Health Newsfeed – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts

Anchor lead: How well do prescription pain creams work? Elizabeth Tracey reports If you have arthritis or an injury to a joint or muscle, applying a pain cream may seem like it would help, and those containing prescription pain relievers would be even better, right? Not so fast, research by Steven Cohen, a pain expert […]

Anchor lead: Electronic cigarettes outperform other smoking cessation aids, Elizabeth Tracey reports Smokers who were attempting to quit who used e-cigarettes to assist them were successful more often and remained nonsmokers in greater numbers than those who used other nicotine replacement aids, a recent study found. Michael Blaha, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, describes the […]

Anchor lead: What can patients who need insulin do when it comes to pricing? Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’re a person who takes insulin for diabetes and you can’t afford your medication, tell your healthcare provider. That’s the advice of Rita Kalyani, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, who says that while Congress is wrestling […]

Anchor lead: What are the alternatives to sky high insulin prices? Elizabeth Tracey reports Insulin, the injectable drug that brings blood sugar down in millions of people with diabetes, has been around for decades. Why then is the price of insulin front and center when it comes to Congressional investigation of drug prices? Rita Kalyani, […]

Anchor lead: The poster child for out of control drug prices is insulin, Elizabeth Tracey reports Congress is looking closely at skyrocketing drug prices, with one obvious example the drug insulin. This life-preserving medicine is required by millions of people with diabetes, yet prices for many types of insulin just keep going up. Rita Kalyani, […]

Anchor lead: People with diabetes visit the emergency department a lot, Elizabeth Tracey reports Diabetes tops the list for medical conditions among older frequent users of emergency departments, a recent national study revealed. Rita Kalyani, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, isn’t surprised by the results. Kalyani: What I think the study indicates is that […]

Anchor lead: How are obesity and asthma related? Elizabeth Tracey reports Asthma, a condition where the airways in the lungs constrict, can be life-threatening, and is known to be worse in obese people than in those who are not. One question that isn’t understood is whether it’s the diet overweight people consume or presence of […]

Anchor lead: Does keeping blood pressure in control reduce your risk of dementia? Elizabeth Tracey reports Keeping blood pressure in check didn’t reduce the development of dementia in older people, a recent study found, although the condition known as ‘mild cognitive impairment’ did decrease in those whose blood pressure was controlled. Constantine Lyketsos, an Alzheimer’s […]

Anchor lead: Can you avoid developing heart disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports One in two adults in the US have some form of heart disease, federal statistics reveal. Coupled with the fact that heart disease remains the number one cause of death, adopting behaviors to reduce your risk is likely a good idea. Seth Martin, a […]

Anchor lead: Heart disease is very, very common, Elizabeth Tracey reports Almost half of all adult Americans have some form of heart disease, a recent look at federal statistics reveals. Seth Martin, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, reacts to the statistics. Martin: Yikes. 48% we knew it was high but I think this is a […]