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This week’s topics include antibody depletion for kidney transplantation, a way to reverse dabigatran, the costs of board certification, and opioid use in the US population. Program notes: 0:43 Fees for medical specialty board 1:45 Over $3000 2:46 Kidney transplantation …

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Anchor lead:  People who have hepatitis C can be organ donors, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you need a kidney transplant you can now obtain an organ from someone infected with hepatitis C, the viral illness that infects the liver, often …

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Anchor lead:  Now kidneys may not need to be matched for transplantation, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you need a kidney transplant, you can now accept one from almost anyone, a study led by Dorry Segev, a transplant surgeon at Johns …

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This week’s topics include the obesity paradox, early peanut feeding, incompatible kidney transplants, and ultraprocessed food consumption. Program notes: 0:35 Ultraprocessed foods 1:35 NHANES data 2:31 Contributed 90% of added sugar 3:31 Culinary ingredients 3:52 Feeding peanuts to infants 4:50 …

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