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Anchor lead: Will a new imaging technique to screen for breast cancer produce even more overtreatment? Elizabeth Tracey reports Overtreatment is a term most often referring to cancer treatment, where tumors that would never have been life-threatening are treated, costing …
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Anchor lead: Shootings are not a concern in hospitals, but violence is, Elizabeth Tracey reports When shootings hit the news we all worry about safety. Gabor Kelen, director of emergency medicine at Johns Hopkins, says his recent study shows the …
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Anchor lead: A sea change is underway in treating advanced prostate cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports How is advanced prostate cancer, cancer that has spread throughout the body, best managed? That was the subject of research results presented at the recent …
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This week’s topics include how often MDs recommend sunscreen, celiac disease and haplotype, steroids for spinal stenosis pain, and bone marrow transplantation for sickle cell disease. Program notes: 1:00 What do physicians recommend re: sunscreen 2:01 0.07% of visits they …
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This week's topics include strokes of unknown origin and atrial fibrillation, vitamin D and hypertension, pertussis infection in adolescents and persistent cough, and tomosynthesis for breast cancer detection. Program notes: 0:31 New iTunes link 1:05 Tomosynthesis for breast cancer detection …
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Anchor lead: What can be done about the dramatic rise in prescription drug abuse? Elizabeth Tracey reports More people died in 2013 of prescription drug overdose than illicit drugs, the CDC reports. Johns Hopkins convened a recent conference on how …
