American Physio: Unfiltered

New ways of diagnosing Alzheimer's years before signs and symptoms arise on the surface? If you have health insurance, are you only a statistic of how companies can make profit? Also, a crazy story of people who still care presented by Dr. Shawn Riester. Presented to you by Drs. Baker, Riester, and Sonricker - Physical Therapists

ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)has affected many people, and in this episode, we discuss the neurological disease and some of those that were affected yet have still heavily influenced the world around them. Also, Anthem BCBS (insurance company) has began not reimbursing for ER visits if they deem the event as a non-emergency. This puts the person suffering a potentially life-threatening event in charge of deciding whether they should risk having to pay a high medical bill or not receive medical care.

We discuss what we've missed since our last podcast. Opioids, the flu, people who still care, and the Bills! We talk about healthcare and why it's important to us. Let us know on Facebook if there are any topics you want covered!

How did we get to be in an opioid epidemic in America? Is there a way to escape, and if so, how? Our take on this current crisis as well as a review of the recent CTE study in football players.

Remember the vaccine and autism debate? Well, President Trump met with someone (a Kennedy) who is an anti-vaccine activist and reported he was asked by the president to "chair a commission on vaccination safety and scientific integrity". With medical literature refuting links between vaccines and autism, what is the purpose of this public figure being offered this position?

How will the recent election affect healthcare in America? We discuss topics related to what president elect Trump may bring to the table of the USA.

Hear about the recent price hike of EpiPen that took over the nightly news? We tackle this topic in the 18th installment of our podcast. Why would Mylan fight for one of its products (EpiPen) to be required in schools while also increasing the price by OVER 400%? Did the CEO have justification?

A study came out by Doudna and Charpentier demonstrating how a technique involving CRISPR and cas9 shows potential for human genetic editing. So far, it's been successfully demonstrated in vitro and in mice. We discuss this topic and how it can lead to ethical questions, like should we decide how tall our children are, their eye color, etc.

Why did Ebola get so much government funding when Zika funding has been such a struggle? Two people died in the entire United States from Ebola, yet Zika has the potential to affect children to-be-born for a lifetime.

California became the fifth state in the U.S. to pass the right-to-die law, a very controversial subject that we discuss this week. Oregon, Washington, Vermont, and Montana have already passed this law.

An article recently came out with quite the clickbait title... 'Here's How to Prevent Half of All Cancers'. Is there any truth to that statement? Listen in on our review!

A study was done following the contestants of The Biggest Loser from season 8. Most of them have put back SIGNIFICANT amounts of weight. Why does this happen? What makes your body TRY to put the weight back on? We discuss why your body changes to try to make you put on pounds again.

Ticks that can cause you to become allergic to red meat??? It's real, and it's in the US! We discuss this topic and where else these ticks are found. Also, taking an air ambulance can run you a pretty penny, but one person was stuck with a $27,000 bill (even after insurance helped)! Is this justifiable? We also summary presidential candidates Trump, Clinton, and Sanders in relation to their healthcare policies.

We re-visit the Zika Virus in this week's edition of American Physio: Unfiltered as a study recently came out showing the virus being capable of killing neural stem cells. What does this mean for treatment and future research? Hillary Clinton's healthcare plan is reviewed and broken down as well this week.

An article recently was published showing decreased cardiovascular disease by taking a statin medication as well as blood pressure lowering medications... It was partially funded by AstraZeneca and guess what... They want you to take it before you even have symptoms! We also go over Bernie Sanders' healthcare plan to keep you informed on the upcoming elections.

A study by the University of Virginia discovered something very exciting... A lymphatic system in the brain. It had been discovered essentially everywhere else in the body except the brain. This could eventually lead to changes in how we treat Autism, Alzheimer's, Multiple Sclerosis, and a number of other diseases/syndromes!! (This could be a massive deal). Also, we cover Trump's healthcare policy to keep you informed on the upcoming presidential election.

A study was recently published in the British Medical Journal projecting $2.8 billion in cancer medication to be discarded in 2016. Why is this allowed and is there anything that can be done to stop it? Also, we perform a Shakespearean skit demonstrating how a call between an HMO organization and a doctor (Dr. Dre, PT, DPT) may go.

Dr. Matthew Sonricker and our good friend and Pilates instructor, Dane Burke, go bald for bucks! Goin' Bald for Bucks supports Roswell Park Cancer Institute, a great charity that has really propelled cancer research. Drs. Sonricker and Baker go over this charity as well as some other not-so-great ones... Dr. Riester provides some amazing information on regenerative medicine, which has been utilizing stem cells in order to treat common musculoskeletal conditions.

In this episode, we take a look at a new Alzheimer's study showing the potential to delay symptoms of the disease. Also, Shawn continues his managed care saga as we get closer and closer to the present-day.

This week, we discuss Zika virus and its relation to Guillan Barre, a condition described as your immune system attacking your own nerves. Also, hackers held important information hostage from a hospital... What does this mean for healthcare costs? Find out in this installment of American Physio: Unfiltered!