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Anchor lead: An effective and safe vaccine for Ebola is here, Elizabeth Tracey reports A vaccine with 100% effectiveness in preventing Ebola virus infection has been reported in the Lancet. Mike Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of …
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This week’s topics include appropriate therapy for those with atrial fibrillation and have also had stents placed, an Ebola vaccine, helping blind people overcome insomnia, and the benefits of oral contraceptives. Program notes: 0:48 An effective Ebola vaccine 1:49 Ninety …
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This week’s topics include a balloon for middle ear infections, depression screening, antisense RNA for high triglycerides, and hypothermia for kidney donation. Program notes: 0:42 Balloon for middle ear infections 1:40 Negative pressure causes eardrum to retract 2:40 See expansion …
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This week’s topics include managing hypertension in those 80 and older, new cholesterol guidelines cost-effectiveness, a new agent to reduce potassium in the blood, and community-acquired pneumonia. Program notes: 0:40 Community acquired pneumonia 1:37 2/3 of time couldn’t find an …
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Anchor lead: Childhood vaccine regulations in California are being modified, Elizabeth Tracey reports Parents in California now have fewer loopholes for avoiding vaccination for their children with the passage of new legislation. Mike Klag, dean of the Bloomberg School of …
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This week’s topics include cognitive decline with and after stroke, health care workers reporting to work sick, extended anticoagulation after PE, and sublingual allergen treatment. Program notes: 0:38 Physician stay home when ill 1:38 Almost 1000 healthcare workers surveyed 2:40 …
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Anchor lead: Can appendicitis be treated with antibiotics? Elizabeth Tracey reports Acute appendicitis has been treated as a surgical emergency for decades now, with largely good outcomes. But is surgery really necessary or can antibiotics be used instead? That was …
