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This week’s topics include aspirin discontinuation risks, HIV in those 50 and older, big data and chronic lung disease, and genetic testing and warfarin use. Program notes: 0:34 Genetic testing and warfarin dosing 1:35 Looked at genetics to determine 2:33 …

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Anchor lead: What’s the relationship between alcohol consumption and blood cholesterol? Elizabeth Tracey reports Does your consumption of alcohol impact your blood cholesterol levels, known to be important in cardiovascular disease? Research by Zach Kaminsky at Johns Hopkins and colleagues …

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Anchor lead: Viral hepatitis is a killer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Hepatitis, where the liver becomes inflamed, is most often caused by a group of viruses, and the death toll worldwide from these infections is staggering, according to recently released data. …

September 27, 2017 – Hepatitis Toll Read more »

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Anchor lead: A worldwide survey indicates health problems that are increasing, Elizabeth Tracey reports Taking a look at death and disease around the world reveals trends that are important from a public health perspective. The recent Global Burden of Disease …

September 26, 2017 – Global Diseases Read more »

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Anchor lead: What do death data worldwide tell us? Elizabeth Tracey reports What do people worldwide die of? That’s the substance of the Global Burden of Disease study published recently in the Lancet. Mike Klag, dean of the Bloomberg School …

September 25, 2017 – Causes of Death Read more »

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This week’s topics include physician assisted suicide, preventing infection post-C-section in obese women, 12 year outcomes of bariatric surgery, and death among triathletes. Program notes: 0:46 Triathlon events and death 1:43 Half with previously unknown cardiac problems 2:43 Trouble in …

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