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PodMed – Week of February 29, 2016
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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 …
March 4, 2016 – Nurse Management
March 3, 2016 – Hours Regulation
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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 …
March 2, 2016 – Duty Hours
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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 …
March 1, 2016 – Why Not?
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Anchor lead: There’s now proof the HPV vaccine prevents precancerous lesions, Elizabeth Tracey reports HPV vaccination has reduced the rate of HPV infections in young women who have received the vaccine by about 65%, new data from the Centers for …
February 29, 2016 – HPV Drop
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Anchor lead: Good news related to the vaccine for HPV, Elizabeth Tracey reports HPV related disease in young women is on the decline among those who’ve received the HPV vaccine, federal data reveal. Maria Trent, an adolescent medicine expert at …