Category: Health Topics
These podcasts are health related
July 18, 2019 – Eye Medicine Reservoir
July 17, 2019 – Two Medicines
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Anchor lead: Do you need two different medicines if you have a stent placed in your heart? Elizabeth Tracey reports When stents are placed in the heart’s blood vessels, medicines called antiplatelet drugs are used to prevent blood clot formation. …
July 16, 2019 – Prodding the FDA
July 15, 2019 – Outlawing e-cigs
July 12, 2019 – Stopping Screening
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Anchor lead: Stopping routine cancer screening is an option for some, Elizabeth Tracey reports Sometimes it is appropriate to stop routine cancer screening, since all screening tests are associated with harms as well as benefits. Nancy Schoenborn, a geriatrics expert …
July 11, 2019 – Harms of Screening
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Anchor lead: When is it appropriate to stop routine cancer screening? Elizabeth Tracey reports Cancer screening may entail some risk, and for some people, it may be appropriate to discontinue the practice. According to the American Cancer Society, those with …