September 9, 2014 – Open Notes
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Anchor lead: Do you want to read what your doctor writes about you? Elizabeth Tracey reports Open Notes is a project that’s been underway for several years allowing patients to read their own medical charts, including their physician’s notes. Howard …
September 8, 2014 – Eds and Meds
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Anchor lead: How do academic medical centers benefit those around them? Elizabeth Tracey reports Moody’s, a bond credit rating business, recently touted academic medical centers in the northeast as helping to bolster bond ratings in various cities, Baltimore among them, …
PodMed – Week of September 1, 2014
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This week's topics include treating adolescent depression, self management of hypertension, transmissibility of MERS, and cardiovascular events around the world. Program notes: 0:31 Self management of high blood pressure 1:30 Increase or decrease medications themselves 2:30 Estimated 20% of people …
September 5, 2014 – Pedestrian Death and Injury
September 4, 2014 – Walking Safely
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Anchor lead: Now that school is in session, everyone needs to think about pedestrian safety, Elizabeth Tracey reports Who’s at risk of being struck by a vehicle while walking? Everyone, including people you might not think would be. That’s according …
September 3, 2014 – Health Impact Assessments
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Anchor lead: Getting health professionals involved on the ground floor of municipal projects can benefit all, Elizabeth Tracey reports How can we maximize the health benefits of municipal projects while keeping an eye out for pitfalls and taking steps to …