PodMed – Week of November 10, 2014
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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 …
November 14, 2014 – Screening Compromise
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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 …
November 13, 2014 – ACA and System Entry
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Anchor lead: New enrollees into the healthcare system are experiencing a range of tests, Elizabeth Tracey reports The political tussling over the Affordable Care Act is still underway, but Patricia Davidson, dean of the School of Nursing at Johns Hopkins, …
November 12, 2014 – Of Mice and Cancer
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November 10, 2014 – PCR and Ebola
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Anchor lead: Why can’t a standard laboratory test be used to screen people for Ebola virus infection? Elizabeth Tracey reports Why can’t a standard laboratory test known as ‘PCR’ determine whether someone is infected with Ebola virus rather than quarantining …