Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts

July 19, 2019 – Expanded Window

Posted on July 12, 2019 Posted in All Podcasts, Cancer, Health Newsfeed, Infectious diseases

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Anchor lead: People may now consider the HPV vaccine up to the age of 45, Elizabeth Tracey reports Certain human papilloma viruses, or HPV, cause cancer. Now a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel recommends the HPV vaccine for …

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July 18, 2019 – Eye Medicine Reservoir

Posted on July 12, 2019 Posted in All Podcasts, Eye Care, Health Newsfeed

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Anchor lead: A new device may make treating a common eye disease much easier, Elizabeth Tracey reports Macular degeneration or AMD is an eye disease that is a leading cause of blindness in people older than fifty. One form of …

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July 17, 2019 – Two Medicines

Posted on July 12, 2019 Posted in All Podcasts, Health Newsfeed, Heart And Vascular

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Anchor lead: Do you need two different medicines if you have a stent placed in your heart? Elizabeth Tracey reports When stents are placed in the heart’s blood vessels, medicines called antiplatelet drugs are used to prevent blood clot formation. …

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July 16, 2019 – Prodding the FDA

Posted on July 12, 2019 Posted in All Podcasts, Health Newsfeed, Smoking

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Anchor lead: Will San Francisco’s ban on e-cigarettes get the FDA to step up? Elizabeth Tracey reports Tobacco products fall under the purview of the FDA, but the agency has been slow to act in regulating them, including e-cigarettes. Now …

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July 15, 2019 – Outlawing e-cigs

Posted on July 12, 2019 Posted in All Podcasts, Health Newsfeed, Smoking

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Anchor lead: What are the implications of the new law to ban e-cigarettes in San Francisco? Elizabeth Tracey reports E-cigarettes will not be sold in San Francisco if a new law takes effect. Michael Blaha, a preventive cardiologist at Johns …

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July 12, 2019 – Stopping Screening

Posted on July 6, 2019 Posted in All Podcasts, Cancer, Health Newsfeed

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Anchor lead: Stopping routine cancer screening is an option for some, Elizabeth Tracey reports Sometimes it is appropriate to stop routine cancer screening, since all screening tests are associated with harms as well as benefits. Nancy Schoenborn, a geriatrics expert …

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July 11, 2019 – Harms of Screening

Posted on July 6, 2019 Posted in All Podcasts, Cancer, Health Newsfeed

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Anchor lead: When is it appropriate to stop routine cancer screening? Elizabeth Tracey reports Cancer screening may entail some risk, and for some people, it may be appropriate to discontinue the practice. According to the American Cancer Society, those with …

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