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Anchor lead: Will a new imaging technique to screen for breast cancer produce even more overtreatment? Elizabeth Tracey reports Overtreatment is a term most often referring to cancer treatment, where tumors that would never have been life-threatening are treated, costing …
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Anchor lead: What are the biggest objections in the medical community to the Supreme Court’s decisions related to contraceptive coverage? Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’re a woman living in the United States, the recent Supreme Court decision to allow Hobby …
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Anchor lead: Will allowing some employers exceptions to federal law create more barriers to family planning freedom? Elizabeth Tracey reports Worldwide, access to family planning services, among them contraception, is acknowledged by the World Health Organization as a desirable goal …
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Anchor lead: Shootings are not a concern in hospitals, but violence is, Elizabeth Tracey reports When shootings hit the news we all worry about safety. Gabor Kelen, director of emergency medicine at Johns Hopkins, says his recent study shows the …
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Anchor lead: Researchers are zeroing in on stages of Alzheimer’s disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports Alzheimer’s disease has usually been diagnosed on the basis of clinical questionnaires, but now more measureable data exists. Constantine Lyketsos, an Alzheimer’s expert at Johns Hopkins, …
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Anchor lead: Would you like to determine for yourself if you have dementia? Elizabeth Tracey reports SAGE is the acronym for a self-administered questionnaire designed to spot Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia early on that’s been much in …
