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Anchor lead: Why aren’t more doctors using buprenorphine to help people overcome opiates? Elizabeth Tracey reports Buprenorphine is one drug that helps people who are trying to overcome opioid addiction, but a recent research letter in the Journal of the …

October 3, 2016 – Opiate Addiction Medicine Read more »

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This week’s topics include end of life care in a spectrum of illness, dementia and blood transfusions, coprescribing of naloxone with opioids, and treatment of binge eating disorder. Program notes: 0:31 End of life treatments 1:32 Compared with cancer 2:33 …

PodMed – Week of July 4, 2016 Read more »

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Anchor lead:  New prescribing guidelines for opioid medications may affect you, Elizabeth Tracey reports In the wake of new opioid prescribing guidelines released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, don’t be surprised if your physician suggest alternatives to …

March 30, 2016 – No Surprises Read more »

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Anchor lead: The CDC has released new guidelines for opioid prescriptions, Elizabeth Tracey reports Will new opioid prescription guidelines released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention help stem the tide of opioid deaths?  Eric Strain, a drug abuse …

March 29, 2016 – Opioid Guidelines Read more »

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This week’s topics include seafood consumption and Alzheimer’s disease, transcranial stimulation for tinnitus, long term use of marijuana and cognition, and mobile texts for medication adherence. Program notes: 0:40 Fish and cognition 1:49 Moderate seafood associated with less cognitive deficit …

PodMed – Week of February 15, 2016 Read more »