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Anchor lead: The CDC has released new guidelines for opioid prescriptions, Elizabeth Tracey reports Will new opioid prescription guidelines released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention help stem the tide of opioid deaths? Eric Strain, a drug abuse …
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Anchor lead: Coronary calcium can reveal more than heart disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports Coronary calcium scanning may be a method for predicting a host of diseases besides heart disease, a study by Michael Blaha, a preventive cardiology expert at Johns …
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This week’s topics include early parental nutrition, meditation for low back pain, use of complementary medicine by seniors, and non-invasive ventilation after abdominal surgery. Program notes: 0:34 Parenteral nutrition for kids 1:34 Early or eight days later 2:35 Lots about …
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This week’s topics include behavior change and genetic risk, quitting smoking cold turkey, better prescribing, and avoiding vaccination consequences Program notes: 0:40 Eradicating infectious disease 1:35 Measles and pertussis 2:35 Civic duty to be vaccinated 3:35 Centralized mechanism to monitor …
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Anchor lead: Physical fitness may help you survive a heart attack, Elizabeth Tracey reports People who have a history of physical activity are more likely to survive a heart attack than those without, a retrospective study led by Michael Blaha, …
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Anchor lead: Brain electrodes can help move a prosthetic arm, Elizabeth Tracey reports Electrodes implanted into the brain have helped Nathan Crone and colleagues at Johns Hopkins identify precise areas where movement begins, even down to the individual fingers on …
