Category: Health Topics
These podcasts are health related
February 19, 2019 – Insulin Prices
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Anchor lead: The poster child for out of control drug prices is insulin, Elizabeth Tracey reports Congress is looking closely at skyrocketing drug prices, with one obvious example the drug insulin. This life-preserving medicine is required by millions of people …
February 18, 2019 – Emergency and Diabetes
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Anchor lead: People with diabetes visit the emergency department a lot, Elizabeth Tracey reports Diabetes tops the list for medical conditions among older frequent users of emergency departments, a recent national study revealed. Rita Kalyani, a diabetes expert at Johns …
February 15, 2019 – Obesity and Asthma
February 14, 2019 – Blood Pressure and Dementia
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Anchor lead: Does keeping blood pressure in control reduce your risk of dementia? Elizabeth Tracey reports Keeping blood pressure in check didn’t reduce the development of dementia in older people, a recent study found, although the condition known as ‘mild …
February 13, 2019 – Family and Heart Disease
February 12, 2019 – Heart Disease Prevalence
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Anchor lead: Heart disease is very, very common, Elizabeth Tracey reports Almost half of all adult Americans have some form of heart disease, a recent look at federal statistics reveals. Seth Martin, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, reacts to the …