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Anchor lead: Everyone’s individual features must be considered in blood pressure management, Elizabeth Tracey reports While experts around the world debate the best way to manage blood pressure, how can those of us who are concerned about our own manage? …

February 22, 2017 – Individualizing Read more »

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This week’s topics include risks of gestational diabetes, managing low back pain, ED physician opioid prescribing, and cooling the scalp for chemotherapy. Program notes: 0:34 Risk of gestational diabetes to infant 1:33 Needing a C-section increased 2:32 Managing low back …

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This week’s topics include sickle cell trait and HbA1c, carcinogen levels and e-cigarettes, mutations and myelodysplastic syndrome, and kids ingesting pet medicines. Program notes: 0:33 Kids eating medicines intended for pets 1:34 Retrospective poison center data 2;28 Must have appropriate …

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Anchor lead: What needs to be considered before bariatric surgery in a teenager? Elizabeth Tracey reports Two recent studies on bariatric surgery in teenagers have shown that over several years of follow-up, weight loss for most did persist as well …

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Anchor lead: Has bariatric surgery for teens come of age? Elizabeth Tracey reports Bariatric surgery for obesity treatment is serious stuff, so especially for adolescents, many have resisted this option until more long term results were available.  Now two studies …

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