PodMed – Week of May 15, 2107

This week’s topics include cancer mutations in endometriosis, adverse events with novel agents approved by the FDA, a diet for gout, and the utility of the NHLBI database.

Program notes:

0:32 Cancer mutations in endometrial tissue

1:30 Less than 1% becomes malignant

2:30 Maybe takes multiple mutations

3:30 Very anxiety producing

4:00 Database of the NHLBI

5:00 Three fourths of time a new study

6:00 Big trends in data

6:24 Controlling gout with diet

7:24 Lowers blood uric acid

8:28 Adverse outcomes relative to novel agents

9:28 How often were there safety concerns?

10:44 End

Related blog: https://podblog.blogs.hopkinsmedicine.org/2017/05/13/endometriosis-and-cancer-genes/