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This week’s topics include fecal transplant capsules, stem cells for macular degeneration, exercise and depression in teens, and Ebola predictions. Program notes: 0:59 Ebola update from WHO 1:50 Case fatality of 70% 2:48 Domestic concerns 3:50 Public health message re:Ebola …
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This week's topics include treating adolescent depression, self management of hypertension, transmissibility of MERS, and cardiovascular events around the world. Program notes: 0:31 Self management of high blood pressure 1:30 Increase or decrease medications themselves 2:30 Estimated 20% of people …
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Anchor lead: While almost 40,000 people die each year from suicide, many more attempts are made, Elizabeth Tracey reports Middle-aged people comprise the fastest growing group of those who attempt suicide and show up in emergency departments, a recent study …
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Anchor lead: More and more middle-aged people are showing up in emergency departments after attempting suicide, Elizabeth Tracey reports Emergency departments nationwide are seeing many more people in the 45 to 64 year old age range attempting suicide, a recent …
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Anchor lead: How does a newly identified gene associated with suicide risk work? Elizabeth Tracey reports How can a gene called SKA2 be associated with suicide risk, as shown recently by Johns Hopkins investigators? Zachary Kaminsky, principal investigator, explains. Kaminsky: …
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Anchor lead: Can we identify those at risk for suicide by their genes? Elizabeth Tracey reports Suicide claims the lives of thousands each year, leaving in its wake incomprehension and pain for many survivors, and in some populations more and …
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This week’s topics include thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism, the bionic pancreas, mammography and breast cancer death, and exercise for depression. Program notes: 0:40 Bionic pancreas 1:40 Adults within 3 miles of hospital and kids 2:35 Reduced hypoglycemic episodes 3:18 Mammography …
