Category: Health Topics
These podcasts are health related
December 20, 2016 – Surviving Childhood Cancer
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Anchor lead: Even when they’ve survived, those who had cancer as children continue to be concerned, Elizabeth Tracey reports Data on surviving childhood cancer get better and better, but now a study in Annals of Internal Medicine finds that those …
December 19, 2016 – Cost of Care
December 16, 2016 – Treating Depression
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Anchor lead: What can be done for depression that’s difficult to treat? Elizabeth Tracey reports Depression can be resistant to treatment, but not impossible. That’s the hopeful message of a new book by Dean MacKinnon, a psychiatrist and depression expert …
December 15, 2016 – Risk Tool
December 14, 2016 – Big Bills
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Anchor lead: What accounts for huge emergency department bills? Elizabeth Tracey reports Many people who seek care in an emergency department may subsequently be unpleasantly surprised by the size of the bill, especially those whose insurance covers the hospital facility …
December 13, 2016 – Real Emergency
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Anchor lead: Why don’t urgent care centers reduce ED crowding? Elizabeth Tracey reports When people seek medical care in the ED they often face lengthy waits, and urgent care centers, frequently located adjacent to emergency departments, were supposed to be …