Category: Health Topics
These podcasts are health related
April 17, 2018 – Hope for Swallowing
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Anchor lead: Difficulty swallowing after being on a breathing machine can most often be improved, Elizabeth Tracey reports Many people have difficulty swallowing after being on a breathing machine, but Martin Brodsky, a swallowing expert at Johns Hopkins, says therapy …
April 16, 2018 – Dysphagia
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Anchor lead: Trouble swallowing is common following use of a breathing tube, Elizabeth Tracey reports Breathing tubes can save lives, and are frequently used in critically ill persons as well as during many surgeries, yet they can leave people with …
April 13, 2018 – Still Epidemic
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Anchor lead: HIV spread is not controlled, Elizabeth Tracey reports The International AIDS Society has just released their annual letter, with issues in HIV management and transmission front and center, especially concerns over whether funding from worldwide sources will continue. …
April 12, 2018 – Negotiation
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Anchor lead: Is allowing the federal government to negotiate drug prices part of the solution to controlling them? Elizabeth Tracey reports People who need medicines daily, such as those infected with HIV, may simply choose to stop taking their drugs …