Health Newsfeed – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts

Anchor lead: Is there a way to help the body regenerate? Elizabeth Tracey reports RNA is the acronym for a molecule usually used to make proteins from a DNA code, but it’s also used by viruses to help invade them control cells. Now research by Luis Garza, a dermatologist at Johns Hopkins, has shown that […]

Anchor lead: Soaring pharmaceutical prices have prompted state action, Elizabeth Tracey reports Maryland is poised to begin scrutinizing pharmaceutical prices and investigating price hikes with a board of experts appointed by the governor. Jeremy Greene, a pharmaceutical pricing activist and physician at Johns Hopkins, says such action in needed with our current absence of transparency. […]

Anchor lead: Should we be concerned about who’s on a board to examine drug prices? Elizabeth Tracey reports The state of Maryland has passed a law to form a board to scrutinize pharmaceutical prices and investigate price hikes. Some have criticized this by pointing out that lawmakers aren’t the best experts to take on this […]

Anchor lead: Consumption of sugary drinks may increase your cancer risk, Elizabeth Tracey reports Consumption of sugary drinks, whether those are soft drinks or fruit juices, may up your risk of cancer, a recent study in the British Medical Journal found. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says this increased […]

Anchor lead: Dietary supplements don’t provide much benefit and may not even contain what they say they do, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you use supplements to improve your health, you may want to spend your money elsewhere. That’s the conclusion of a recent study by Erin Michos, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues looking […]

Anchor lead: If you’re taking dietary supplements you may want to reconsider, Elizabeth Tracey reports Dietary supplements really aren’t much good in improving health, a study by Erin Michos, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues has found. The study was published recently in Annals of Internal Medicine. Michos: The bottom line conclusion for the […]

Anchor lead: if either of your blood pressure numbers is high, you may be at risk for heart disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports If either the top number of your blood pressure reading, called systolic, or the bottom number, called diastolic, is high, you’re at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, a recent huge study in the […]

Anchor lead: A government report finds flaw with some hospices, Elizabeth Tracey reports Two federal agencies, Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, assess hospice services nationally, with recent reports finding some issues. Yet Tom Smith, director of palliative care at Johns Hopkins, says this information is not available to […]

Anchor lead: More clinicians need to get involved with palliative care, Elizabeth Tracey reports Palliative care aims to help people live the best they can with their health challenges, and now new guidelines aim to expand that perspective beyond cancer care. Tom Smith, director of palliative care at Johns Hopkins, says studies support this approach. […]

Anchor lead: Universal testing for HIV is just the beginning, Elizabeth Tracey reports Less than 40% of US adults nationally have ever been tested for HIV, a recent CDC analysis revealed, and even in at risk areas of the country that number was less than 50%. Joseph Cofrancesco, an HIV expert at Johns Hopkins, says […]