Health Newsfeed – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts

Anchor lead: Nurses are taking the lead in reducing violence against health care providers, Elizabeth Tracey reports Violence against health care providers is a big problem that just keeps getting bigger, federal data indicate. Now nurses are taking the lead in trying to bring awareness to the issue as well as craft solutions. Patricia Davidson, […]

Anchor lead: New guidelines on screening for cervical cancer have been released, Elizabeth Tracey reports Cervical cancer screening is a success story in the United States, with cancers detected early and more widespread disease largely avoided. Now the United States Preventive Services Task Force has updated the guidelines for screening. William Nelson, director of the […]

Anchor lead: When it comes to surgery for cervical cancer, traditional methods may be best, Elizabeth Tracey reports Cervical cancer may be best treated with an open, traditional type surgery rather than more minimally invasive approaches, two recent studies in the New England Journal of Medicine seem to conclude. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel […]

Anchor lead: Does one class of medicines for blood pressure cause an increased risk for lung cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Do people who take a common class of blood pressure medicines known as ACE inhibitors have a greater risk for lung cancer? That was the finding of a recent study of about a million people […]

Anchor lead: If you’ve been taking fish oil or vitamin D supplements you may want to think again, Elizabeth Tracey reports Both fish oil and vitamin D supplements have been extremely popular in recent years, but new evidence presented at the recent American Heart Association meeting should result in far fewer people taking them. That’s […]

Anchor lead: New cholesterol guidelines bring statin use into focus, Elizabeth Tracey reports Have you been told you need a statin in the wake of new cholesterol guidelines released at the recent American Heart Association meeting? Roger Blumenthal, one of the guidelines authors, and a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, says for most, these medicines work […]

Anchor lead: Should you take a statin or not? New cholesterol guidelines have been released, Elizabeth Tracey reports Seems like everyone is on a statin to reduce their cholesterol. Now new guidelines released at the recent American Heart Association meeting recommend first, prevention, followed by a personalized approach to management. Roger Blumenthal, one of the […]

Anchor lead: New guidelines for managing high cholesterol have been released, Elizabeth Tracey reports How might the new cholesterol guidelines released at the recent American Heart Association meeting affect you? Roger Blumenthal, one of the authors of the guidelines and a professor of cardiology at Johns Hopkins, explains. Blumenthal: Lifestyle improvements is key. It’s always […]

Anchor lead: The FDA has moved to regulate various aspects of the e-cigarette market, Elizabeth Tracey reports Flavored e-cigarettes will now be behind the counter, so to speak, with an eye toward reducing access to minors. That’s per a recent FDA proposal aimed to curb the meteoric rise in e-cigarette use in high schoolers. Michael […]

Anchor lead: The federal government has released new physical activity guidelines for Americans, Elizabeth Tracey reports You should aim for 150 minutes per week of moderate intensity physical activity per week, the newly undated guidelines from the department of health and human services state. While that recommendation is the same as the previous iteration, Michael […]