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This week’s topics include bystander CPR impact, Coumadin and an antibiotic, childhood poverty and brain development, and durable weight loss in obesity. Program notes: 0:38 Kids raised in poverty and brain development 1:38 About a fourth lived near federal poverty …
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Anchor lead: Are physician quality measurements really helpful? Elizabeth Tracey reports A new surgeon rating system has just been announced by Pro Publica, an investigative journalism group. The rating system is intended to inform consumers on how well their surgeon …
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Anchor lead: Can a new rating system help people choose a surgeon? Elizabeth Tracey reports Pro Publica, an investigative journalism group, has produced a quality rating system for surgeons based on outcomes, complications and other measures, with an eye toward …
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Anchor lead: A new device may help people with Parkinson’s, Elizabeth Tracey reports A simple headset developed by Yousef Salimpour and colleagues at Johns Hopkins may help people with Parkinson’s disease cope with symptoms more easily. The headset stimulates certain …
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This week’s topics include managing hypertension in those 80 and older, new cholesterol guidelines cost-effectiveness, a new agent to reduce potassium in the blood, and community-acquired pneumonia. Program notes: 0:40 Community acquired pneumonia 1:37 2/3 of time couldn’t find an …
