PodMed – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts

This week’s topics include how the Zika virus changed, outcomes after surgery and health literacy, e-cigarettes and healthcare costs, and a reaction to tattooing. Program notes: 0:36 Case report of an outcome after a tattoo 1:32 Reaction to the tattoo ink but not cancer 2:32 Not cancer just a reaction 2:46 Mutations in the Zika […]

This week’s topics include aspirin discontinuation risks, HIV in those 50 and older, big data and chronic lung disease, and genetic testing and warfarin use. Program notes: 0:34 Genetic testing and warfarin dosing 1:35 Looked at genetics to determine 2:33 Other agents for blood thinning 3:01 Use of big data and chronic lung disease 4:01 […]

This week’s topics include physician assisted suicide, preventing infection post-C-section in obese women, 12 year outcomes of bariatric surgery, and death among triathletes. Program notes: 0:46 Triathlon events and death 1:43 Half with previously unknown cardiac problems 2:43 Trouble in water harder to resuscitate 3:36 Physician assisted suicide 4:36 In Oregon data gathered 5:36 Should […]

This week’s topics include hospital factors relative to readmission, hormone therapy, lymph node dissection in breast cancer, and the cost of bringing a new drug to market. Program notes: 0:32 Cost of R and D versus profit in new drugs 1:32 Took 7.3 years 2:35 Reaping in sales far outstrips R and D 3:32 R […]

This week’s topics include a new antibody for asthma, early treatment in COPD, mumps vaccine to curtail an outbreak, and medical exemptions from routine vaccinations. Program notes: 0:38 Avoiding vaccines with medical exemptions 1:38 More people who are vaccinated the less likely an outbreak 2:36 Total went down but others are gaming the system 3:23 […]

This week’s topics include the right medications for a subset of people with heart disease, the PURE study, inflammation and heart disease, and the impact of neighborhoods on cardiovascular disease. Program notes: 0:47 PURE study 1:47 Fats and animal protein associated with lower mortality 2:47 Goes against years of research 3:31 Inflammation and CVD 4:32 […]

This week’s topics include advance directive impact, approval of high risk medical devices by FDA, maintenance of certification for physicians, and cardiovascular disease impact of a new agent for type 2 diabetes. Program notes: 0:37 Positive impact of advance directives 1:34 78% died in their chosen location 2:34 Achieving what the patient wants with regard […]

This week’s topics include outcomes for payment, on- or off-pump CABG, cannabis for pain or PTSD, and the cognitive impact of a PCSK-9 inhibitor. Program notes: 0:41 Cannabis and pain or PTSD 1:41 May alleviate neuropathic pain in some 2:44 Socially not good 3:04 Holding providers responsible for outcomes 4:04 Outcomes can’t be used for […]

This week’s topics include complications of aortic valve surgery, effectiveness of nasal flu vaccination, testing for Epstein Barr virus and nasopharyngeal cancer, and hepatitis C treatment. Program notes: 0:31 How effective is the flu vaccine? 1:31 Reformulation of nasal type 2:27 Studies to find out why nasal isn’t working 3:12 Epstein Barr virus and nasopharyngeal […]

This week’s topics include antibody depletion for kidney transplantation, a way to reverse dabigatran, the costs of board certification, and opioid use in the US population. Program notes: 0:43 Fees for medical specialty board 1:45 Over $3000 2:46 Kidney transplantation and reducing antibodies 3:45 Enzyme to deplete 4:50 Enzyme cleaves all four classes of IgG […]

This week’s topics include football and CTE, discontinuing statins, intramuscular HIV meds, and long term risks of stroke and TIA. Program notes: 0:32 Stroke and TIA risk 1:35 Adverse outcomes five years later 2:35 Be aggressive about managing risk 3:24 Statin discontinuation risk 4:24 Those who continued 12% had a stroke 5:25 Driven by internet […]

This week’s topics include early adulthood weight gain and outcomes, the dangers of artificial sweeteners, an opioid reduction strategy, and consequences of reduced readmissions. Program notes: 0:33 Artificial sweeteners 1:33 Really not effective at reducing BMI 2:32 Best to avoid 2:42 Weight gain in mid-life 3:42 Dose dependent negative outcomes 4:42 Decreases risk for type […]

This week’s topics include diet quality and longevity, health and coffee, treating depression, and prostatectomy in early prostate cancer. Program notes: 0:33 Coffee drinking and longevity 1:33 Over 185,000 people followed in one study 2:32 Can’t advocate for a type of coffee 3:01 Prostatectomy or not in early prostate cancer 4:01 Higher incidence of side […]

This week’s topics include comparison of two types of insulin, reduced sudden cardiac death in heart failure, ADHD and educational achievement, and fasting versus consistent caloric restriction in weight loss and cholesterol. Program notes: 0:37 Fasting and weight loss 1:40 Followed over twelve months 2:37 No evidence it reduces risk 2:54 ADHD and educational attainment […]

This week’s topics include a novel vaccine delivery method, aspirin and preeclampsia, air pollution and mortality in seniors, and exercise and dementia. Program notes: 0:48 Acknowledge our listeners 1:48 Novel way to deliver flu vaccine 2:50 Side effects and effectiveness 3:40 Low cost 4:20 Preventing preeclampsia with aspirin 5:20 Reduction of 62% 6:15 Air pollution […]