What These 1948 Photos Teach Us About Doctor-Patient Care

Also: We want to hear your questions about drug prices ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  [View in Browser]( | [Donate [WBUR]]( [WBUR](  [WBUR]( June 8, 2019 Happy Saturday, Here's a question about questions for you: What would you most like to know or understand better about drug prices? WBUR is developing a series on the topic, and welcomes your input. Have you had an experience at the pharmacy that made you shake your head? Do you wonder why some medicines cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and who pays for them? Would you like to know if you can find a better price for your prescription by shopping around? We're gathering questions [here]( and will be trying to make sense of an often-mystifying system. — Carey Goldberg, CommonHealth Editor newsletters@wbur.org The Rundown url[What Photos From 1948 Can Teach Us About Doctors, Patients And Screens]( In 1948, LIFE magazine published a photo essay that captures a doctor and his patients in a rural Colorado community. The photos reveal the human connection that is at the heart of any healing relationship. I ache for more of that connection in my daily practice.   #%23%23[Twitter](  #%23%23[Facebook](    [Prescription: More Broccoli, Fewer Carbs. How Some Doctors Are Looking To Food To Treat Illness]( A McLean Hospital doctor asks patients with obesity and mental illness to try the ketogenic diet. It's part of a growing trend of doctors prescribing certain foods -- or telling patients to eliminate them -- to improve health.  [Harvard Study: Supplements For Energy, Weight Loss, Muscle-Building Carry Risk For Youth]( The hundreds of reports of hospitalization, ER visits and even death among young people are likely just "the tip of the iceberg," a researcher says.  Support the news ['Mental Health Parity' Is Still An Elusive Goal In U.S. Insurance Coverage]( Many patients struggle to get insurance coverage for their mental health treatment, even though two federal laws were designed to bring parity between mental and physical health care coverage. Recent studies and a legal case suggest serious disparities remain.  [Opioid Maker Agrees To Pay $225M To Settle Federal Probes]( The settlement stems from criminal and civil probes into Insys Therapeutics Inc.'s scheme to pay doctors in exchange for prescriptions of the drug meant for cancer patients with severe pain. Worth A Read A big story about Pfizer and Alzheimer's, suggesting that the pharma company purposely buried a potential treatment: "[Pfizer Had Clues Its Blockbuster Drug Could Prevent Alzheimer’s. Why Didn’t It Tell The World?]( (Washington Post) And a counterpoint on a Science blog that questions whether there's a "gotcha" there: "[In The Pipeline]( (Science Translational Medicine) A DNA-related update to the infamous cold case murders in New Hampshire: "[The In-Between]( (New Hampshire Public Radio's podcast, Bear Brook) A MESSAGE FROM WBUR Broad Institute director Eric Lander isn’t just a father of the Human Genome Project... ... and he doesn’t just run the genomics powerhouse that is a central anchor of Kendall Square in Cambridge; he’s also one of the country’s foremost science storytellers, particularly on DNA-related topics. He'll be part of WBUR's CitySpace Boston Brilliance series that introduces audiences to the brightest minds of Boston’s biomedical ecosystem. [Buy your tickets for the June 10 talk here](. “ We have to take care of each other. This is tearing our industry apart. — Marc Lylene, a new recovery specialists with Massachusetts Laborers' Benefit Funds, on [opioid addiction in the construction industry]( Also On WBUR [40 Years In 5 Minutes: Age Simulation Suit Aims To Increase Empathy In Building Design]( One architecture firm is turning to an age simulation suit to let its designers experience the physical impairments of old age while navigating spaces like airports. Here & Now's Robin Young spoke with the team to learn more about the suit -- and try it on herself.       😎 Forward to a friend. They can sign up [here](. 📣 Give us your feedback: newsletters@wbur.org 📨 Get more WBUR stories sent to your inbox. [Check out all of our newsletter offerings.]( Support the news [WBUR]( [WBUR]  [WBUR]( [95289b97-66e8-43d4-a174-3bc3520a79a9.png]( [Instagram](  [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Want to change how you receive these emails? [Unsubscribe from this newsletter or update your preferences.]( I don't want to hear from WBUR anymore. [Stop receiving all WBUR emails.]( Interested in learning more about corporate sponsorship? [Click here.]( Copyright © 2019 WBUR-FM, All rights reserved. You've signed up to get WBUR Today, a daily morning news briefing from WBUR. We hope you enjoy! Our mailing address is: WBUR-FM 890 Commonwealth AveBoston, MA 02215-1205 [Add us to your address book](