Category: Health Topics
These podcasts are health related
February 26, 2018 – Heart Risk and Breast Cancer
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Anchor lead: A major heart association is warning about the cardiovascular risks of some breast cancer treatments, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’ve been treated for breast cancer using certain therapies, the American Heart Association wants you to know you may …
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February 23, 2018 – Sugar and Dementia
February 22, 2018 – Retrieving Clots
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Anchor lead: Using surgery to remove blood clots in the brain can really help, Elizabeth Tracey reports Thrombectomy is the medical term for removing a blood clot surgically, with two studies reported recently at the International Stroke Conference showing that …
February 21, 2018 – ICU Demoralization
February 20, 2018 – Dogs in the ICU
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Anchor lead: What role do dogs play in intensive care units? Elizabeth Tracey reports Getting people out of bed in intensive care units, even when they’re being mechanically ventilated, is associated with better outcomes. Can dogs help? That’s the hope …
February 19, 2018 – Critical Conversations
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Anchor lead: Do families and doctors walk away from critical meetings with the same understanding? Elizabeth Tracey reports Doctors may be unintentionally optimistic when conveying difficult information. That’s one interpretation of a study by Renee Boss, a neonatologist at Johns …