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This week’s topics include healthcare disparities in the US population, progesterone and traumatic brain injury, PD1 inhibitors and cancer, and a new type of blood thinner. Program notes: 0:47 New cancer pathway 1:47 PD-1 ligand inactivates immune system 2:47 Cancer …
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This week’s topics include best therapy for Marfan syndrome, food at school, high potassium treatment, and chronic cough treatment. Program notes: 0:31 Breakfast and lunch at school 1:30 Hundreds of schools participated 2:31 Lunch from home had more sodium and …
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This week’s topics include manual versus mechanical CPR, duration of dual therapy after stent placement, sudden cardiac death among policemen, and HDL efflux versus level. Program notes: 0:54 Mechanical versus manual CPR 1:52 Mechanical in an ambulance better? 2:50 Expensive …
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Anchor lead: Which tests can assess whether you have blockages in your heart’s blood vessels? Elizabeth Tracey reports Even a small amount of blockage in the heart’s blood vessels may be risky, a recent study concluded. Michael Blaha, a preventive …
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Anchor lead: No amount of plaque in the heart’s arteries is really safe, Elizabeth Tracey reports People with any degree of plaque buildup in the arteries in their heart are at increased risk for cardiovascular events, a recent study found. …
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This week’s topics include a Dengue vaccine, risk of non-occlusive coronary artery disease, preventing kidney stones, and bleeding with dabigatran. Program notes: 0:39 A vaccine for Dengue 1:36 About 60% effective 2:27 Preventing kidney stones 3:27 Avoid cola drinks 4:25 …
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This week’s topics include best medication for initial diabetes therapy, Ebola update, lowering blood pressure after stroke, and an LDL variant and aortic valve disease. Program notes: 0:41 Ebola update in NEJM 1:41 Case fatality rate 74% 2:39 Even with …
