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This week’s topics include ‘drip and ship,’ direct to consumer ads, steroid injections for low back pain, and cancer mutations. Program notes: 0:37 Drip and ship 1:37 Best to closest stroke center 2:37 TPA helpful in expanding window 3:43 Mutations …
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Anchor lead: When opioids are combined with another drug, the chances of overdose increase, Elizabeth Tracey reports Opioid overdose is epidemic, and now a study in the British Medical Journal shows that when these drugs are taken with benzodiazapines such …
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Anchor lead: Can an internet-based intervention help manage knee pain? Elizabeth Tracey reports Therapy for knee pain due to osteoarthritis was effectively delivered using a web-based approach, a recent study found. Mike Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School …
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Anchor lead: The federal government is stepping into regulation of medical apps, Elizabeth Tracey reports Do you have a medical app on your smart phone? Measuring how many steps you take, how you’re sleeping, what you’re eating? Now federal agencies …
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This week’s topics include testosterone supplementation, acupuncture and migraines, cardiac devices and MRI, and stem cell transplantation for MS. Program notes: 0:30 Testosterone supplementation for aging males 1:31 Looked at cognition and cardiovascular health 2:30 Plaque actually accelerated 3:30 Hypogonadism …
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This week’s topics include light treatment and Parkinson’s, ultrasound for bone healing, knee pain treatment over the Internet, and maintaining weight loss. Program notes: 0:30 Treating knee pain over the Internet 1:30 How did they do at 9 months? 2:10 …
