Straight Talk MD

In this episode, we continue our discussion about ADHD with Dr. Lawrence Diller, a physician who has been treating patients with this disorder for over three decades and has testified before Congress as an expert witness to the President.

While six out of every one hundred children receive a stimulant for ADHD, twice that number have been labeled with ADHD. Why this meteoric rise in the diagnosis of ADHD? Why this dramatic rise in the use of stimulants to treat ADHD in the past four decades? Rick Mayes explains.

In this episode, Dr. Sweeny explores other medical and non-medical uses of the "eight billion amphetamine pills" and what lead to the end of "America's First Amphetamine Epidemic."

We examine the meteoric rise in the use of Amphetamines in American culture and "America's First Amphetamine Epidemic" with Nicolas Rasmussen.

Dr. Sweeny interviews nationally recognized experts to set the record straight on the controversy surrounding vaccines and the current state of the scientific knowledge surrounding vaccine safety. Our diverse group of experts includes a geneticist, a pediatrician, an infectious disease expert, an epidemiologist, an autism expert, and a mercury expert.

Dr. Alberto Mendivil talks Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), warts (literally) and all. He discusses the vaccine, cancer, and how men and women are both at risk. Tune in for a special re-release for Vaccine Awareness Month.

Our guest, Dr. Marjorie Stiegler, presents simple strategies that can be implemented to reduce cognitive errors and enhance patient safety.

Despite evidence-based guidelines, protocols, and algorithms becoming available, why have patient deaths due to medical error increased? Dr. Marjorie Stiegler explains.

What is the solution to the air pollution and world climate change problem? Tune in as our guest, Mark Jacobson, discusses a detailed roadmap of exactly how we can supply all the world's energy needs from wind, water, and solar power by the year 2050.

Is anesthesia safe for infants and children? Does general anesthesia have any long-term effects on learning, memory, or behavior? We welcome Dr. Paul Yost back to the podcast to explain.

In Part II of our series, Dr. S Jay Olshansky discusses longevity and life expectancy, and what the most powerful influences are on both.

Dr. S. Jay Olshansky discusses the science (and pseudoscience) of aging and how we can influence it.

Expert nuclear physicist, Dr. Kai Vetter, gives us an update on Fukushima five years after the meltdown.

Expert nuclear physicist, Dr. Kai Vetter, gives us an update on Fukushima five years after the meltdown.

Our post Father's Day show covers everything you need to know about Prostate Cancer, and just in time for National Men's Health Week. Dr. AJ Kar joins us.

Part one of our series covers everything you ever wanted to know about cosmetic breast surgery, but were too shy to ask. Dr. Justin West joins us.

On today's show, Dr. Sweeny discusses the three remaining presidential candidates and their plans for healthcare with healthcare historian, Dr. Melissa Thomasson.

Dr. Sweeny interviews the President of the Association of Medical Ethics about the issue of "Special Fraud Alert", a warning issued by The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General regarding incentivized surgeries.

This week, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences released a study which indicates that there may be a link between cell phones and brain cancer. In today's episode, we revisit "Cell Phones and Brain Cancer" with an update.

Dr. Bruce Hoyle discusses varicose veins and spider veins.

Are medical mistakes one of the top major causes of death in U.S.? We talk with John James, retired chief toxicologist for NASA and founder of Patient Safety America, to find out.

Dr. Zoeller is a professor of biology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is one of the principle authors of the World Health Organization and the United Nation's monograph on the state of the science of endocrine disrupting chemicals.

Is the eco-apocalypse upon us? Tune in to hear the science of Global Climate Change, endocrine disrupting chemicals, and the ramifications on the environment and all its life forms.

We talk with NY Times bestselling author, William Davis, MD, about "Wheat Belly" and all things grain.

Contrary to public perception, physicians are not the top wage earners in medicine. So who is? We examine the most inflammatory aspects of the Broken U.S. Health Insurance System.