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This week’s topics include a new treatment for one form of leukemia, opioid prescription guidelines, dangers of common medications in teenagers with regard to fetal risk, and electrical fields for a type brain tumor. Program notes: 0:32 Chronic lymphocytic leukemia …

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Anchor lead:  Can new techniques allow better monitoring of brain tumors? Elizabeth Tracey reports All cells shed DNA into blood and bodily fluids when they break open, a fact that’s being exploited in discerning whether cancers have returned or metastasized.  …

November 26, 2015 – Brain Tumor Monitoring Read more »

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Anchor lead:  Apple’s leap into health care may help people with epilepsy, Elizabeth Tracey reports Can using an Apple watch to monitor epileptic seizures help people with the condition manage them better?  That’s the hope of Nathan Crone, one principal …

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Anchor lead: Can eye movements help doctors avoid missing strokes? Elizabeth Tracey reports A new device that examines eye movements may be key in helping doctors identify people who are having a stroke but don’t have typical symptoms.  David Newman-Toker, …

October 19, 2015 – Missed Strokes Read more »