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This week’s topics include health impact of coffee, measuring body temperature, germ line mutations and cancer in kids, and a treatment for respiratory syncytial virus. Program notes: 0:35 Coffee and health 1:31 Decrease in cardiovascular mortality 2:36 Way to measure …

PodMed – Week of November 23, 2015 Read more »

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This week’s topics include cancer in elephants, red wine and type 2 diabetes, CRE facts, and ongoing Ebola concerns. Program notes: 0:34 Persistent presence of Ebola virus 1:33 100 male survivors 2:31 Don’t know what the risk is 3:32 Elephants …

PodMed – Week of October 19, 2015 Read more »

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This week’s topics include the dangers of beta blockers and noncardiac surgery, a look at ischemic preconditioning, community acquired pneumonia and influenza vaccination, and bioprosthetic heart valves. Program notes: 0:40 Beta blockers and surgery for noncardiac conditions 1:42 Thirty day …

PodMed – Week of October 12, 2015 Read more »

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Anchor lead:  If you need one more reason to get a flu shot, think heart attack, Elizabeth Tracey reports Heart attacks, or myocardial infarctions as they’re known formally, are more likely in folks who have had the flu than in …

September 23, 2015 – Heart Attacks and Flu Read more »

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Anchor lead:  Why does shortened sleep result in more susceptibility to infection? Elizabeth Tracey reports People who sleep shorter periods of time are more likely to get colds, a recent study concludes, but why?  Redonda Miller, an internal medicine expert …

September 22, 2015 – Why Sleep? Read more »

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Anchor lead: Now there’s proof that a sleep shortfall increases infection risk, Elizabeth Tracey reports Your mother has likely advised you that you need your sleep to stay healthy.  Turns out she was right, based on a recent study looking …

September 21, 2015 – Sleep and Infection Read more »

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This week’s topics include complications following surgery for urinary incontinence, real life data on HIV prevention in high risk men, transmission of pertussis among siblings, and telemedicine recommendations. Program notes: 0:35 Surgical treatment for urinary incontinence 1:35 Followed almost 60,000 …

PodMed – Week of September 14, 2015 Read more »