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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 asthma and under the tongue immunotherapy, reducing C. dif infections, safety of smoking cessation drugs, and antibiotic stewardship. Program notes: 0:39 Safety of smoking cessation medicines 1:40 None increased risk of psychiatric problems 2:40 How about …

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This week’s topics include reducing suicide, CABG plus medicines for some people, risk following TIA, and metformin first for type 2 diabetes. Program notes: 0:32 Look at a multitude of strategies to prevent suicide 1:32 16 different services implemented 2:32 …

PodMed – Week of April 25, 2016 Read more »

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This week’s topics include teenage BMI and cardiovascular mortality, income and death, five star ratings for hospitals, and daily aspirin use. Program notes: 0:38 Hospital ratings and outcomes 1:35 About a fifth received two stars or one star 2:36 Socioeconomic …

PodMed – Week of April 18, 2016 Read more »

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This week’s topics include statins for those at intermediate risk for heart disease, fresh fruit consumption in China, atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery, and screening for COPD Program notes: 0:36 Fresh fruit consumption in China 1:35 Reduction in blood pressure …

PodMed – Week of April 11, 2016 Read more »

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This week’s topics include home care and survival, timing of HRT, Lyme disease and long term antibiotics, and cardiac procedures before surgery. Program notes: 0:34 Lyme disease and long term antibiotics 1:35 Randomized to placebo or one of two antibiotic …

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This week’s topics include early parental nutrition, meditation for low back pain, use of complementary medicine by seniors, and non-invasive ventilation after abdominal surgery. Program notes: 0:34 Parenteral nutrition for kids 1:34 Early or eight days later 2:35 Lots about …

PodMed – Week of March 28, 2016 Read more »