December 21, 2015 – Diabetes and Vision
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:03 — 1.5MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Anchor lead: Vision loss related to diabetes can be effectively treated without lasers, Elizabeth Tracey reports Ranibizumab is the tongue-twisting name of a drug shown to be effective in halting damage to the retina of the eye due to diabetes, …
PodMed – Week of December 21, 2015
Podcast: Download (Duration: 10:59 — 15.1MB)
Subscribe: RSS
This week’s topics include a new treatment for one form of leukemia, opioid prescription guidelines, dangers of common medications in teenagers with regard to fetal risk, and electrical fields for a type brain tumor. Program notes: 0:32 Chronic lymphocytic leukemia …
December 18, 2015 – Should You?
December 17, 2015 – PSA Screening
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:05 — 1.5MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Anchor lead: Fewer men are being screened for prostate cancer using PSA testing, Elizabeth Tracey reports In the wake of the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendations a few years ago, fewer men are having PSA screening for prostate …
December 16, 2015 – Generic Mandate
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:06 — 1.5MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Anchor lead: The American College of Physicians says generics should be used first, Elizabeth Tracey reports Prescription drug prices are a big factor in soaring health care costs, with many people unable to manage paying for the range of medicines …
December 15, 2015 – Biosimilars
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:06 — 1.5MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Anchor lead: Two federal agencies are poised to help ease some drug prices, Elizabeth Tracey reports Antibody-based therapies are increasingly used for the treatment of diseases ranging from cancer to autoimmune conditions, but they are also frequently breathtakingly expensive. Now …