Paul John Scott
Post-Bulletin
Rochester, MN, United States
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STIs rose in Iowa following defunding and closure of family planning health clinics
Study looked at rates of gonorreah and chlamydia in Iowa following the 2017 law that restricted the use of federal funds for clinics that provided abortion services. Those clinics also provided testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections. → Read More
New Mayo journal promises to be part of 'disruptive transformation' in medicine
The new medical journal, Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health, promises a hybrid of communication formats. The announcement coincided with a gathering of venture capital and healthcare start-up proprietors in downtown Rochester. → Read More
How it feels to be a Mayo patient who is blind
In a first-person essay published by the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Charlotte Brown, a Mayo Clinic graduate student who is blind, describes a demorializing morning seeking care at the world-reknowned medical center -- the kind of experience that could happen at any medical center. The article outlines a framework for training of staff in healthier interactions with the visually impaired. → Read More
Review: Mayo's new film inches closer to the triumph and tragedy of cortisone
It was the greatest drug ever discovered, until it wasn't. In a first showing of its second historical film on the discovery of cortisone, Mayo Clinic has moved closer to a broader conversation about the conflicted legacy of the famous compound. → Read More
Study: partners sometimes do these things to thwart a diet
The study identified criticism and interference as the two commonly-endorsed kinds of dietary undermining. → Read More
Cannon Falls gathering says a country doctor should train, practice and be paid differently
Town hall on health care in rural Minnesota looks into structural solutions for a looming crisis in outstate hospitals, one that could soon leave small towns struggling to provide the basics of care. → Read More
It's finally mask optional workouts at Mayo Clinic's gym
Following an internal change at the clinic allowing vaccinated employees to work without masks in areas of no patient contact, the clinic's expansive Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center now allows members to work out without face coverings for the first time since the start of the pandemic. → Read More
Event aims to start a conversation about health care in rural Minnesota
Cannon Falls Winery is the third stop for a statewide tour of Town Halls on emerging issues in Greater Minnesota. → Read More
Study finds moms who experienced food insecurity as children convey unhealthy feeding practices to their kids
Single mothers who reported inconsistent access to food in their chilhood were more likely to pressure their children to eat when not hungry, and to worry about their children's weight. → Read More
Point of Last Drink aims to intervene with establishments that overserve
Minnesota is part of a nationwide effort to track where people receive alcoholic beverages prior to incidents involving law enforcement. → Read More
Study finds that 'chemical imbalance' in depression is a myth
There is no evidence of deficiency of serotonin in depression, authors report, refuting a belief held by 80% of the public. The misconception, long invoked as a reasoning for long term use of SSRI medications, has been known for over a decade, critics say, but psychiatrists have not made an effort to formally inform the public. → Read More
The good news, and bad news, of inflammation
Is the body's response to injury good for you, or is it bad? It depends. Following short-term injury, infection and exercise, inflammation is your friend. In chronic, low-dose form, it may be to blame for nearly all that ails us. → Read More
Chorus of medical authorities attack abortion decision
Condemnations warn of "an Orwellian dystopia" in health care, ask doctors to take a stand against state restrictions set in motion by the ruling. → Read More
Demand for abortion training in Minnesota could grow if Roe overturned
Experts say obstetrics and gynecology training programs in so-called "abortion refugee" states such as Minnesota will be needed to serve an increase of out-of-state physicians seeking training in abortion care as part of an accredited program. Mayo and UMN offer the only such residencies in Minnesota. → Read More
Scope or sample? With colon screening, doctors differ
A new survey has learned that while nearly all gastroenterologists recommend colonoscopy for colon cancer screening, one out of four primary care doctors recommend noninvasive methods. → Read More
Mixed picture emerging for antiviral COVID-19 pills
Drugs would be taken multiple times a day, in place of monoclonal antibody infusions. → Read More
'Opioid Reckoning' calls out the Twelve Steps in an age of fentanyl
Macalester professor's new book is a provocative look at the limitations of today's treatment industry in the face of the modern opioid epidemic. The "reckoning" in Amy C. Sullivan's title stands for the collision between the polite traditions of getting sober in the 12 Steps and the need for ideology-free medical care in the face of a deadly scourge. → Read More
Research briefs: Young children spread COVID-19, study says
Children, dry air, small droplets all focus of new findings on the agents of transmission → Read More
Minnesota launches five-year plan to test children for chemicals
Program to offer first year surveillance in Minneapolis and southeastern Minnesota for participating families → Read More
Minnesota health officials release long-sought COVID breakthrough data
There were 46 deaths, 251 hospitalizations and over 6,700 cases among the fully vaccinated for the latest week available → Read More