On this week’s program, Dr. Joe Sirven examines the responsibilities of four-legged health care professionals. Service animals are tasked with many duties including aiding patients who are blind, alerting the deaf and calming those experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder.
Guest:
- Dr. Lisa Iezzoni, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School based at the Health Policy Research Center at the Mongan Institute-Massachusetts General Hospital.
Then, a closer look at how some patients are self-managing their diabetes treatments. Diabetes is a common condition that requires monitoring, treatment and lifestyle changes to regulate insulin.
Guest:
- Linda Lockett Brown, registered dietitian nutritionist at CINET Nutrition.
