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This week’s topics include Medicare spending on frail elderly, resorbable stents, men with HPV, and procalcitonin to assess antibiotic need. Program notes: 0:41 Looking at procalcitonin to determine antibiotic use 1:42 Improve or worsen survival 2:40 Point of care testing …

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Anchor lead: Everyone’s individual features must be considered in blood pressure management, Elizabeth Tracey reports While experts around the world debate the best way to manage blood pressure, how can those of us who are concerned about our own manage? …

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This week’s topics include use of cord blood, the burden of electronic medical records, utility of craniotomy in traumatic brain injury, and alternative therapies for managing pain. Program notes: 0:36 Pain management techniques 1:39 Back pain acupuncture and yoga 2:36 …

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