Health Newsfeed – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts

Anchor lead: Improved understanding of heart pathology may help young people avoid sudden cardiac death, Elizabeth Tracey reports We’ve all heard the stories: a young athlete collapses on the playing field and dies. Pathology reveals a heart problem called arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, which is inherited. Stephen Chelko, a cardiology researcher at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues, reveal the […]

Anchor lead: Can texting and home visits help young women manage pelvic inflammatory disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports Pelvic inflammatory disease or PID is an infection in women that can result in infertility if not treated. Now research by Maria Trent, an adolescent medicine expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues, shows that an approach using text […]

Anchor lead: Rising rates of STDs are a concern for everyone, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’re sexually active or know someone who is, recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics should be concerning, as they show a huge increase in rates of gonorrhea and syphilis, the latter of particular concern for newborns. Maria Trent, […]

October 25, 2019 Anchor lead: STDs are rising alarmingly, Elizabeth Tracey reports Syphilis is infecting more newborns than ever, new CDC data show, with other kinds of sexually transmitted infections, or STDs, also rising dramatically. Maria Trent, an adolescent medicine expert at Johns Hopkins, reviews the numbers. Trent: We have almost 600,000 cases of gonorrhea, […]

October 24, 2019 Anchor lead: Clinicians must be on the lookout for bias as they’re developing artificial intelligence systems in medicine, Elizabeth Tracey reports Bias may be described as an individual’s unique way of looking at things, that may lead to one conclusion over another. In medicine this can give rise to different ways of […]

Anchor lead: Good data is the beginning of artificial intelligence, Elizabeth Tracey reports October 23, 2019 When it comes to interpreting images, computers are about as good as experienced clinicians in making a correct diagnosis, a recent Lancet study found. Paul Rothman, dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, says maximizing the abilities of […]

October 22, 2019 Anchor lead: How does artificial intelligence compare with experienced docs when it comes to diagnosis? Elizabeth Tracey reports Artificial intelligence, where computers are taught to interpret images, are able to make an accurate diagnosis of a disease with about the same accuracy as experienced clinicians, a recent Lancet study found. Paul Rothman, […]

October 21, 2019 Anchor lead: Is home always the best place to die? Elizabeth Tracey reports While most people say they would prefer to die at home, many still end up in the hospital at the end of life. Now a new analysis suggests that pressure to have a loved one at home may not […]

Anchor lead: When is palliative care most effective? Elizabeth Tracey reports October 18, 2019 Getting palliative care- a team approach aimed at improving symptoms of chronic disease – didn’t extend life in a large VA study if it was given within 30 days of someone’s death, but did if it was given before that. Tom […]

Anchor lead: Metformin works to reduce heart risk in people with diabetes and kidney disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports October 17, 2019 Metformin is the first medication many people with type 2 diabetes are given, and now a new study shows that even in people with both diabetes and chronic kidney disease the drug is able […]