Category: Health Topics
These podcasts are health related
October 4, 2019 – Myelin Repair
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:07 — 1.5MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Anchor lead: Some people with multiple sclerosis repair their own damage, Elizabeth Tracey reports OPC is the acronym for a cell that seems to be involved in multiple sclerosis, both having the capacity to repair the insulation around nerve cells …
October 3, 2019 – Rogue Cell
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:03 — 1.4MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Anchor lead: A cell known by the acronym OPC may be critical in worsening MS, Elizabeth Tracey reports Multiple sclerosis, where the body attacks the insulation around nerve cells known as myelin, affects almost a million people in the United …
October 2, 2019 – No Annual TB Test
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:03 — 1.5MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Anchor lead: Many healthcare workers will no longer need an annual TB test, Elizabeth Tracey reports People who work in healthcare have had annual tuberculosis tests for many years, but that’s changing. At Johns Hopkins people are tested when they …
September 30, 2019 – New TB Drug
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:05 — 1.5MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Anchor lead: A new combination regimen for tuberculosis is a game changer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Drug resistant tuberculosis is a killer, but now a drug recently approved by the FDA, called Pretomanid, in combination with two existing drugs, can help. …
September 6, 2019 – Drop in Blood Pressure and Dementia
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:06 — 1.5MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Anchor lead: Paying attention to dropping blood pressure in later life is needed, Elizabeth Tracey reports People with high blood pressure or hypertension have about a 50% increased risk for dementia as they age, a Johns Hopkins study by Keenan …
September 6, 2019 – Drop in Blood Pressure and Dementia Read more »