Category: Health Topics
These podcasts are health related
March 1, 2019 – Domestic Violence Law
February 28, 2019 – Less Breast Cancer Death
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Anchor lead: Screening and treatment have led to many fewer deaths from breast cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports A huge national database called Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results has revealed great news: many fewer women have died from breast cancer than …
February 27, 2019 – Younger People and Cancer
February 26, 2019 – Hepatitis C and Cancer
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Anchor lead: Treating hepatitis C results in lots of benefits, Elizabeth Tracey reports Effective treatment for hepatitis C reduces both acute liver inflammation as well as subsequent liver cancer, a recent study found. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer …
February 25, 2019 – Gut Immunity and Obesity
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Anchor lead: Can immune cells in your gut affect your weight? Elizabeth Tracey reports What does your immune response have to do with body weight? Perhaps quite a lot, new research reveals. Michael Blaha, a preventive cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, …
February 22, 2019 – e-cigs and Quitting
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Anchor lead: Electronic cigarettes outperform other smoking cessation aids, Elizabeth Tracey reports Smokers who were attempting to quit who used e-cigarettes to assist them were successful more often and remained nonsmokers in greater numbers than those who used other nicotine …