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Anchor lead: Can a band aid like patch replace needles in vaccination? Elizabeth Tracey reports Imagine getting your flu immunization each year without an injection, painlessly, and on your own schedule. That’s the promise of a new band aid like …
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This week’s topics include a novel vaccine delivery method, aspirin and preeclampsia, air pollution and mortality in seniors, and exercise and dementia. Program notes: 0:48 Acknowledge our listeners 1:48 Novel way to deliver flu vaccine 2:50 Side effects and effectiveness …
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Anchor lead: Some factors behind the opioid overdose epidemic have been identified, Elizabeth Tracey reports Almost 60,000 people have died of opioid overdose in 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate. Mike Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins …
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Anchor lead: A new test may allow women to help themselves when it comes to vaginitis, Elizabeth Tracey reports More and more testing involves people taking samples themselves, and a new test for vaginitis developed by Charlotte Gaydos, a sexually …
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Anchor lead: Online testing proves consumers can help manage their own healthcare, Elizabeth Tracey reports Men and women who are concerned they may have a common sexually transmitted infection can elect testing via online and mail services in some parts …
