Dog Genome Project

Dog Genome Project

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Opioid Crisis, Textbook Price, Black Women and the Economy

Episode: Opioid Crisis, Textbook Price, Black Women and the Economy

  • Jun 28, 2017 11:00 pm
  • 25:40 mins

Guest: Elaine Ostrander, PhD, Distinguished Investigator, National Institutes of Health, Chief of Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Virtually anyone can take a DNA test to confirm where they’re from. These tests have become commonplace ever since scientists at the National Institutes of Health finished mapping the entire human genome. And now they’re turning their attention to man’s best friend. The Dog Genome Project has so far shed light on where certain breeds originated and how they came to be so different from one another. Believe it or not, the Dog Genome Project could also yield important insight for human health.  Learn more by visiting the National Human Genome Research Institute online here.

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Taking the Opioid Crisis to Court

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Guest: Jim Ruble, JD, Associate Professor of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah  The opioid abuse crisis has taken a new legal turn. For years, we’ve seen prosecutors and the families of overdose victims going after doctors who prescribed the opiate painkillers. Now we’re seeing a number of cities and states trying to pin wrongdoing on the manufacturers and distributors of drugs, including OxyContin and Percocet. The most high-profile is a lawsuit filed recently by the state of Ohio, arguing five drug makers knowingly misled doctors and patients about the risk of opioids. There are also pending lawsuits against pharmacies, including Walgreens and Walmart, for failing to keep a proper eye on just how much of these prescription pain killers were flowing into a community.

Guest: Jim Ruble, JD, Associate Professor of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah  The opioid abuse crisis has taken a new legal turn. For years, we’ve seen prosecutors and the families of overdose victims going after doctors who prescribed the opiate painkillers. Now we’re seeing a number of cities and states trying to pin wrongdoing on the manufacturers and distributors of drugs, including OxyContin and Percocet. The most high-profile is a lawsuit filed recently by the state of Ohio, arguing five drug makers knowingly misled doctors and patients about the risk of opioids. There are also pending lawsuits against pharmacies, including Walgreens and Walmart, for failing to keep a proper eye on just how much of these prescription pain killers were flowing into a community.