Hello, and welcome to Pediatric House Calls. I am…
A Physician board certified in Pediatric medicine with Clinical experience including caring for infants, children and teens – well these days mostly children and teens up to twenty-one;
An Administrator experienced in top medical management for several national health insurance companies;
An Author of health care manuals, newspaper columns and even children's stories;
A Business Medical Consultant for drug companies, insurance companies and
physician practices;
A Veteran of the US Navy in the Vietnam era;
And…
I make House-Calls.
In 1987, thousands of people gathered in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. But what started out as a celebration led to a worldwide health crisis: more than 2,000 cases of meningitis broke out, spreading across Saudi Arabia and 70,000 cases in the rest of the world. How did it spread so quickly and what makes meningitis so dangerous? Melvin Sanicas examines how the disease affects our bodies.
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Once in a while, when the sheer activities of daily living are exhausting, it’s wonderful to be able to recollect people who just seem to be able to keep clear of the “politics” and angst of living. Such is the case, for me, of Josh Grobin and Kelly Clarkson. In addition to being overwhelmingly talented, I’ve seen how they treat people and their innate kindness. Watching them perform, “grounds” me and brings me back to calmer waters.
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“What do you call a veterinarian who can only take care of one species? A physician” says Barbara Natterson-Horowitz a cardiologist whose patients include gorillas, lions, wallabies and humans. Her medical rounds sometimes take place at the Los Angeles Zoo; or might include veterinarians in a discussion of human health at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, but always channel the perspective of Charles Darwin.
In this TED talk, she shares how a species-spanning approach to health can improve medical care of the human animal — particularly when it comes to mental health.
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