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Medical Cannabis Revisted: A Podcast with David Casarett and Eloise Theisen

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David is a physician who wrote the book “ Stoned: A Doctor’s Case for Medical Marijuana ” and gave a TED talk on “ A Doctor’s Case for Medical Marijuana ” that was watched over 3 million times. And, David, I’m going to start off with you because you wrote an entire book about this. Eloise 00:59 Thank you so much.

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Assisted Living Communities: Podcast with Sheryl Zimmerman, Kenny Lam, and Ken Covinsky

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And which journal again? Ken Covinsky: JAMA Network Open. Eric: JAMA Network Open. Kenny Lam: Yeah, yeah. JAMA Network Open. Eric: But before we do, we have a song request. Luckily, it’s not going to go to Ken Covinsky, because he would do a Chicago Cubs song. Alex: Kenny Lamb. Eric: Kenny, do you have a song request? Kenny Lam: Yeah.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

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Summary Transcript Summary Social connections impact our health in profound ways, whether it is the support we receive from family and friends in navigating serious illness, the joy from shared social activities, or connecting with our community. Welcome back, Ashwin. Ashwin Kotwal: Excited to be back. Eric: Now, it’s interesting.

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Exploring the Nature of Chronic Pain with Haider Warraich

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Well, Haider has an intimate relationship with pain, having experienced chronic pain himself and now having dove deep into the latest research on pain for his new book The Song of Our Scars: The Untold Story of Pain. . It’s also probably hurting your Room Rater score, which was a 10 out of 10. Despite your background, Alex.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

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Too many people do because it’s really hard to keep their loved ones at home for the cost, the enormous financial, mental and physical strain for the family. We’ll cover why the GUIDE model is important (hint – it all comes down to funding), how it was developed, what components will it include, and how it will be evaluated.