PodMed – Week of May 19, 2014
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This week’s topics include resveratrol and mortality, timing of male circumcision, cancer immunotherapy with T cells, and football and brain volume. Program notes: 0:40 Resveratrol and mortality 1:40 Looked at almost 800 men and women 2:40 May not be related …
May 15, 2014 – Seeing Stroke
May 14, 2014 – Gender Difference
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ANCHOR LEAD: STROKE IS YET ONE MORE CONDITION WHERE SYMPTOMS FOR WOMEN AND MINORITIES DIFFER FROM THOSE OF MEN, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Women experience many health conditions differently from men, increasing numbers of studies report, as do minorities. Now research …
May 13, 2014 – Stroke Miss
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ANCHOR LEAD: WHO’S AT GREATEST RISK TO HAVE THEIR STROKE DIAGNOSIS MISSED? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Identifying stroke early is key to employing the best treatments and medications to reduce long term consequences, but certain groups of people are at high …
May 12, 2014 – Depression and Outcome
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ANCHOR LEAD: WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU’RE DEPRESSED PRIOR TO SURGERY? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Only 10% of surgeons surveyed routinely screen their patients for depression and other mental health conditions prior to surgery, even though professional guidelines recommend they do so. …