Bare Bones Approach To Better Health
Dr. Randy Wykoff
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Anecdotal Evidence
Anecdotal stories are often powerful and convincing. Unfortunately, they're just that...stories. Anecdotal experience can be particularly misleading with chronic diseases. Dr. Wykoff talks about…
What is Public Health?
Most of us don't really know what public health means...there are a lot of different definitions. Probably the most common one is something along the lines of 'what we as a society do collectively to…
Reverse Causality
Reverse causality is a common mistake you hear when people talk about the results of public health studies. Dr. Wykoff gives an example and explains about reverse causality. More information is…
Vision
About two-thirds of Americans wear glasses, including over 90% of Americans over 65. Additionally, about one million Americans are blind, and over three million are visually impaired. This ranks…
Medicare
Medicare is run by the federal government and is paid for by payroll deductions, money allocated by Congress, and premiums and co-pays paid by individuals. Today, there are about 68 million Americans…
Medicaid
There's been a lot of talk lately about cutting Medicaid as a potential cost-saving measure. Medicaid is a network of programs administered by the states under general guidance from the federal…
Measles
There's a lot of news today about a measles outbreak in the American West, including the first death of an American child with measles in ten years. Measles is caused by a virus that spreads very…
Vaping
Today, it is estimated that a staggering one in seven young adults is vaping. That raises a really important question: is vaping safe? Dr. Wykoff elaborates on the topic of vaping. Vaping: Body of…
Prescriptions
We take a LOT of medicines, probably too many. In 2020, there were over six billion prescriptions filled in the United States, nineteen for every man, woman, and child in our country. Today, many…
Fluid Intake
Dr. Wykoff talks about fluid intake. Each day we lose water through urine, stool, and sweat, as well as from our skin and breathing, and we have to replace what we lose. Dr. Wykoff has some tips to…
Uncertainty
Dr. Wykoff talks about uncertainty in healthcare. Uncertainty comes from the fact that not everything that is true, in general, will always be true for each individual. Uncertainty: Body of Evidence
Weight Loss Drugs
Dr. Wykoff talks about weight loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus, and Trulicity. They've become immensely popular in recent years as a treatment for Type 2 Diabetes. Weight loss drugs: Body…
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