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Medical Notes: December 19, 2021

The arrival of the holidays and the end of the year are making a lot of us ask where we are in the pandemic… and what we might expect from it in the months ahead. Experts at Johns Hopkins University say we’re a lot better off than we were last year at this …
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The Damage of Too Little Sleep

Getting less than six hours of sleep per night has long been known to be hazardous to health, but the discovery of the mechanisms behind those hazards is leading scientists to strengthen their warnings. The research shows that too little sleep or poor sleep …
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Building the Covid Vaccine

The vaccine for Covid-19 was developed with record speed while still following required safety protocols. Gregory Zuckerman, a noted investigative reporter and contributor to The Wall Street Journal, joins us to discuss the Covid vaccine development process he …
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Medical Notes: December 12, 2021

Researchers have come up with several new treatments that can keep people from getting seriously ill if they’re infected with Covid-19. And now they’ve found a number of drugs already on the market that do the same thing. The latest, according to a study in …
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When TBI’s Change Personality

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can profoundly change the injured in personality and temperament, as well as physically and cognitively. Spouses bear the brunt of these changes to the point many feel like they’re living with a stranger. Two experts, Dr. Lori …
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Medical Notes: December 5, 2021

Triple-negative breast cancers have an especially poor prognosis. And now an analysis in the journal Cancer Medicine finds that Black women have a higher risk of these kinds of cancer than previously known—nearly triple the risk of white women. What’s …
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Improving Vaccine Communication

The White House and many health officials have taken an aggressive approach to communicating the need for Covid-19 vaccines. Most people are prompted to get vaccinated by mandates and words that generate fear, but it’s clear that they backfire with a sizable …
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Medical Notes: November 28, 2021

Now there are two new pills that can prevent people from getting severely ill after contracting Covid-19. Researchers say the more recently announced drug, from Pfizer, is 89% effective at cutting the risk of death and hospitalization… while the first, from …
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Older Dads, Younger Kids

The average age when men first become fathers has risen to 31, and more men are also becoming dads in their 40’s and 50’s. National Book Award-winning author Tim O’Brien, best known for the Vietnam-based The Things They Carried, joins us to discuss his …
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