The access for some people is very limited. Jay Fidell and Dr. Craig Thomas will discuss the difficulties people without funds or insurance may have in getting medical care. Where do they go? What are they charged? How do they pay? Who pays if they don’t pay? ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from […]
Moving Medicine Forward: Technologies at the Frontier (Likable Science)
Medical technologies in various areas have been rapidly advancing, in concert with developments in fields such as materials science, micro-nano-technology, computer science, and machine learning. This week on Likable Science Jay Fidell is joined by Dr. Bob Peterson to discuss new technologies that are helping move medicine forward. The host for this episode is Jay […]
Health, Not Health Care. (Much More On Medicine)
“If something cannot go on forever it will stop” – Herbert Stein. Premiums to double in next eight years.. This week on Much More On Medicine, Host Craig Thomas chats with Director Honolulu EMS, James Howe and EMS Spokeswomen Shayne Enright. They explore new models of health care and lessons from Ocean Safety. They also […]
New Discoveries and Developments in Clinical Medicine (Much More On Medicine)
What Should the Public Know About?. In this episode Jay Fidell and Craig Thomas talk about new discoveries and developments in clinical medicine that the public ought to know about, and set the stage for the new series to follow: Much More on Medicine. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to […]
Marijuana and Guns (Cannabis Chronicles)
Quality of Life vs. Constitutional Right to Bear Arms. Now that Medical Marijuana dispensaries are beginning to open around the island, people with prescriptions are finding that they are losing their right to possess a firearm. With a deadline to turn over your legally obtain firearm looming patients are having to decided between their quality […]
The Growing Debate on Medical Cannabis (Cannabis Chronicles)
Cannabis Is A Schedule 1 Substance Under The Controlled Substances Act Of 1970. the United States Government had incorrectly and arbitrarily placed cannabis into Schedule 1 (forbidden category) of the controlled substances under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 based on old myths and political ideology. In 1972 the “Shafer Commission” (The National Commission on […]
Cannabis Saved My Life (Cannabis Chronicles)
Powerful And Moving Stories Of Unbelievable Suffering And Courageous Resilience. From military veterans and young mothers to a Christian minister and a former probation officer, the 100 Americans profiled in the book “Cannabis Saved My Life” are powerful and moving stories of unbelievable suffering and courageous resilience. Teri Hedi and MarshaRose discuss its impact on […]
10,000 Years of Cannabis: Advancing Changes In Hawaii’s Medical Use
Advancing Changes In Hawaii’s Medical Use Of Cannabis Program Host: Marsha JoynerGuests: Cliff OttoDescription: US Attorney General Jeff Sessions made good on previous promises and issued a directive to all US Attorneys ordering them to seek more uniform, harsher sentences including for non-violent drug offenders. Hawai’i like most of the country is actually moving in […]
High Value User Services Provided by Drones
Russell Woo, M.D., Pediatric Surgeon at Kapiolani, Christopher Wong, JABSOM Medical Student, and Freddie Wheeler Jr., Grad Student at UH Manoa, appear on Where the Drone Leads with Ted Ralston to look into high-value user services provided by drones, in particular medical devices. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 […]
10,000 Years Of Cannabis
Hemp is an ancient plant that has been cultivated for millennia. Hemp is a variety of the cannabis sativa plant. Hemp may be the most useful plant known to mankind. Food, fuel and fiber, hemp can provide all three high level product markets, they are the three things that we need as a society to […]