TV Inquiries and Expert ConsultationsHollywood, Health & SocietyFebruary 2002 – March 2010
Hollywood, Health & Society works closely with TV writers and producers to provide access to experts and reliable health information. Inquiries are defined as requests for information or expert assistance from TV shows. They often result in consultations, phone conversations between experts and writers/producers that are facilitated by HH&S staff.
TV Shows and Networks: ABC: 8 Simple Rules, All My Children, Boston Legal, Brothers and Sisters, Castle, Desperate Housewives, Eli Stone,
The Forgotten, General Hospital, George Lopez, Grey’s Anatomy, Hope and Faith, Invasion, Men in Trees, October Road, One Life to Live, The Practice, Private Practice, Six Degrees, Threat Matrix, What about Brian, Women's Murder Club, The Unusuals
CBS: The Agency, As the World Turns, The Bold & the Beautiful, Cane , Close to Home, Clubhouse, CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: New York, The District, Dr. Vegas, Family Law, Ghost Whisperer, Guiding Light, Jericho, Judging Amy, NCIS, Numb3rs, Without a Trace, The Young and the Restless, 60 minutes, The Good Wife, Three Rivers
NBC: Book of Daniel, Crossing Jordan, Days of our Lives, ER, Heroes, Las Vegas, Law & Order, Law & Order: CI, Law & Order: SVU, Medical Investigation, Medium, Mercy, Passions, My Own Worst Enemy, West Wing, Law and Order: Criminal Intent
FOX: 24, Beyond, Bones, Boston Public, Fringe, House, Human Target, John Doe, Justice, Malcolm in the Middle, Prison Break, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Lie to Me
CW: Everwood, Gilmore Girls, Girlfriends, The Game, 90210, The Beautiful Life A&E: InterventionABC family: Lincoln HeightsAMC: Breaking Bad, Mad MenCNNDisney Channel: Handy MannyHBO: In Treatment, The Wire, Boardwalk EmpireLifetime: Strong Medicine, Wild Card, Army WivesShowtime: DexterSesame WorkshopUSA Network: 4400, Royal Pains TNT: Heartland, Saving GraceDiscovery:Nasty by Nature, Pitchmen, The Colony, Ghost LabSpike TV: ManswersStarz: CrashFuse: Rock and Roll Acid TestSoap Net: General Hospital: Night ShiftTelemundo: Amarte Así, Anita no te Rajes, Cassos Cerados, El Alma Herida, Gitanas, Ladrón de Corazones, La Ley del
Silencio, El Camino Fácil, Love Letters, Mexican in New York, Pasión de Gavilanes, Prisonera, Sin Senos, No Hay Paraíso, Woman in the Mirror, Victoria
TeleFutura: Así es La Vida
Inquiry Health Topics Include:
5 A Day and nutritionAdoption policiesAdult film industryAdrenal tumor
hypersexualityAfrican diseasesAfrican sleeping sicknessAging and PreventionAlcohol use/addictionAllergiesALS
Alzheimer’s diseaseAmbiguous genitaliaAMLAmnesiaAmniotic bandsAnencephalyAnesthesia resistanceAnimal tranquilizersAnthraxAppendectomyArrythmias and pacemakers
Arterial embolizationArthritisAsbestosAsian infectious diseaseAsthmaAsymptomatic infectious
diseaseAutism AutopsyBariatric surgeryBeta thallasemia
Bioterrorism Bipolar disorderBird fluBirth controlBirth defectsBlindnessBlood-borne pathogensBlood lossBlood regenerationBone graft Bone marrow
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Bone marrow transplantBovine TBBrain deathBrain functionBrain imagingBrain injuryBrain tumorBRCABreastfeedingBuilt environmentBurnsCancerCancer, boneCancer, brainCancer, breastCancer, cervicalCancer, clustersCancer, colon Cancer, eyeCancer, first lookCancer, leukemiaCancer, lungCancer, lymphomaCancer, mesotheliomaCancer, neurologyCancer, ovarianCancer, pediatricCancer, pregnancyCancer, prostateCancer, stomach Cancer, treatmentCancer, bone graftCandiru fishCarbon monoxide poisonCardiac conditionsCardiovascular surgeryCeliac diseaseCerebral hypoxiaChemotherapyChild abuseChildhood obesityChicken PoxChlamydiaChloramine gasClinical trialsClostridium sordelli Cochlear implantsComaComa, brain swellingComplimentary medicineCongenital heart defectCord bloodCoronerCorpus colostomyCPRCultural competenceCultural disparitiesDeafnessDental proceduresDepressionDevelopmental disabilitiesDiabetesDomestic violence
Diarrheal diseasesDirected organ donationDNA and forensicsDrugs, depressionDrugs, hallucinogenicDrugs, schizophreniaDrug addiction, rehabDrug resistant TBDwarfism, pituitary adenomaDyslexiaEar surgeryEarly menopauseEating disordersE ColiElectroconvulsive therapyEmbryo transferEmergency preparednessEnd of life issuesEnvironmental hazardsEnvironmental healthEpilepsyErectile dysfunctionErotomanic delusionsExplosive componentsExerciseFace transplantationFetal surgeryFertility treatmentFlesh-eating bacteria Flu outbreakFlu prevention in childrenFood borne diseaseForensicsFreezing to deathFrontal Lobe SyndromeFungus ZygomitosisGastric bypassGenetics and diseaseGenital mutilationGlobal healthGlobal infectious agentGlobal infectious diseaseGriefGrowth hormoneH1N1H1N1, pregnancyHantavirusHead/neck injuryHealth care, accessHealth care, disparitiesHealth insuranceHearing lossHeart attackHeart disease and strokeHeart flatliningHeart surgeryHeart transplantationHemophilia HepatitisHeterochromiaHistologyHIV disclosure in schoolHIV in utero
HIV legal issuesHIV living withHIV pregnancyHIV statisticsHIV testingHIV/AIDS workplace
exposureHomeless careHospital infection controlHurricane Katrina and
fungusICU general surgeonImmunologyImplantation, armImplantation, kneeInduced deliveryInfant medicationsInfectious disease,
quarantineInfectious disease,
bioweaponsInfertilityInjury, gunshot woundInjury, knife woundInjury, leg, athleteInjuriesIraqi health crisesIraqi health systemIVFKawasaki diseaseKeratin and x-raysKidney diseaseLaparoscopic Learning disabilityLegionnaire’s DiseaseLethal mixturesLouis Barr syndromeMalariaMastectomy, teen, BRCAMDR TBMedical errorsMedical examinerMedical jargonMedical mysteriesMental illnessMeth labMilitary medical
OperationsMissing childrenMold and allergiesMorbid obesityMotorcycle accidentsMummiesMysathenia gravisNatural disaster responseNecrotizing enterocolitis,NephrectomyNeurologyNeurosurgeryNewborn trauma and
heart transplantNodding disease Nuclear attack
NutritionObesity, fast foodObesity, gastric bypassOocyte cryopreservationOrgan transplantationOrthopedic surgeryOrthorexiaPandemic fluParaplegicParasitesParkinson’s diseaseParkinson’s, stem cell
researchPeanut allergyPediatrics Pediatric surgeryPenis augmentationPharmacologyPharming partiesPhysical therapyPhysician malpracticePicaPlaguePlasmapheresisPleurisyPoison control centersPoisoningPolioPositron Emission
Topography (PET Scan)Pregnancy,
complicationsPregnancy, post health
issuesPregnancy, smokingPregnancy, uninsuredProblem deliveryProstheticsPsychiatric hospitalPsychiatristsPTSDPubertyQuarantine and IsolationRabies RadiationRadiation poisoningRadio frequency
ablationRenal failureReplacement, kneeRH incompatibilityRicinSARSSchizophreniaSchizophrenia, childhoodSCIDSeizuresSepsisSex therapistSexual dysfunctionSexual healthSexually Transmitted
Diseases
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Sexual violenceShort bowel syndromeSjogrens syndromeSkin graftsSleep apneaSleep disordersSmallpox Smoking, effects on bodySobercompanion/sober
coachSocial workSpina BifidaStem CellsSubdural hematomaSuccinylcholine
SuicideSuicide, drug overdoseSurgery-related deathsSurgical robotsSurrogacySyphilisTB abscess in brainTeenage abortionTeen drug useTerminal illnessThyroid stormTick paralysisTobacco-related illnessTourette’s syndromeToxicology
Toxic shock, sepsisTransfusionTransplantTransplant, heartTransplant, kidneyTransplant, lung, ex-vivoTransplant, liverTransplant, muscleTrauma and premature
birthTraumatic brain injuryTriplets complicationTropical medicineTuberculosisTurner syndrome
Twin-Twin-Transfusion- Syndrome
UNOS rulesUrban health issuesUrology, problem in bikerUrology, problem in elderly manVaginismusVentilators and hospice
careViolenceWest Nile VirusYouth Violence
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