Category: Sleep
December 24, 2015 – Interrupted Sleep
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Anchor lead: Which is worse? Interrupted sleep or short sleep? Elizabeth Tracey reports People who have their sleep interrupted multiple times versus those who simply sleep fewer hours report worse moods after a couple of days, a Johns Hopkins study …
PodMed – Week of December 7, 2015
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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 …
September 22, 2015 – Why Sleep?
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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 21, 2015 – Sleep and Infection
PodMed – Week of September 7, 2015
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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 …
PodMed – Week of August 10, 2015
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This week’s topics include appropriate therapy for those with atrial fibrillation and have also had stents placed, an Ebola vaccine, helping blind people overcome insomnia, and the benefits of oral contraceptives. Program notes: 0:48 An effective Ebola vaccine 1:49 Ninety …