Month: January 2018
January 24, 2018 – Protecting Yourself
January 23, 2018 – Flu Vaccine
January 22, 2018 – Understanding Flu
January 19, 2018 – Maximizing Benefit
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Anchor lead: How can the benefits of depression treatment be maximized? Elizabeth Tracey reports Electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, can be a lifesaver for people with severe depression. Now research by Irving Reti, an ECT expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues, …
January 18, 2018 – ECT and Genes
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Anchor lead: Could a specific gene help explain how certain therapies work for depression? Elizabeth Tracey reports Electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, is known to help people with severe depression but can have side effects like memory loss. Now research by …
January 17, 2018 – MRI Safety
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Anchor lead: MRIs and cardiac devices can be compatible, Elizabeth Tracey reports Good news for people with implanted cardiac devices: if you need an MRI scan you can have one safely, research by Henry Halperin and colleagues at Johns Hopkins …