Category: Chronic Disease
PodMed – Week of July 18, 2016
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This week’s topics include two on HIV management, obesity and death, and the benefits of special shoes for osteoarthritis. Program notes: 0:30 Shoes and knee osteoarthritis 1:31 Unloading shoes or not 2:32 Six months of use 3:03 Condom use in …
PodMed – Week of June 20, 2016
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This week’s topics include the mortality benefit of whole grains, changes to primary care practices that don’t seem to have helped, weight loss drugs, and reducing cardiovascular outcomes in people with diabetes and kidney compromise. Program notes: 0:32 Whole grain …
June 10, 2016 – Confirming RP
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Anchor lead: A test specific for relapsing polychondritis would help improve diagnosis, Elizabeth Tracey reports Imagine having a painful condition that affected many of your joints and even your ability to breathe, yet not being able to get a diagnosis. …
June 9, 2016 – Relapsing Polychondritis
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Anchor lead: A dizzying array of symptoms can accompany a condition called relapsing polychondritis, Elizabeth Tracey reports Relapsing polychondritis is a rare autoimmune condition, where the body attacks its own cartilage and collagen, a tough fibrous component of skin and …
PodMed – Week of March 14, 2016
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This week’s topics include the obesity paradox, early peanut feeding, incompatible kidney transplants, and ultraprocessed food consumption. Program notes: 0:35 Ultraprocessed foods 1:35 NHANES data 2:31 Contributed 90% of added sugar 3:31 Culinary ingredients 3:52 Feeding peanuts to infants 4:50 …
PodMed – Week of November 9, 2015
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This week’s topics include safety of kidney donation, off-label use of prescription drugs, death in middle age, and spending and malpractice. Program notes: 0:34 Death in middle aged people 1:35 In contrast to everywhere else in the world 2:35 Opiates? …