PodMed – Week of October 26, 2015

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This week’s topics include comprehensive intervention in first episode psychosis, nicotinamide and skin cancer, total knee replacements, and common cardiovascular medicines and their worldwide use.

Program notes:

0:39 Multipronged approach to first episode psychosis
1:38 Two year outcomes
2:37 Cost of treatment versus cost of effects
3:43 Total knee replacement
4:43 Nonsurgical treatment for 12 weeks
5:44 Really is very patient dependent
6:17 Nicotinamide and skin cancer
7:17 500mg twice a day
8:17 Gives two thumbs up
8:33 Cardiovascular medicines worldwide
9:32 Unaffordable in very few high income countries
10:46 End

Related blog: http://podblog.blogs.hopkinsmedicine.org/2015/10/23/avoiding-schizophrenia/