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February 24, 2016 – TBI

Posted on February 19, 2016 Posted in All Podcasts, Health Newsfeed, Neurology And Neurosurgery

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Anchor lead: Traumatic brain injury rates continue to rise, Elizabeth Tracey reports Increasing participation in sports is one way to help stem the tide of obesity, but it also accounts for increasing rates of traumatic brain injury, or TBI. Vani …

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February 23, 2016 – Airports and Hospitals

Posted on February 19, 2016 Posted in All Podcasts, Health Newsfeed, Patient Care

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Anchor lead: When is a hospital like an airport? Elizabeth Tracey reports Think of the last movie you saw that featured an airport control tower. Lots of computer monitors tracking every single airplane within miles, all with an eye toward …

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February 22, 2016 – Thyroid and Aging

Posted on February 19, 2016 Posted in All Podcasts, Geriatrics, Health Newsfeed

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Anchor lead: How does normal aging affect levels of thyroid hormone? Elizabeth Tracey reports Many, many people take synthetic thyroid hormone because their own levels seem to be too low. But an increasing body of research, including a recent study …

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February 12, 2016 – Thyroid Hormone

Posted on February 5, 2016 Posted in All Podcasts, Health Newsfeed

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Anchor lead: Thyroid function is yet another value that changes as we age, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’re an older woman who’s taking thyroid hormone, you may want to talk with your provider. A study by Jenna Mammen and colleagues …

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February 11, 2016 – Transplant Champion

Posted on February 5, 2016 Posted in All Podcasts, Health Newsfeed, Transplant Urology

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Anchor lead: A new advocacy program helps find kidney donors, Elizabeth Tracey reports Living donation, where one person gives up a kidney to someone who needs one, is practical and safe for most. Now a new program developed by Dorry …

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February 10, 2016 – Organ Transplant and HIV

Posted on February 5, 2016 Posted in All Podcasts, Health Newsfeed, Kidney And Urinary Disorders

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Anchor lead: A new source of donor organs for people with HIV has become available, Elizabeth Tracey reports Organs from people who are HIV infected can now be transplanted into others who also have the virus, an initiative spearheaded by …

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February 9, 2016 – HIV Donor

Posted on February 5, 2016 Posted in All Podcasts, Health Newsfeed, Transplant Urology

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Anchor lead: Even those who are HIV positive can be organ donors, Elizabeth Tracey reports People infected with HIV have historically been unable to be organ donors, but now a new initiative spearheaded by Dorry Segev and colleagues at Johns …

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February 24, 2016 – TBI

February 23, 2016 – Airports and Hospitals

February 22, 2016 – Thyroid and Aging

February 12, 2016 – Thyroid Hormone

February 11, 2016 – Transplant Champion

February 10, 2016 – Organ Transplant and HIV

February 9, 2016 – HIV Donor