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Anchor lead: What’s the status of resistant organisms worldwide? Elizabeth Tracey reports Across the globe, drug-resistant bacteria and viruses are emerging at an alarming rate, a new report from the World Health Organization warns. Michael Klag, dean of the Johns …
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Anchor lead: A new national effort takes aim at one type of lung cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Can treatment for one type of lung cancer be rapidly advanced with the participation of pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, geneticists and researchers? That’s the …
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This week’s topics include a look at neuropathic pain treatment, infusion pumps for hard to control diabetes, screening for carotid artery stenosis, and varenicline and nicotine replacement for smoking cessation. Program notes: 0:35 Diabetes control with an infusion pump 1:33 …
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Anchor lead: Should you have a new imaging technique to screen for breast cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Tomosynthesis is a new imaging technique for breast cancer screening that’s been much in the news after a study using this technique along …
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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 …
