Category Archives: Health Notes

Health Notes- Matcha tea… have you heard?

Posted on December 26, 2023 by tomdwyer

Matcha tea… have you heard? We were listening to one of our radio faves, Thom Hartmann, when he began talking about Matcha Tea. It’s a green tea originating in China but mostly produced in Japan today. You’ll find matcha in … Continue reading →

Posted in 2023 December, Health Notes, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Comments Off

Health Notes- Placebo Effect Revisited

Posted on October 16, 2023 by tomdwyer

Placebo Effect Revisited The New York Times and Ted Kaptchuk feed into more confusion about placebo effects. Steven Novella on Science-Based Medicine, Oct 2023 “In a recent editorial for The New York Times, researcher Ted J. Kaptchuk, who directs placebo … Continue reading →

Posted in 2023 October, Health Notes, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Comments Off

What do rural areas do when their doctors leave?

Posted on September 19, 2023 by tomdwyer

Health Notes Just two doctors serve this small Alabama town. What’s next when they want to retire? By Arielle Zionts in KFF Health News, Sep 2023 LaFAYETTE, Ala. — Charity Hodge had mixed feelings when she spotted a Facebook post … Continue reading →

Posted in 2023 September, Health Notes, Newsletters | Comments Off

Health Notes- Heat Singes the Mind, Not Just the Body

Posted on August 9, 2023 by tomdwyer

Heat Singes the Mind, Not Just the Body Hot weather can destabilize mood, exacerbate mental health disorders and complicate drug treatment By Apoorva Mandavilli in the New York Times, Aug, 2023 If you find that the blistering, unrelenting heat is … Continue reading →

Posted in 2023 August, Health Notes, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Comments Off

Health Notes- New generation of cancer-preventing vaccines could wipe out tumors before they form

Posted on July 14, 2023 by tomdwyer

New generation of cancer-preventing vaccines could wipe out tumors before they form Jocelyn Kaiser in Science magazine, Apr 2022 “Vaccines to prevent certain types of cancer already exist. They target viruses: hepatitis B virus, which can trigger liver cancer, and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2023 July, Health Notes, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Comments Off

Health Notes- Doctors debunk 12 myths about sunscreen, sunburns, and tanning

Posted on May 15, 2023 by tomdwyer

Spring is here, so here’s a video from two dermatologists who’ll tell you the safe way to get brown this year… if there is one! Doctors debunk 12 myths about sunscreen, sunburns, and tanning, Michelle Yan Huang, Abby Tang, and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2023 May, Health Notes, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Comments Off

Health Notes- Exercise can help your brain health at any age

Posted on April 3, 2023 by tomdwyer

Whether or not you have ever lifted a weight, you can protect your brain health now Madeline Holcombe on CNN, Feb 2023 Even if you’ve never been physically active, you can start moving now and see … Continue reading →

Posted in 2023 Apr, Health Notes, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Comments Off

Health Notes- Why do we sleep under blankets, even on hot nights?

Posted on March 3, 2023 by tomdwyer

Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights? Who are you… the person who can’t sleep with anything more than a sheet even in the snow, or the person who needs 7 layers of down comforters even … Continue reading →

Posted in 2023 Feb Mar, Health Notes, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Comments Off

Health Notes- Moral injury is real, and we’ve all been exposed

Posted on January 27, 2023 by tomdwyer

Moral Injury Is an Invisible Epidemic That Affects Millions Moral Injury is a specific kind of trauma results when a person’s core principles are violated during wartime or a pandemic from Elizabeth Svoboda in Scientific American, Sep 2022 “…What spurred … Continue reading →

Posted in 2023 January, Health Notes, Newsletter Columns | Comments Off

Health Notes- Daily meditation may work as well as a popular drug

Posted on November 22, 2022 by tomdwyer

Daily meditation may work as well as a popular drug to calm anxiety, study finds from April Fulton on NPR News, Nov 2022: “Anxiety symptoms like restlessness, feelings of worry and dread, and sleep problems, can interfere with daily life, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 November, Health Notes, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Comments Off