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This week’s topics include ‘drip and ship,’ direct to consumer ads, steroid injections for low back pain, and cancer mutations. Program notes: 0:37 Drip and ship 1:37 Best to closest stroke center 2:37 TPA helpful in expanding window 3:43 Mutations …
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Anchor lead: Can an internet-based intervention help manage knee pain? Elizabeth Tracey reports Therapy for knee pain due to osteoarthritis was effectively delivered using a web-based approach, a recent study found. Mike Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School …
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This week’s topics include an alternative to statins, which vessel to use for bypass, NSAID risk, and genes versus lifestyle with regard to cardiovascular disease. Program notes: 0:48 Heart risk of NSAIDs 1:45 About 2.5% experienced heart attack, stroke 2:42 …
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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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Anchor lead: Could ketamine be used instead of opioids for relieving pain? Elizabeth Tracey reports Ketamine, an inexpensive and effective agent used for anesthesia during surgery, may also have a role in pain relief afterward, a recent study finds. Kevin …
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Anchor lead: Mindfulness helps in managing low back pain, Elizabeth Tracey reports Low back pain affects almost everyone at some point in their lifetime. Now a new study demonstrates that mindfulness techniques and yoga are just as good as cognitive …
