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Anchor lead: Could variations in a common test identify early dementia? Elizabeth Tracey reports Oral glucose tolerance tests are commonly used during pregnancy and to test for diabetes. Now research led by Esther Oh, a dementia expert at Johns Hopkins, …
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Anchor lead: People who are considering obesity surgery might want a nutritional assessment beforehand, Elizabeth Tracey reports One in five very obese patients who were about to have obesity or bariatric surgery at Johns Hopkins were found to have nutritional …
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Anchor lead: What’s the nutritional status of people who are obese? Elizabeth Tracey reports In spite of consuming large amounts of food, a surprising number of people who are very overweight, so-called morbidly obese, are nutritionally compromised. That’s according to …
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Anchor lead: What are the options for men with low risk prostate cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Men with low risk prostate cancer can be safely monitored carefully over time, with intervention undertaken only if their cancer begins to look threatening, …
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This week’s topics include taking your blood pressure medicines at night, a new diabetes drug that reduces cardiovascular death, reanalysis of paroxetine data, and atrial fibrillation and dementia. Program notes: 0:35 Reanalysis of paroxetine data 1:35 RIAT initiative 2:37 Adverse …
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This week’s topics include aspirin recommendations for disease prevention, elective versus fracture-related hip replacements, risk of death among children of atomic bomb survivors, and long term follow-up of diabetes prevention. Program notes: 0:40 SPRINT study 1:25 Aspirin and disease prevention …
