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Anchor lead: Many healthcare workers have died in this pandemic, Elizabeth Tracey reports Almost 3000 healthcare workers in the US had died of Covid-19 at the end of December 2020, Kaiser Health News reports. Patricia Davidson, dean of the Johns …
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This week’s topics include predicting mortality in those with congestive heart failure, bystander CPR impact, best management of stable COPD, and NOACs and bleeding risk. Program notes: 0:50 NOACs and bleeding risk 1:51 Also taking other medicines increased risk 2:49 …
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This week’s topics include advance directive impact, approval of high risk medical devices by FDA, maintenance of certification for physicians, and cardiovascular disease impact of a new agent for type 2 diabetes. Program notes: 0:37 Positive impact of advance directives …
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This week’s topics include international obesity, a lack of benefit to self-monitoring glucose, driving and ADHD, and antibiotic use in the hospital and adverse events. Program notes: 0:50 Lack of benefit relative to glucose self-monitoring 1:55 No difference in hemoglobin …
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This week’s topics include lowering cholesterol and outcomes, a new agent for ulcerative colitis, handgun purchases after mass shooting events, and bystander CPR and long term outcomes. Program notes: 0:31 Handgun purchases after mass shootings 1:31 Tripled over time period …
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Anchor lead: Many older Americans are taking three or more medicines that impact the brain, Elizabeth Tracey reports Opioids, sleep medicines, medicines for psychiatric conditions. The number of retired persons and older who are taking at least three such medicines …
