Health Newsfeed – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts

Anchor lead: An industry conducted trial is raising hopes about a fish oil product, Elizabeth Tracey reports Results from an industry-sponsored clinical trial of a concentrated fish oil product seems to show impressive reductions in cardiovascular events. The manufacturer of the product, called Vascepa, has already released results even though no publication or peer review […]

Anchor lead: What’s the most likely scenario for a pandemic? Elizabeth Tracey reports This year marks the 100 year anniversary of a sobering event – the 1918 flu pandemic, which killed millions of people worldwide. Now many experts are sounding the warning that we are sadly underprepared to cope with such an event, even as […]

Anchor lead: If you suspect acute flaccid myelitis in your child, what should you do? Elizabeth Tracey reports It’s every parents’ nightmare – your child has what you think is a common cold, but then suddenly begins falling down for no reason, or develops other symptoms consistent with a muscle problem. As the CDC has […]

Anchor lead: A disturbing condition called acute flaccid myelytis is now in 22 states in the US, Elizabeth Tracey reports Acute flaccid myelitis is a condition that follows what seems to be a garden variety upper respiratory infection, causing muscle weakness in children younger than 18 years of age. CDC data just released indicate that […]

Anchor lead: Can you trust medical information from a digital assistant? Elizabeth Tracey reports  Can you trust medical information you obtain from a digital assistant? No, a recent report concludes. Seth Martin, a cardiologist and developer of health care apps at Johns Hopkins, describes the study. Martin: We’re really wondering how technology can be more […]

Anchor lead: A new device may benefit those with heart failure and a heart valve problem, Elizabeth Tracey reports Heart failure can cause the heart to enlarge and stretch, and then cause the mitral valve, on the left side of the heart, to become leaky. Now a new study shows that a clip device can […]

Anchor lead: The CDC has projected a doubling of dementia rates by 2060, Elizabeth Tracey reports The number of people expected to develop dementia by 2060 will double from where it is today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stated. Constantine Lyketsos, an Alzheimer’s disease expert at Johns Hopkins, says the price tag […]

Anchor lead: Last year’s flu season was bad. How can you protect yourself this year? Elizabeth Tracey reports In the wake of CDC data reporting 80,000 plus deaths last year due to the flu, your best strategy to avoid infection this year remains getting vaccinated. That’s according to Lisa Maragakis, senior director of infection control […]

Anchor lead: About 80,000 people died last year due to influenza infection, Elizabeth Tracey reports Influenza and its complications killed over 80,000 people last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported. Lisa Maragakis, senior director of infection control at Johns Hopkins Hospital, says that should motivate everyone to get a flu shot. […]

Anchor lead: Can you reduce your risk of dementia with training? Elizabeth Tracey reports Project Talent tested many teenagers in the 1960s and followed them until recently, finding that men with lower mechanical ability and women with lower linguistic ability had a higher risk for dementia. Constantine Lyketsos, an Alzheimer’s expert at Johns Hopkins, says […]