Johns Hopkins Health Experts On How To Safely Navigate Thanksgiving

Johns Hopkins Health Experts On How To Safely Navigate Thanksgiving Gatherings, Travel by Michelle Basch.  November 12, 2020.  

Safety For Thanksgiving Dinner

 Is It Safe To Host Thanksgiving Dinner During The COVID-19 Pandemic by Jodi Helmer.  HuffPost.  October 29, 2020.  

Chinese Study: Household Transmission Of COVID-19 Could Have Huge Impact On Reducing Covid Cases

Study From Chinese City Of Guangzhou Provides Key Insights On How COVID-19 Spreads In Households by Lancet.  Medical Express.  June 18, 2020.

Coronavirus Separates Seriously Ill Patients From Their Loved Ones In Hospitals

'A Heart-Wrenching Thing':  Hospital Bans On Visits Devastate Families by Katie Hafner.  The New York Times.  March 29, 2020.

Domestic Violence Will Increase During Coronavirus Quarantines

Domestic Violence Will Increase During Coronavirus Quarantines And Stay-At-Home Orders, Experts Warn by Marissa J. Lang.  Washington Post.  March 27, 2020.

Border Patrol's Role Transforming From National Security To Humanitarian Relief

'You Want A Cookie?':  As Failies Arrive En Masse, Border Agents Offer Snacks And Medical Checks by Maria Sacchetti.  Washington Post.  February 19, 2019. 

Childhood Exposure To Domestic Violence Costs $55 Billion Each Year

Exposure To Domestic Violence Costs US Government $55 Billion Each Year.  Case Western Reserve University/Science Daily.  April 25, 2018. 

Vaccine Disagreement Separates Divorced Couple

Jailed Mom 'Devastated' To Learn Son Was Vaccinated by John Wisely.  USA TODAY.  October 11, 2017. 

Devastating Costs For Alzheimer's Caregivers; Few Families Prepared

Few Families Prepared For Cost Of Alzheimer's Care by Encarnacion Pyle.  The Columbus Dispatch.  March 30, 2016

Giving Patients A Voice In Debate About Embryo Genetic Editing

Should You Edit Your Children's Genes by Erika Check Hayden.  Nature.  February 23, 2016

Domestic Violence Incidents Linked To Future Violent Crimes; Mass Shooting In Kanss Could Be An Example

The Kansas Shooter Has A History Of Domestic Abuse.  That Matters by Tara Culp-Ressler.  Thinkprogress.  February 26, 2016

Toxic Stress, Traumatic Childhood Events Increasingly the Focus Of Physicians

Stemming The Cycle Of Toxic Stress-For The Kids' Sake by Anna Gorman.  Kaiser Health News.  September 23, 2015. 

Highly Educated Women Are Less Likely To Remain Childless Into Their 40's

Childlessness Falls, Family Size Grows Among Highly Educated Women by Gretchen Livingston.  Pew Social Trends.  May 7, 2015. 

Coping With Current Marriage Realities

Beyond Marriage by Isabel V. Sawhill.  The New York Times.  September 13, 2014.

Romanticized Vision Of The Family Meal Confronts A Stressful Reality

Farewell, Family Meal?  Stress Of Cooking May Outweigh Benefits by Joan Raymond.  Today.  September 5, 2014.

Georgia State Agency Bypassed On Family Planning Services Grant; Merger Of Family Planning With Medical Homes Cited As Possible Reason

State Agency Loses Federal 'Family Planning' Grant by Andy Miller.  Georgia Health News.  July 18, 2014.

Advances In Mitochondria Transplants Creates Possibility for Prevent Energy-Impairment Disorders; Side Effect: Three Parents

The Brave New World Of Three-Parent  I.V.F. by Kim Tingley.  The New York Times.  June 27, 2014.

Abuse And Lack Of Parental Affection Impact Body's Entire Regulatory System As Adults

Abuse, Lack of Parental Warmth In Childhood Linked to Multiple Health Risks In Adulthood.  Science Daily.  September 26, 2013.

(1)  The study explained here is the first to _______________________.

(2)  Individuals reporting low levels of lover and affection and high levels of abuse had the highest ____________________________

(3)  Lingering effects of childhood abused can be linked to age-related diseases such as _______________________.

(4)  A researchers stated that "if we intervene early in risky families and places that provide care for children by educating ________________________________________.

Contrary To Widely Held Beliefs, Family Members Will Not Be Available In Sufficient Numbers to Care For Aging Baby Boomers

In Coming Decades, Fewer Caregivers by Judith Graham.  The New Old Age:  Caring And Coping.  The New York Times.  August 26, 2013.

(1)  In 2010, there were ________ individuals of prime caregiving age  for every person age 80 or older.  In 2050, it is projected that there will just __________.

(2)  The aging of the Baby Boom generation will increase from _______ million in 2010 to _______ million in 2030 to _______ million by 2050.

(3)  The explanation of the "care gap" lies with trends including __________________________________.

(4)  Between 2010 and 2013 the percentage of frail older people who have only one or two adult children is projected to increase from __________________.

Concussion Clinics Increase With Added Attention And Uncertainty

A New Way To Care For Young Brains by Bill Pennington.  The New York Times.  May 5, 2013.

Specialized youth sports concussion clinics are rapidly increasing in number.

(1)  The are ( no, some, or clear) established formulas for treating concussions.

(2)  ____ states have passed laws requiring that school-age athletes who have sustained a consussion to _____________________________________________.

(3)  According to an expert quoted in the article   _____% of all concussions are resolved in a _______.

(4)  Concussion treatment has become a mix of practices derived from _________________________
____________________________________.

(5)  There are (no, several, many) tests to verify a concussion.

(6)  The best medicine given by concussion doctors may be ______________________________
____________________________

(7)  One of the main differences between a typical youth concussion and Junior Seau is ________
__________________________________.

(8)  According to an expert quoted in the article a concussion may be unique for young people in that ___________________________________________.

(9)  True or False.  Recovery from concussion is easy to predict with charts available to help medical professionals to judge.

(10)  What is one of the most widely accepted tenets of concussion recovery?

(11)  Define "cognitive rest"and the neurocognitive baseline test.  Discuss the pros and cons of these approaches.

(12)  Is a neurocognitive baseline a concussion test?  What is the purpose of that test?

(13)  Discuss family conflict in the diagnosis of concussion?

(14)  How do concussion clinics articulate the hospital business models?

(15)  An expert quoted in the article call this "the worst thing they can do."  What was he referring to