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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 …
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This week’s topics include kidney denervation, long term impact of bariatric surgery, the dangers of transfusions, and prevention of erectile dysfunction in men who have radiation for prostate cancer. Program notes: 0:37 Kidney denervation and high blood pressure 1:37 Those …
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This week’s topics include Barrett’s esophagus and radiofrequency ablation, a screening and intervention tool for college drinkers, hemoglobin A1c and cardiovascular risk, and e-cigarettes, again. Program notes: 0:42 e-cigarettes and cessation 1:40 Did not predict ability to quit 2:36 Dangerous …
