November 16, 2015 – Breast Screening
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Anchor lead: What do the new breast screening guidelines mean for you? Elizabeth Tracey reports The American Cancer Society has followed the lead of the United States Preventive Services Task Force and modified breast screening guidelines, resulting in fewer breast …
PodMed – Week of November 16, 2015
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This week’s topics include belly fat dangers, continuous versus intermittent CPR, silicone breast implants, and intensive versus standard blood pressure control. Program notes: 0:37 Tight blood pressure control 1:38 Standard versus tight control 2:38 More intensive therapy required three medicines …
November 13, 2015 – Cows and Cancer
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Anchor lead: Should you modify your meat eating habits based on WHO recommendations? Elizabeth Tracey reports Processed meat and to a lesser degree, red meat, are carcinogens, the WHO announced to a stunned world recently. Is there more to this …
November 12, 2015 – Cancer and Meat
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Anchor lead: Should you give up eating processed and red meats? Elizabeth Tracey reports Processed meats are carcinogens, the World Health Organization has announced, with red meat a probable carcinogen. Yikes. Just how alarmed should you be? Mike Klag, dean …
November 11, 2015 – Palliative Care
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Anchor lead: Do doctors recognize when their patients should be referred for palliative care? Elizabeth Tracey reports If you have a good relationship with your physician, chances are good he or she will predict you’ll live longer with a chronic …
November 10, 2105 – Docs in a Box
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Anchor lead: Should you get medical care in a retail clinic? Elizabeth Tracey reports Medical clinics in retail stores, known somewhat disparagingly as docs in a box, shouldn’t be used for ongoing medical care, the American College of Physicians has …