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This week’s topics include genetics and asthma, obesity and diabetes among identical twins, a Zika update, and remote monitoring of patients. Program notes: 0:30 Zika and contraception use 1:34 In places with Zika risk are women using contraception 2:28 Some …
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Anchor lead: More data is emerging on the impact of Zika, Elizabeth Tracey reports The number of cases of Zika virus infection continue to climb worldwide, and additional aspects of infection are being identified. Mike Klag, dean of the Johns …
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Anchor lead: Even as rates of many cancer types are falling, one keeps rising, Elizabeth Tracey reports Human papilloma viruses cause cancer, and that’s why a vaccine has been developed against the most common cancer causing types. Yet new data …
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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 …
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This week’s topics include euthanasia and physician assisted suicide, a new model for breast cancer trials, biomarkers, and S.aureus in families. Program notes: 0:31 A new approach to breast cancer studies 1:31 Stage 2 or 3 breast cancer 2:29 Looking …
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This week’s topics include obesity trends in the US, the benefits of calorie restriction, a look at the Mediterranean diet, and syphilis screening guidelines. Program notes: 0:45 USPSTF recommendations for syphilis screening 1:47 One more thing for the STI panel …
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This week’s topics include Zika and microcephaly, getting a handle on HIV in Africa, the impact of mortality data reporting, and suicides among US military. Program notes: 0:34 Suicidality among Army enlistees 1:38 Likely in second month of enlistment 2:36 …
