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Anchor lead:  Controversy swirls around mammography risks and benefits, Elizabeth Tracey reports More small breast tumors are being diagnosed now but not a proportional reduction in the number of large ones, a recent study found, pointing to the potential for …

November 11, 2016 – Routine Mammography Read more »

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Anchor lead: A new tool can help physicians better manage breast cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports A new online tool developed by Antonio Wolff, a breast cancer expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues should help doctors managing women with breast cancer …

November 10, 2016 – Breast Cancer Tool Read more »

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This week’s topics include changing therapy with a genetic assessment of breast cancer, outcomes from hernia repair, a new agent for osteoporosis, and syncope and pulmonary embolism. Program notes: 0:30 Results of hernia repair 1:32 Either mesh, or routine surgery …

PodMed – Week of October 24, 2016 Read more »

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This week’s topics include roller coasters and kidney stones, colonoscopy in those older than 70, benefits of exercise in older folks, and the health impact of cleft palate. Program notes: 0:42 Kidney stones and roller coasters 1:41 Model kidney and …

PodMed – Week of October 3, 2016 Read more »

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This week’s topics include appropriate use of beta blockers after heart attack, timing of allergenic foods for infants, a wearable device and its impact on weight loss, and vasectomy and prostate cancer. Program notes: 0:38 A device and weight loss …

PodMed – Week of September 26, 2016 Read more »

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This week’s topics include long term results in low risk prostate cancer, ovarian cancer screening, statin benefits, and sex differences in MI. Program notes: 0:32 Benefits of statins 1:32 Reduces deaths from cardiovascular causes 2:33 Benefit clearly outweighs risk 3:22 …

PodMed – Week of September 19, 2016 Read more »

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This week’s topics include use of cord blood, the burden of electronic medical records, utility of craniotomy in traumatic brain injury, and alternative therapies for managing pain. Program notes: 0:36 Pain management techniques 1:39 Back pain acupuncture and yoga 2:36 …

PodMed – Week of September 12, 2016 Read more »