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Anchor lead: There are some clear strategies to avoid consequences of Zika virus infection, Elizabeth Tracey reports Zika virus is now categorized by the CDC as being both mosquito-transmitted and sexually transmitted. Thomas Quinn, an infectious disease expert at Johns …
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Anchor lead: There’s good evidence to screen everyone for hepatitis C, Elizabeth Tracey reports Hepatitis C, a virus that infects the liver and can cause liver failure and death, is both more common and often undetected than previously suspected, a …
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Anchor lead: Should everyone who comes to an emergency department be screened for hepatitis C? Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’re a baby boomer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that you be screened for hepatitis C, a viral …
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This week’s topics include asthma and under the tongue immunotherapy, reducing C. dif infections, safety of smoking cessation drugs, and antibiotic stewardship. Program notes: 0:39 Safety of smoking cessation medicines 1:40 None increased risk of psychiatric problems 2:40 How about …
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This week’s topics include home care and survival, timing of HRT, Lyme disease and long term antibiotics, and cardiac procedures before surgery. Program notes: 0:34 Lyme disease and long term antibiotics 1:35 Randomized to placebo or one of two antibiotic …
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This week’s topics include behavior change and genetic risk, quitting smoking cold turkey, better prescribing, and avoiding vaccination consequences Program notes: 0:40 Eradicating infectious disease 1:35 Measles and pertussis 2:35 Civic duty to be vaccinated 3:35 Centralized mechanism to monitor …
