Dr. Suneil Koliwad is an Endocrinologist and an Expert in Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism. In this excerpt, he discusses the development and function of ketosis and its similarities to fasting. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36238]

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Ketogenesis and Fasting: Fuel for the Brain

You can't fix healthcare until you fix health. You can't fix health until you fix the diet. You can't fix the diet until you know what's wrong. Endocrinologist Robert Lustig discusses health problems related to the consumption of corn-fed cattle, myths about saturated fats, and a protective quality to dairy fats. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36231]

Red Meat Disease and Inflammation

Interactive immune systems are at the center of cancer and other diseases. Dr. Matthew Krummel explores some lesser-known functions of the immune system related to memory making, arteriosclerosis, and gut health. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36205]

Little-Known Jobs of the Immune System (They Are a Big Deal)

Microbiome expands the genetic and functional capacity of its human host. Susan Lynch explores how the gut microbiome responds differently to a plant based diet and to an animal based diet. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36151]

Diet Shaping Our Microbiome

US Family and Medical Leave Act provides unpaid job-protected leave for qualifying workers. More than 40% of employees dont qualify and low-income workers are less likely to take leave. Dr. Rita Hamad looks at the policy through two case studies and discusses the implications and impact on health. She concludes that paid leave may be an important lever to improve infant and parent health at the population level. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35591]

Paid Family Leave Policies

Dr. Suneil Koliwad is an Endocrinologist and an Expert in Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism. In this talk, he looks at obesity, diabetes, and fatty liver disease and the historical effects of the 1980's push of low fat diets. He also looks at calories and dieting for weight loss vs the healthspan. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35933]

Eating Precisely: Merging Nutrition with Individualized Factors to Optimize Metabolic Health

Climate instability is one of the most urgent public health threats of the 21st Century. Mental health is profoundly impacted by the disruptions associated with climate change. Drs. Robin Cooper and Alex Trope, Department of Psychiatry at UCSF, explore the harm and the affects on mental heath. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35925]

Climate Psychiatry: The Diverse Challenges of Climate to Mental Health

People with allergies know that daily weather determines symptoms. Dr. Katherine Gunding explores how climate change is contributing to higher pollen counts and longer pollen seasons. Also, mold allergens that can cause severe asthma and respiratory symptoms are seen with rising sea levels, after hurricanes or with increased humidity. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36096]

Impacts of Our Changing Climate on Allergic Respiratory Disease

The US spends more per capita on healthcare than other countries. Over treatments accounts for much of the waste. Dr. Thomas Newman gives several examples of the system over testing, over diagnosing and over treating and argues that sometimes doing less is doing better. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35932]

Safely Doing Less: How Past Science Informs Future Practice

The duration of the wildfire season is longer and catastrophic wildfires are increasing in frequency due to climate change. There is clear evidence of an association between wildfire smoke and respiratory health. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35924]

Where There's Wildfire There's Smoke

The US has lagged behind other countries in testing for COVID-19. Dr. Chaz Langelier, UCSF Infectious Disease experts, talks about why we were late to start testing and the importance of widespread testing for a disease that spreads through asymptotic or pre-symptomatic individuals. He also talks about lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI), the leading cause of death due to infection. Currently, the cause of most LRTI remains unknown due to limitations of current tests. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35931]

Diagnosing and Tracking COVID-19 and other Respiratory Infections

Meditation practices have been adapted to treat mental and physical health conditions. It is not a cure-all, and different people respond in different ways. Helen Wang, UCSF Psychiatry, explores how we understand these processes and measure the from internal practice to external change. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35929]

Got Stress? The Science of Measuring and Improving Meditation

We are all exposed to the consequences of climate change but some populations are more vulnerable. It can impact maternal and child health and the health of older people. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35922]

Climate Change: The Special Risks to Children Pregnant Women and Older Adults

Our climate is changing and the world is warming. Our health and wellbeing will be impacted. What does this have to do with skin? As out first line of defense we rely on our skin to be a barrier and protector. Dr. Mary Williams, Clinical Professor of Dermatology at UCSF, looks a the effects of air pollution and climate change on the skin. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35927]

How Climate Change Affects Your Skin

Extreme heat often results in the highest annual number of death among weather-related disasters. Heat emergencies will increase as the climate changes. Jermemy Lacocque explores what makes a population and an individual vulnerable and the effects of heat on Emergency Medical Services and hospital systems. He also talks about what you can do to avoid heat-related illnesses. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35934]

Heat-Related Effects on Population Health and Emergency Services

UCSF's Osher Center for Integrative Medicine presents Mini Medical School for the Public, a series of programs providing an opportunity to learn about health and the health sciences directly from UCSF faculty members and other nationally-recognized experts.

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