Health Politics. Politics affects health, hospital management, physicians and patients in a big way. Dr. David Samadi will explore major national and global health political issues and debates affecting the patient outcome. Learn what you need to know and get Dr. Samadi's take.
t’s a sad fact of reality but the elderly in the United States who are unable to care for themselves are being let down by a high-priced, dysfunctional system of long term care.
Read MoreSo, is vaping any better than smoking?
Read MoreFetal alcohol syndrome is a blanket term used to classify a spectrum of birth defects that result from a woman's use of alcohol during her pregnancy.
Read MoreLosing weight and keeping it off is a struggle for many people out there. More often than not, people who have lost weight tend to gain it back rather than keep it off. But why is this? What in our nature makes it easier to gain the weight back than keep it off? Recent research has sought to find out what happens after weight loss that leads to weight re-gain. What scientists found was that this weight regain is actually a survival mechanism from our days as hunter gatherers. So when we lose weight our body see this as a threat to survival and starts of circulated hormones which affect our appetite. This leads to over-eating and weight regain.
Read MoreDid you know that Americans are spending more on healthcare than any other industrialized nation? While this may not be a surprise to all people, what is a surprise is that simultaneously Americans also have one of the lowest life expectancies.
Read MoreU.S. tobacco companies on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration hoping to stop the agency from enforcing a directive on changes to a tobacco product’s labeling or quantity
Read MoreLegionnaires’ disease has killed a total of 12 people in the South Bronx of New York ever since the outbreak began on July 10th. However, according to the New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, the outbreak is on the decline. He said there have been no new reported cases in a week. The most recent case of the illness was reported over a week ago. So far in New York, there have been a total of 113 cases of Legionnaires’ disease since July. And among those people who have been hospitalized, 76 had been released from the hospital since the beginning of this week.
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