Category: Heart And Vascular
August 13, 2014 – A Little Run
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Anchor lead: Just five minutes of running most days provides big health benefits, Elizabeth Tracey reports Are you willing to spend five minutes most days of the week in exercise to substantially reduce your risk of mortality? A recently published …
PodMed – Week of August 4, 2014
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This week’s topics include the benefits of running, guidelines for managing stable ischemic heart disease, the health benefits of consuming fruits and vegetables, and screening adolescents for substance abuse. Program notes: 0:50 Can you reduce exercise time and maintain health …
PodMed – Week of July 28, 2014
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This week’s topics include morcellation dangers, a new clotting pathway identified, troubles with handoffs, and deep vein thrombosis and catheterization. Program notes: 0:44 Morcellation of uterine fibroids 1:44 How often done when cancer isn’t suspected? 2:44 Evolved as a less …
PodMed – Week of July 14, 2014
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This week’s topics include a look at neuropathic pain treatment, infusion pumps for hard to control diabetes, screening for carotid artery stenosis, and varenicline and nicotine replacement for smoking cessation. Program notes: 0:35 Diabetes control with an infusion pump 1:33 …
PodMed – Week of June 30, 2014
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This week's topics include strokes of unknown origin and atrial fibrillation, vitamin D and hypertension, pertussis infection in adolescents and persistent cough, and tomosynthesis for breast cancer detection. Program notes: 0:31 New iTunes link 1:05 Tomosynthesis for breast cancer detection …
June 12, 2014 – External Defibrillator
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ANCHOR LEAD: CAN YOU WEAR A CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Cardiac defibrillators, which detect the heart’s rhythm and shock it back to a normal beat when things go awry, save lives. But implantation into those at risk has its challenges. Now …