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Anchor lead: Abuse may complicate healthcare for women, Elizabeth Tracey reports Health consequences of abuse to women, whether that’s something that happened when they were children or adults, impacts on their management of chronic health problems. That’s according to Carmen …

May 24, 2017 – Abuse and Health Read more »

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Anchor lead: How does smoking lead to harm for fetuses? Elizabeth Tracey reports Everyone knows that pregnant women shouldn’t smoke, with a Johns Hopkins study under the direction of Kristen Voegtline perhaps identifying one way cigarette smoke exposure may harm …

May 23, 2017 – Smoking and Methylation Read more »

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This week’s topics include physician age and outcomes, abortion via telemedicine, age to begin screening for cardiovascular disease, and vaccination of travelers. Program notes: 0:31 Physician age and patient outcomes 1:30 Lower for physicians under 40 2:30 More up to …

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Anchor lead: Genes may point the way to effective treatment for Marfan’s syndrome, Elizabeth Tracey reports Marfan syndrome is characterized by defects in the connective tissue in the body, with some people developing life-threatening balloon-like lesions in the body’s largest …

May 18, 2017 – Genes and Marfan’s Read more »

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Anchor lead: Can assessments in middle age predict Alzheimer’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports Middle-aged people with more risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease also have more of a substance called amyloid, known to be associated with the disease, in their brains, …

May 17, 2017 – Plaque and Alzheimer’s Read more »