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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 …
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This week’s topics include international obesity, a lack of benefit to self-monitoring glucose, driving and ADHD, and antibiotic use in the hospital and adverse events. Program notes: 0:50 Lack of benefit relative to glucose self-monitoring 1:55 No difference in hemoglobin …
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Anchor lead: Children comprise a disturbing percentage of gun-related deaths, Elizabeth Tracey reports Children younger than 18 years of age account for thousands of gun-related injuries and deaths yearly, the CDC has reported. Mike Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins …
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Anchor lead: Fewer teenagers are smoking and vaping, Elizabeth Tracey reports There’s been a big decline in the number of US teenagers smoking cigarettes and vaping, the latest CDC data show. Mike Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School …
