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This week’s topics include dementia and depression, complications of implanted defibrillators, the most common emergency surgeries, and treatment of insomnia. Program notes: 0:35 Treatment of insomnia 1:35 Medications only for short term 2:32 Has to be provided outside physician’s office …

PodMed – Week of May 9, 2016 Read more »

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This week’s topics include PrEP, appropriate Caesarean rates, methylphenidate in ADHD, and management of obstructive sleep apnea. Program notes: 0:37 Look at prn PrEP 1:40 Followed for nine months 2:34 Can increase compliance with the medication 3:20 Appropriate rate of …

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Anchor lead:  Why does shortened sleep result in more susceptibility to infection? Elizabeth Tracey reports People who sleep shorter periods of time are more likely to get colds, a recent study concludes, but why?  Redonda Miller, an internal medicine expert …

September 22, 2015 – Why Sleep? Read more »

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Anchor lead: Now there’s proof that a sleep shortfall increases infection risk, Elizabeth Tracey reports Your mother has likely advised you that you need your sleep to stay healthy.  Turns out she was right, based on a recent study looking …

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This week’s topics include treatment of Chagas’ disease, do tired surgeons make more mistakes, sleep and common colds, and management of chronic sinusitis. Program notes: 1:17 Management of Chagas’ disease 2:17 Prospectively treated over 2800 patients 3:15 Prevention needed 3:37 …

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