All podcasts
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during Deember, 2014. Program notes: 0:27 Lasker Prize award 1:27 BRCA 1 and 2 mutations 2:28 Additional factors that influence 3:27 Analysis of mutations in prostate cancer 4:30 Step …
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:08 — 1.0MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Anchor lead: Can a new technique help answer the question of how repeated sports-related head injury impacts the brain? Elizabeth Tracey reports The NFL and other sports organizations have a vested interest in determining the consequences of head injury experienced …
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:04 — 1,000.1KB)
Subscribe: RSS
Anchor lead: Infections related to contact lenses are a big public health problem, Elizabeth Tracey reports Over a million people seek an eye care specialist each year because of infections in their eyes due to improper contact lens use, the …
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:05 — 1,020.5KB)
Subscribe: RSS
Anchor lead: Taking pictures of the eye at the pharmacy may help people with diabetes avoid vision loss, Elizabeth Tracey reports Vision loss is common in people with diabetes, in part because people aren’t aware it’s happening until significant loss …
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:06 — 1.0MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Anchor lead: People with diabetes may soon get eye screenings at their pharmacy, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you have diabetes, don’t be surprised if your pharmacist suggests a new method for screening your eyes for diabetes-related conditions. A recent study …
Podcast: Download (Duration: 10:40 — 9.8MB)
Subscribe: RSS
This week’s topics include best therapy for Marfan syndrome, food at school, high potassium treatment, and chronic cough treatment. Program notes: 0:31 Breakfast and lunch at school 1:30 Hundreds of schools participated 2:31 Lunch from home had more sodium and …
