Health

What is chronic—versus acute—pain and how is it treated? Gain an understanding of how opioids work, how they can be used safely, and how addiction develops. Discuss what the evidence shows about potential alternative pain treatments, including cannabis, and some of the initiatives in place to address the opioid epidemic. Presented by James Wolf, M.D., Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology.

Host Bob Hooper sits down with the Vermont Commissioner of Health Mark Levine, MD. Topics include vaping, opioids and other health issues to come before the upcoming legislative session.

Presented by Jean Harvey, MD at the Vermont Women's Health and Cancer Conference on October 4, 2019, this presentation focuses on the whys and hows of weight gain during treatment and will provide patients and health care professionals with methods to improve odds while helping to prevent other illnesses.

Initiated on August 20, at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, this annual ceremony or a similar rite now takes place for first-year medical students at about 90 percent of schools of medicine and osteopathy in the United States, and is supported by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation. According to the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, the White Coat Ceremony helps establish a psychological contract for the practice of medicine. Physicians dressed in black until the late 19th century, due to the association of black attire as formal. Physicians adopted the white coat as a symbol of purity at the beginning of the 20th century.