Adam & Cristy will be joined by David Goldhill, Advocate for Hospital Safety & Transparency, and Author this weekend on YOUR HEALTH® as they discuss his book, Catastrophic Care.

Please tune in to WCHL 97.9FM! This show will air:
• Saturday, May 18^th at 9am
• Sunday, May 19^th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, May 20^that 6pm and 10pm

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Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

Show Topics:

• Research that Matters (min 0-10): pregnancy & blood clot risk, tonsillectomy, caffeine & car crashes, salt & toddlers
• Conversations with Dr. David Goldhill about his book, Catastrophic Care (min 10-32)
• House Calls (min 32-41): low back pain, finding a new therapist, chronic pain & stopping medication, challenges grieving loved ones

Resources:

• Research that Matters
  • Risk factors for first venous thromboembolism around pregnancy: a population based cohort study from the United Kingdom, Sultan, A. et al, Blood April 2, 2013 Blood-2012-11-469551.
    • Free abstract: http://bloodjournal.hematologylibrary.org/content/early/2013/04/01/blood-2012-11-469551.abstract
    • News about the research: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130403/Pregnancy-related-events-increase-womens-risk-of-deadly-blood-clot-Study.aspx
  • Short-term outcomes of tonsillectomy in adult patients with recurrent pharyngitis: a randomized controlled trial, Koskenkorva, T. et al, CMAJ May 14, 2013 vol. 185 no. 8 E331-E336.
    • Free article: http://www.cmaj.ca/content/185/8/E331.full?sid=ed58944f-0ff3-4a69-a492-d2d511fd3e5d
    • News about the research: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/781809
  • Use of caffeinated substances and risk of crashes in long distance drivers of commercial vehicles: case-control study, Sharwood, L. et al, BMJ 2013;346:f1140.
    • Free article: http://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f1140
    • News about the research: http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/03March/Pages/Can-caffeine-really-cut-crash-risk.aspx
  • Sodium content of commercial baby and toddler foods. Maalouf J, Cogswell ME, Gunn JP, et al. EPI|NPAM 2013; New Orleans, LA, March 19-22, 2013. Abstract P253.
    • Free abstract: http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/meeting_abstract/127/12_MeetingAbstracts/AP253
    • News about the research: http://www.theheart.org/article/1521861.do
• Conversations
  • Link to Dr. Goldhill’s book, Catastrophic Care: How American Health Care Killed My Father–and How We Can Fix It   
• House Calls
  • Arachnoiditis
  • How to find a new therapist:
    • Using the Internet to Find & Choose Health Care Providers & Services 
    • Find a Facility in Your State
  • Opiate Withdrawal
    • MedlinePlus
    • withdrawal.org
  • Alzheimer’s grief and bereavement