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Anchor lead: Should you avoid the participation of residents in your surgery? Elizabeth Tracey reports Urban legends abound about the dangers of hospitals and surgeries when new residents come on board, warning that elective procedures should be avoided and EDs …
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This week’s topics include appropriate therapy for those with atrial fibrillation and have also had stents placed, an Ebola vaccine, helping blind people overcome insomnia, and the benefits of oral contraceptives. Program notes: 0:48 An effective Ebola vaccine 1:49 Ninety …
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Anchor lead: Are recent successes with CPR sustainable? Elizabeth Tracey reports When bystanders initiate CPR during apparent heart attacks, more of those folks survive, recent studies show. While these results are very encouraging, Gordon Tomaselli, director of cardiology at Johns …
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Anchor lead: Learning CPR is simple and can save lives, Elizabeth Tracey reports CPR works to save lives, two more recent studies in the Journal of the American Medical Association conclude. In Japan and North Carolina, where public education efforts …
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Anchor lead: When more bystanders perform CPR more people survive, Elizabeth Tracey reports Greater numbers of people are performing CPR when they witness a heart attack, with the result that almost twice as many heart attack victims are surviving to …
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Anchor lead: Identifying someone to make your healthcare decisions if needed is just the first step, Elizabeth Tracey reports Many interventions such as chemotherapy that can erode quality of life are still employed in people with advanced cancer within weeks …
