Category: Health Topics
These podcasts are health related
June 23, 2015 – Mastectomy vs. Lumpectomy
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Anchor lead: Most women should consider the data before choosing mastectomy over lumpectomy, Elizabeth Tracey reports Removal of both breasts, called bilateral mastectomy, has grown in popularity among women with early stage breast cancer for a number of reasons. But …
June 22, 2015 – Cavity Shaving
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Anchor lead: A technique called cavity shaving can help avoid repeat breast surgeries, Elizabeth Tracey reports Removal of breast tumors followed by taking just a bit more tissue from the cavity created when the tumor is removed can reduce the …
June 17, 2015 – Checklist
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Anchor lead: Can surgical checklists reduce harm? Elizabeth Tracey reports The World Health Organization introduced a safe surgery checklist in 2008, and now new research concludes that if used properly, the checklist could reduce preventable harms relative to surgery more …
June 16, 2015 – Gaming the System
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Anchor lead: Can safety and quality data in healthcare reveal flaws in the system? Elizabeth Tracey reports How easily can outcome measures for healthcare be overcome so results look better than they are? Fairly easily, as one surgeon revealed recently …
June 15, 2015 – Held Accountable
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Anchor lead: Why do hospitals provide safety and quality measures publicly? Elizabeth Tracey reports Should hospitals provide quality and safety data to patients and families easily and transparently? Johns Hopkins Medicine says yes, with a website devoted to this purpose. …
PodMed – Week of June 15, 2015
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This week’s topics include a new type of prosthetic leg, breast cancer risk and obesity, mobile phones and CPR, and surgical mishaps. Program notes: 0:40 Mobile phones and CPR 1:41 Almost 6000 trained in CPR 2:40 Only compressions needed 3:20 …