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This week’s topics include the safety of vaccinating pregnant women with Tdap, the benefits of hospice care, 4 popular weight loss diets, and caring for two Ebola patients in the US. Program notes: 0:48 Treatment of two patients with Ebola …

PodMed – Week of November 17, 2014 Read more »

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This week’s topics include a Dengue vaccine, risk of non-occlusive coronary artery disease, preventing  kidney stones, and bleeding with dabigatran. Program notes: 0:39 A vaccine for Dengue 1:36 About 60% effective 2:27 Preventing kidney stones 3:27 Avoid cola drinks 4:25 …

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Anchor lead:  Inflammation can compromise some screening tests, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’re a current or former smoker, the ability of screening tests to detect lung tumors may be compromised if you have specific infections, common in certain regions of …

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