December 17, 2015 – PSA Screening
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Anchor lead: Fewer men are being screened for prostate cancer using PSA testing, Elizabeth Tracey reports In the wake of the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendations a few years ago, fewer men are having PSA screening for prostate …
December 16, 2015 – Generic Mandate
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Anchor lead: The American College of Physicians says generics should be used first, Elizabeth Tracey reports Prescription drug prices are a big factor in soaring health care costs, with many people unable to manage paying for the range of medicines …
December 15, 2015 – Biosimilars
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Anchor lead: Two federal agencies are poised to help ease some drug prices, Elizabeth Tracey reports Antibody-based therapies are increasingly used for the treatment of diseases ranging from cancer to autoimmune conditions, but they are also frequently breathtakingly expensive. Now …
December 14, 2015 – Negative Results
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Anchor lead: The NIH has mandated that all research results, including negative ones, be made available on their website, Elizabeth Tracey reports As a taxpayer, you’re contributing quite a lot to advancing medical and scientific research, and now the National …
PodMed – Week of December 14, 2015
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Hormone deprivation therapy and dementia, happiness and health, a sickle cell drug, and too much HbA1c testing. Program notes: 0:38 Happiness and mortality 1:32 17% unhappy 2:35 Advocate for Eyore-like behavior? 3:01 Too much HbA1c measurement 4:02 Why is too …
December 11, 2015 – Consumer Ads
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Anchor lead: The American Medical Association says drugs and devices should not be advertised to consumers, Elizabeth Tracey reports You can live better with the latest drugs and medical devices, advertisements for these products assert. And as consumers we must …