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Opening America Again: When Is It Safe?

>> April 26, 2020

Many Americans are impatient with social distancing as a result of Covid-19 despite the success of the tactic. However, reopening the country too quickly could allow the virus to come roaring back, resulting in thousands more deaths and even more economic …

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Rules For Who Lives, Who Dies in the Pandemic

>> April 26, 2020

A lack of ventilators potentially puts doctors in the position of deciding which of their Covid-19 patients get a ventilator and live, and which ones don’t get one and die. New rules for making such decisions have been released which are designed to be fair …

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Medical Notes: Week of April 26, 2020

>> April 26, 2020

A blood test for many types of cancer has been a long-sought goal of researchers… and now they’re much closer. A study in the Annals Of Oncology shows that a blood test looking for cancer DNA can find 50 different kinds of cancer, often before any symptoms …

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Will Covid-19 Bankrupt the Healthcare System?

>> April 19, 2020

Hospitals are scrambling to get extra equipment and outfit more beds and ICU units for Covid-19 patients. Their treatment is time-consuming and expensive. At the same time, hospitals’ lucrative elective procedure business has largely been eliminated. Will the …

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Staying Fit While Staying Home

>> April 19, 2020

The national effort to shelter in place has closed gyms and led many people to complain of weight gain. Two exercise experts discuss how people can maintain fitness at home with no equipment. Guest Information: Sabrina Wescott, nutrition health …

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Medical Notes: Week of April 19, 2020

>> April 19, 2020

If you’ve been taking the drug Ranitidine for reflux or ulcer prevention, the FDA says stop. The agency has also asked stores to pull the drug from shelves because a possible carcinogen builds up in the drug over time, especially if it’s stored at high …

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Domestic Abuse and the Pandemic

>> April 13, 2020

With hundreds of millions of Americans sheltering at home due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the odds and fear of domestic abuse are rising. The leader of a noted shelter and counseling program discusses the increase, the difficulty of counteracting it during a …

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Foreign Accent Syndrome

>> April 13, 2020

In a medical emergency that results in a brain injury, due to stroke or other trauma, there are a number of health complications that can affect the patient. One of the more well-known is aphasia–the loss of the ability to understand and express speech …

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Medical Notes: Week of April 12, 2020

>> April 12, 2020

Taking large amounts of ibuprofen may be worse for your liver than we thought. But the effect may be different in men and women. A study on mice in the journal Scientific Reports shows that the equivalent of 400 milligrams of ibuprofen per day …

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Misinterpreting Perinatal Depression

>> April 5, 2020

Perinatal depression (previously known as postpartum depression) is seldom brought up by a new mother, so healthcare providers must screen for it carefully. However, sometimes they err on the side of caution in efforts to prevent the mother from harming …

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Easing Coronavirus Stress

>> April 5, 2020

Virtually no one in the US has been unaffected by the coronavirus pandemic, and stress is at high levels. A public health and brain expert discusses why “sheltering in place” is so important in spite of the stress it generates, and a few simple steps to ease …

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Medical Notes: Week of April 5, 2020

>> April 5, 2020

With widespread testing for Covid-19 unavailable, the number of Americans infected is anybody’s guess. Experts say most people infected under age 60 will have symptoms much like a cold or the flu, and it’s no reason to panic. In fact, it may be just a cold or …

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Medical Notes: Week of April 26, 2020

Will Covid-19 Bankrupt the Healthcare System?

Staying Fit While Staying Home

Medical Notes: Week of April 19, 2020

Domestic Abuse and the Pandemic

Medical Notes: Week of April 12, 2020

Misinterpreting Perinatal Depression

Easing Coronavirus Stress

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