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This week’s topics include physician age and outcomes, abortion via telemedicine, age to begin screening for cardiovascular disease, and vaccination of travelers. Program notes: 0:31 Physician age and patient outcomes 1:30 Lower for physicians under 40 2:30 More up to …
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This week’s topics include weight and mortality, normal BMI and cardiovascular risk factors, flu vaccination and mortality in kids, and an increased incidence of thyroid cancer. Program notes: 0:35 Flu vaccination and death in children 1:35 About a fourth of …
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Anchor lead: The rate of human papilloma virus infection in men is quite high, Elizabeth Tracey reports Human papilloma viruses, abbreviated HPV, cause cancer, with some viral strains more problematic than others. Now a new study looks at a national …
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This week’s topics include at home sleep studies, an antibody for C.difficile infection, using big data to examine medical devices, and language concordance and type 2 diabetes control. Program notes: 0:35 Treatment of C. difficile 1:35 Antitoxin antibody 2:32 Phase …
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Anchor lead: How can bacteria in the mouth and rheumatoid arthritis be related? Elizabeth Tracey reports Looking at someone’s genes may one day help determine whether they are at risk to develop rheumatoid arthritis, research by Felipe Andrade and colleagues …
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Anchor lead: Bacteria in the mouth may contribute to the development of rheumatoid arthritis, Elizabeth Tracey reports Bacteria that reside in your mouth, known as oral flora, have been known for some time to be involved in various diseases and …
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Anchor lead: How do genes and proteins influence whether someone gets a common viral infection? Elizabeth Tracey reports Nod1 is the name of a protein that when altered, may increase susceptibility to infection with cytomegalovirus, abbreviated CMV. That’s according to …
