October 13, 2016 – Palliative Care Guidelines
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Anchor lead: More evidence is accumulating on the benefits of palliative care, Elizabeth Tracey reports, but most programs aren’t fully staffed. A fully staffed palliative care team includes a physician, advanced practice nurse, social worker and chaplain, but only about …
October 12, 2016 – Doctors Note
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Anchor lead: People with certain medical conditions apparent on scanners should bring a doctors note when traveling, Elizabeth Tracey reports People with hernias in the grain region, large skin tags, colostomy bags, and other medical conditions that are likely to …
October 11, 2016 – Airport Scanners
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Anchor lead: Having certain medical conditions can complicate routine airport security scans, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you have one of a number of different medical conditions, a lengthy process through airport security might result. That’s according to case reports identified …
October 10, 2016 – Sugar Data
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Anchor lead: How has the sugar industry influenced dietary recommendations? Elizabeth Tracey reports Over fifty years ago the sugar industry paid researchers at Harvard to downplay the negative effects of consuming sugar, implicating fats for their role in heart disease …
PodMed – Week of October 3, 2016
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This week’s topics include roller coasters and kidney stones, colonoscopy in those older than 70, benefits of exercise in older folks, and the health impact of cleft palate. Program notes: 0:42 Kidney stones and roller coasters 1:41 Model kidney and …