Liver disease: The Lancet: November 29, 2017
Martin McKee discusses the final report of theLancet's Commission on liver disease, highlighting the health costs of excess alcohol consumption, obesity, and viral hepatitis. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - November 29, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
A Supplement That May Block The Toxic Effects of Alcohol
Dr Lundberg shares a possible aid for metabolizing alcohol. (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Podcast - September 26, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Aug 25 Cardiology News
Cancer and ischemic events, cardiac-arrest survival, alcohol, PCSK9i costs, and an ESC preview are discussed by Dr John Mandrola in this week ' s podcast. (Source: Medscape Cardiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Podcast - August 25, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
PodMed – Week of August 21, 2017
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 […] (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News - August 18, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Tracey Johns Hopkins Medicine Tags: Alcohol And Drug Abuse All Podcasts Chronic Disease Heart And Vascular Neurology And Neurosurgery Patient Care PodMed Source Type: podcasts
PodMed – Week of August 7, 2017
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 […] (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News - August 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Tracey Johns Hopkins Medicine Tags: Alcohol And Drug Abuse All Podcasts Critical care medicine Kidney And Urinary Disorders Pain And Pain Relief PodMed Transplant Urology Source Type: podcasts
PodMed – Week of July 24, 2017
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 […] (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News - July 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Tracey Johns Hopkins Medicine Tags: Alcohol And Drug Abuse All Podcasts Chronic Disease Diet Patient Care PodMed Prevention Source Type: podcasts
PodMed – Week of June 12, 2017
This week’s topics include patient monitoring of cancer symptoms and survival, negative impact of alcohol consumption, lymph node dissection in melanoma, and significance of small aneurysms in brain. 0:32 Patient monitoring of cancer symptoms and survival 1:34 Reported to nurse 2:39 Advanced melanoma and lymph node dissection 3:35 Half had dissection and survival observed 4:46 […] (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News - June 9, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Tracey Johns Hopkins Medicine Tags: Alcohol And Drug Abuse All Podcasts Cancer Neurology And Neurosurgery PodMed Source Type: podcasts
Your brain on booze
A new study on BMJ.com, examines the effect of moderate drinking on brain structure. We know that heavy drinking has a deleterious effect on our brains, and is linked to dementias. However, for sometime it’s been thought that moderate drinking is actually protective.
Anya Topiwala, clinical lecturer in old age psychiatry at the University of Oxford, joins us to discuss the association between alcohol consumption and those structural elements.
Read the full research:
http://www.bmj.com/content/357/bmj.j2353 (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - June 7, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Buprenorphine for managing opioid withdrawal Primary tabs
The Cochrane Drugs and Alcohol Group oversees the reviews of interventions to help people with alcohol and other drug problems. In February 2017, their review of the use of buprenorphine for managing opioid withdrawal was updated by Linda Gowing from the University of Adelaide in Australia and her colleagues. Linda describes the latest findings in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - April 10, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Clonidine, lofexidine, and similar medications for the management of opioid withdrawal
The Cochrane Drugs and Alcohol Group oversees the reviews of interventions to help people with alcohol and other drug problems. In May 2016, their review of the use of alpha two adrenergic agonists for managing opioid withdrawal was updated by Linda Gowing from the University of Adelaide in Australia and her colleagues. Linda describes the latest findings in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - April 10, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Buprenorphine for managing opioid withdrawal
The Cochrane Drugs and Alcohol Group oversees the reviews of interventions to help people with alcohol and other drug problems. In February 2017, their review of the use of buprenorphine for managing opioid withdrawal was updated by Linda Gowing from the University of Adelaide in Australia and her colleagues. Linda describes the latest findings in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - April 10, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
