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This week's topics include clot busting in people with pulmonary embolism, virtual autopsy, getting seniors off Valium, and nerve problems following chemotherapy. Program notes: 0:50 Virtual autopsy benefits 1:46 CT plus vessel injection 2:46 Cases of unexpected death it helps …
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This week’s topics include manifestations of diabetes, vitamin supplements and heart disease and cancer, can we avoid complications after non-cardiac surgery, and changes in diabetes control over time. Program notes: 0:40 Diabetes complications 1:50 Heart attack declined 70% 2:45 Obesity …
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ANCHOR LEAD: ARE NEW TECHNIQUES AND DEVICES ALL THEY’RE CRACKED UP TO BE? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS People with chronic or rare medical conditions may be subject to the financial burden of ostensibly improved technologies for helping them manage their health, …
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ANCHOR LEAD: SINCE PAIN WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE FIFTH VITAL SIGN, TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE TAKING TOO MANY PAIN MEDICINES, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Prescription pain medicines now account for the majority of injury death in the United States, the FDA commissioner …
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ANCHOR LEAD: THE POWERFUL PAIN MEDICINE FENTANYL IS BECOMING A PROBLEM ON THE STREET, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS A drug called Fentanyl is racking up a dubious record of overdoses and deaths. That’s because this very powerful pain relieving medicine is …
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ANCHOR LEAD: CAN WE ACTUALLY REPAIR THE DAMAGE DUE TO MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Multiple sclerosis damages an insulating material called myelin, which allows nerve impulses to be quickly transmitted. Most therapies have focused on interrupting the damaging process, …
