Listen to a new installment of “Sound Ethics” with bioethicist Eric Meslin, Ph.D., director of the Indiana University Center for Bioethics, who will be joined by Anantha Shekhar, M.D., Ph.D., associate dean for translational research, and Scott Denne, M.D., professor of pediatrics, both from the IU School of Medicine. They will discuss how biobanks work and issues with consent.
Ronald Kahn, M.D., vice chairman of the Joslin Diabetes Center and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, will explain his research about antioxidants and how they may interrupt the benefits of exercise for those with diabetes.
Michael Holick, Ph.D., M.D., professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics at Boston University School of Medicine, and author of, The Vitamin D Solution, will discuss his research conclusion that 70 percent of children don’t get enough vitamin D which puts them at risk of cardiovascular problems later in life.
Scott McLean, Ph.D., assistant professor of athletic training and movement science at the University of Michigan, will explain how ACL injuries can be prevented in young athletes.
In this week’s Sound Medicine “Checkup,” Jeremy Shere, Ph.D., will explore caffeinated alcoholic drinks and the Food and Drug Administration.
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Sound Medicine is underwritten by Clarian Health, IU Medical Group and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Reports on Primary Health Care topics are sponsored by Wishard Health Services.
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