Ho — practicing ER doctor, passionate humanist, and […]
Is There a Doctor in the House?
Listen and subscribe on Apple and Spotify so you don’t miss the next one. And if you like what you hear, a five-star rating goes a long way in helping us spread the word! Amy Ho: Hey everyone! And welcome back to Anamnesis by MedPage. I’m Amy Ho — an ER doctor and your podcast […]
What To Do If Your Child Talks About Suicide
No parent is prepared to hear the words, “I wish I were dead,” or “I don’t want to be alive anymore.” When a child says something so shocking, it can be tempting to believe they don’t really understand what they’re saying, or they couldn’t possibly be serious. But if your child expresses thoughts of suicide, […]
Opinion | What Is Missed When We Rush Back to ‘Normal’?
“I don’t know where this summer went!” This is not an uncommon refrain to hear in mid-August, as Labor Day approaches and schools go back into session. But I have my own reason for this head-scratching reflection on the passage of time. I was diagnosed with COVID-19 a month ago. My initial round of symptoms […]
Soaking up the sun: Artificial photosynthesis promises clean, sustainable source of energy
Humans can do lots of things that plants can’t do. We can walk around, we can talk, we can hear and see and touch. But plants have one major advantage over humans: They can make energy directly from the sun. That process of turning sunlight directly into usable energy — called photosynthesis — may soon […]
Climate change tipping points: back to the drawing board
We regularly hear warnings that climate change may lead to ‘tipping points’: irreversible situations where savanna can quickly change into desert, or the warm gulf stream current can simply stop flowing. These cautions often refer to spatial patterns as early-warning signals of tipping points. An international team of ecologists and mathematicians has studied these patterns […]
Experts Predict What Flu Season Will Be Like This Year
You probably didn’t hear too much about the flu season last year, since the COVID-19 pandemic took the spotlight from the usual fall and winter viruses. But while you may still be focused on the coronavirus (as you should be), flu season is fast approaching. Below, experts share their predictions for the flu season, how […]
Acoustic illusions
When listening to music, we don’t just hear the notes produced by the instruments, we are also immersed in its echoes from our surroundings. Sound waves bounce back off the walls and objects around us, forming a characteristic sound effect — a specific acoustic field. This explains why the same piece of music sounds very […]