October 12, 2015 – Service for Elders
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Anchor lead: Older people need to advocate for healthcare services they need, Elizabeth Tracey reports The range of healthcare services needed by older adults, especially when they’ve just been discharged from the hospital, is broad, a recent Johns Hopkins study …
PodMed – Week of October 12, 2015
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This week’s topics include the dangers of beta blockers and noncardiac surgery, a look at ischemic preconditioning, community acquired pneumonia and influenza vaccination, and bioprosthetic heart valves. Program notes: 0:40 Beta blockers and surgery for noncardiac conditions 1:42 Thirty day …
October 9, 2015 – Services for Elders
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Anchor lead: How good are we at providing healthcare services to older people? Elizabeth Tracey reports People 80 and older are the fastest growing segment of our population, yet a study by Alicia Arbaje, a geriatrics expert at Johns Hopkins, …
October 8, 2015 – Diabetes and Blood Pressure
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Anchor lead: Can controlling high blood pressure reduce diabetes risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports Certain types of blood pressure medicines taken at night seem to reduce the risk of developing diabetes, a recent study found. Gregory Prokopowicz, a high blood pressure …