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Anchor lead: What are some of the ethical issues surrounding precision medicine? Elizabeth Tracey reports Precision medicine holds a lot of promise, allowing someone’s own genetic makeup to be utilized in determining what diseases they might develop, and what treatments …
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This week’s topics include transfusion outcomes in old versus new blood, use of tranexemic acid during surgery, bystander use of defibrillators, and bypass surgery outcomes on stopped versus beating hearts. Program notes: 0:45 Bystander use of defibrillators 1:42 About 10% …
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Anchor lead: Why do some people have gut bacteria that may cause cancer and others don’t? Elizabeth Tracey reports Do gut bacteria play a role in colon cancer development? Francis Giardiello, a gastroenterologist and colon cancer expert at Johns Hopkins, …
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Anchor lead: Can a self-administered injection help African women achieve effective family planning? Elizabeth Tracey reports Imagine an easy to use, inexpensive and reliable means of birth control that no one can tell if you’re using. Amy Tsui, an international …
