These podcasts are health related
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ANCHOR LEAD: WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU’RE DEPRESSED PRIOR TO SURGERY? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Only 10% of surgeons surveyed routinely screen their patients for depression and other mental health conditions prior to surgery, even though professional guidelines recommend they do so. …
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This week's topics include clot busting in people with pulmonary embolism, virtual autopsy, getting seniors off Valium, and nerve problems following chemotherapy. Program notes: 0:50 Virtual autopsy benefits 1:46 CT plus vessel injection 2:46 Cases of unexpected death it helps …
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This week’s topics include manifestations of diabetes, vitamin supplements and heart disease and cancer, can we avoid complications after non-cardiac surgery, and changes in diabetes control over time. Program notes: 0:40 Diabetes complications 1:50 Heart attack declined 70% 2:45 Obesity …
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ANCHOR LEAD: ARE NEW TECHNIQUES AND DEVICES ALL THEY’RE CRACKED UP TO BE? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS People with chronic or rare medical conditions may be subject to the financial burden of ostensibly improved technologies for helping them manage their health, …
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This week’s topics include shock wave therapy for tendinitis, sildenafil and melanoma, zinc and colds, and spinal stimulation and paraplegia. Program notes: 0:36 Sildenafil and melanoma 1:38 Analyzed almost 26,000 men 2:32 Primary care docs need to screen 3:02 Recovered …
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This week’s topics include new treatments for hepatitis C, paternal obesity and autism risk, aspirin and preeclampsia, and spironolactone for one form of congestive heart failure. Program notes: 0:50 Obesity and autism spectrum disorders 1:50 Fathers’ obesity problematic 2:42 Aspirin …
