PodMed – Week of August 24, 2015
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This week’s topics include the impact of military parents on kids, a fat cell gene, liraglutide for obesity in type 2 diabetes, and e-cigarettes and smoking uptake in teenagers. Program notes: 0:34 e-cigarettes and smoking in teens 1:42 Many more …
PodMed – Week of August 17, 2015
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This week’s topics include trans fats, testosterone supplements and atherosclerosis, frozen versus fresh oocytes, and cardiac troponin measurement in people with diabetes and cardiac risk. Program notes: 0:35 Trans versus saturated fats 1:35 Trans fats increased risk for cardiovascular disease …
August 21, 2015 – Doc Involvement
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Anchor lead: Physicians are addressing the opioid drug crisis on a number of fronts, Elizabeth Tracey reports Teams of physicians are joining up to create solutions to the prescription opioid medication crisis, the American Medical Association has announced. Eric Strain, …
August 20, 2015 – Naloxone and Opioids
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Anchor lead: Should opioid drugs come with an antidote? Elizabeth Tracey reports There’s an epidemic of prescription opioid overdose in this country, with some experts calling for these potent pain relievers to also come with a dose of an antidote …
August 19, 2015 – IP/IV Treatment
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Anchor lead: What’s behind the reluctance to use a tried and true technique for treating ovarian cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’re a woman newly diagnosed with ovarian cancer, you should be apprised of your eligibility for use of chemotherapy …
August 18, 2015 – Ovarian Ca Therapy
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Anchor lead: Women with ovarian cancer may not be offered an often beneficial therapy, Elizabeth Tracey reports Intraperitoneal chemotherapy, where chemotherapy drugs are infused directly into a woman’s abdominal cavity, isn’t offered to many women with ovarian cancer who could …