Category: Health Newsfeed
April 20, 2018 – Stop the Bleed
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Anchor lead: Intervening when someone is bleeding may make the difference between life and death, Elizabeth Tracey reports Stop the Bleed is the name of a national campaign to increase awareness of major bleeding events and teach people what they …
April 19, 2018 – Support at Work
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Anchor lead: A study of breastfeeding physicians points to a need for more supportive workplaces, Elizabeth Tracey reports Mothers who are physicians are only able to meet their personal breastfeeding goals one-third of the time, a recent study in JAMA …
April 18, 2018 – Saline
April 17, 2018 – Hope for Swallowing
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Anchor lead: Difficulty swallowing after being on a breathing machine can most often be improved, Elizabeth Tracey reports Many people have difficulty swallowing after being on a breathing machine, but Martin Brodsky, a swallowing expert at Johns Hopkins, says therapy …
April 16, 2018 – Dysphagia
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Anchor lead: Trouble swallowing is common following use of a breathing tube, Elizabeth Tracey reports Breathing tubes can save lives, and are frequently used in critically ill persons as well as during many surgeries, yet they can leave people with …
April 13, 2018 – Still Epidemic
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Anchor lead: HIV spread is not controlled, Elizabeth Tracey reports The International AIDS Society has just released their annual letter, with issues in HIV management and transmission front and center, especially concerns over whether funding from worldwide sources will continue. …