TV celebrity Dr. Phil has been accused of trading on his TV fame to sell his own products, as well as mistreating vulnerable guests on his show. In another article, hospitals make changes to stop contributing to the misery and death of opioid addiction.

Host Louise Craig shares information from numerous sources about how to tell the difference between two conditions that can both cause inflamed skin and intense itching - psoriasis and eczema. She'll also share ideas on how to soothe the skin.

Conclusion to the New Yorker article titled “Is Health Care A Right?” Dr. Atul Gawande explores 2 competing sets of values surrounding the health care debate. Americans want to reward work, ingenuity, self-reliance. And we also want to protect the weak and the vulnerable.

Dr. Atul Gawande explores two competing sets of values surrounding the health care debate. Americans want to reward work, ingenuity, self-reliance. And we also want to protect the weak and the vulnerable. Published in the October 2, 2017 New Yorker, and titled "Is Health Care A Right?"

ProPublica publishes a column called "Wasted Medicine." This article titled looks at 3 examples of outrageous medical billing that contributes to the ever-increasing cost of health care in the U.S. In one example a hospital charges $1877 to pierce a 5 year-old's ears during another procedure. Also, seven ways patients can protect themselves from excessive medical bills.

National Geographic explores how children in poor nations often go without vaccines that rich nations take for granted. As a result, hundreds of thousands of young lives that could have been saved are lost.

Howard Wolinsky is a retired health journalist who is now giving us an inside look at his own medical diagnoses and treatments. Three articles follow him from his diagnosis with Type 2 Diabetes through to his treatment. During this journey he tells us about his medications, diet, finding the right doctor, and how his changing health has impacted his life.

The October/November 2017 Pain-Free Living magazine provides patient education, tips for living with chronic pain, research study information and therapy recommendations. Articles read include studying the link between pain and the weather, diagnosing and treating chronic pelvic pain, and book recommendations for people interested in chronic pain.

Health statistics are usually reported by the media using relative risk figures instead of absolute risk. These statistics play a role in helping people make lifestyle and health decisions. For example, it is important for health consumers to know that an increase in absolute risk from 0.77 per cent to 1.29 per cent is also a 70% increase in relative risk. Three articles provide many different examples to help clarify the difference between relative and absolute risk.

A variety of topics related to Adult-Onset Attention Hyperactivity Disorder, including the benefits of ADHD, a personal essay, research asking if ADHD is really a sleep problem, and doubts over the diagnosis of Adult-Onset ADHD.