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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 …
January 16, 2018 – MRI and Devices
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Anchor lead: If you have an implanted cardiac device, you most likely can have an MRI scan safely, Elizabeth Tracey reports Implanted cardiac devices are lifesavers, restarting the heart or keeping it beating correctly, but when it comes to the …
January 15, 2018 – Fasting and LDL
January 12, 2018 – Infants and Air Pollution
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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 …