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Anchor lead: Do mandates from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services improve healthcare? Elizabeth Tracey reports The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, abbreviated CMS, claim that innovations the federal agency instituted saved almost 90,000 lives and billions of …
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This week’s topics include whether aspirin should be stopped before surgery, a change in chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, HPV vaccination benefits, and treatment of acute respiratory syndrome. Program notes: 0:36 HPV vaccine efficacy 1:34 Aimed at four viruses related to …
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Anchor lead: Did the federal government overregulate medical resident work hours? Elizabeth Tracey reports How many hours should a medical or surgical resident work? A new study shows that the restrictive hours imposed by the federal government, compared to a …
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Anchor lead: Does restricting how many hours a medical resident works improve safety? Elizabeth Tracey reports Patient safety was cited some years ago when the federal government stepped in to regulate the number of hours medical residents could work. Now …
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This week’s topics include testosterone in older men, carotid procedures in those without symptoms, pioglitazone after a stroke, and managing Ebola in the US and Europe. Program notes: 0:52 Testosterone supplements in men with low levels 1:50 Increase in desire …
