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An Opioid Overdose Emergency Treatment — Don’t Be Home Without It
Do people keep fire extinguishers in their homes because they’re arsonists? Do drivers keep their cars insured because they want to crash them? Of course not. They do these things to help protect themselves in the event of a possibly dangerous situation. So, why...
First New Depression Drug Since Prozac
Dr. Christo is LIVE in the studio with Michelle Makoi from Clear Cut on I24. They discuss the FDA's approval of a new class of drug for depression called Esketamine. This is an important breakthrough in the treatment of treatment-resistant depression. [video...
Mind Over Body: Scientists Show How Meditation Physically Changes Your Brain & DNA
Meditation Relieves Pain A study published in the Journal of Neuroscience in 2011 concluded that mindfulness-based meditation can relieve pain. Fadel Zeidan of Wake Forest University along with his team scanned participants brains as they received uncomfortably hot...
Acute Flaccid Paralysis
This mysterious disease confounds doctors. Dr. Paul Christo speaks with i24 about Acute Flaccid Paralysis.
Report: Doctors More Wary of Prescribing Pills
Dr. Christo joins Stateside to discuss the difficult balance between trying to help people who have legitimate pain needs and people who may have an addiction issue. Watch now [video width="1920" height="1080"...
Dr. Christo LIVE on Take30
Lawsuit Targets Billionaire Family Behind Oxycontin
OTC (Over the Counter) Analgesics: A Four-Part Audio Series
The aim of the program is to improve the ability of healthcare professionals (including PCPs, PAs, NPs, and pharmacists) to counsel patients on the appropriate selection and use of OTC analgesics, establish an accurate evaluation of OTC benefit/risk profiles, and...
5 Foods for the Digestive Tract
A healthy digestive tract is good for more reasons than you probably realize. Many people don’t know the true benefit of gut health. We are all familiar with debilitating intestinal discomfort as well as unregulated bowel movements, which are problems that can be...
Patient Story: How Chronic Pain Led to Chronic Addiction
For as long as I can remember, I was plagued with chronic urinary tract and kidney infections. Growing up in a small town, my mom and I would venture into the local family practitioner’s office almost weekly. The doctor would write me a prescription for an...
#AskDrP – Submit Your Questions
If you'd like to submit your questions in advance to make sure Dr. P answers them, please leave them in the comments below! Be sure to join us on December 17th at 8pm ET on Twitter...
These hospital nurses are healing with their hands
This story was originally published by A Beautiful Perspective. Read more from ABP’s current TOUCH Issue. We don’t stop at the skin. With the practice of Healing Touch, hospitals are exploring the medicinal power of human contact and converting skeptics into...
Manage and Treat Chronic Back Pain
Back pain, whether as a symptom of injury, illness or the syndrome itself, is a serious issue that needs to be dealt with right away. Because when the condition becomes chronic, it can have serious effects on many aspects of your daily life, such as the quality of...