April 29, 2016 – Doctor Payments
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Anchor lead: Much resistance has emerged regarding new rules for paying many cancer doctors, Elizabeth Tracey reports Oncologists who deliver chemotherapy in clinics and offices around the country are protesting new proposed rules from CMS, which handles payments under Medicare …
April 28, 2016 – Toxic Cost
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Anchor lead: Many people with cancer report a toxic financial burden, Elizabeth Tracey reports Money looms large in the minds of a significant percentage of people with cancer, along with all the other concerns they have about their disease, a …
April 27, 2016 – Networks
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Anchor lead: How do brain networks impact on mental illness? Elizabeth Tracey reports Brain networks, parts of the brain that talk with each other, may be critical to understanding mental conditions and illnesses, including ADHD, a recent study concludes. Constantine …
April 26, 2016 – Comorbidity
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Anchor lead: How do other illnesses affect care of someone with Alzheimer’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports It costs billions of dollars to treat the coexisting illnesses of someone who has Alzheimer’s disease, a recent large study in the UK found, …
April 25, 2016 – Amyloid Depletion
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Anchor lead: Will removing the substance known as amyloid slow down Alzheimer’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports The amyloid hypothesis holds that accumulation of amyloid, mostly protein, in the brain, is important in causing Alzheimer’s disease, yet studies so far using …
PodMed – Week of April 18, 2016
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This week’s topics include teenage BMI and cardiovascular mortality, income and death, five star ratings for hospitals, and daily aspirin use. Program notes: 0:38 Hospital ratings and outcomes 1:35 About a fifth received two stars or one star 2:36 Socioeconomic …