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Anchor lead: Programs providing support for children benefit us all, Elizabeth Tracey reports Social support programs are in the crosshairs when it comes to government cost-cutting, particularly those for children, but a recent report demonstrates that such strategies don’t work …

May 11, 2018 – Social Determinants and Children Read more »

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Anchor lead: Do families and doctors walk away from critical meetings with the same understanding? Elizabeth Tracey reports Doctors may be unintentionally optimistic when conveying difficult information. That’s one interpretation of a study by Renee Boss, a neonatologist at Johns …

February 19, 2018 – Critical Conversations Read more »

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Anchor lead: Air pollution exposure affects unborn infants, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’re pregnant and exposed to a lot of air pollution from road traffic, your baby may be born smaller than babies born to mothers without such exposure, a …

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This week’s topics include comparison of two types of insulin, reduced sudden cardiac death in heart failure, ADHD and educational achievement, and fasting versus consistent caloric restriction in weight loss and cholesterol. Program notes: 0:37 Fasting and weight loss 1:40 …

PodMed – Week of July 10, 2017 Read more »