Health Newsfeed – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts

Anchor lead: Targeted therapies have a role in the treatment of melanoma, Elizabeth Tracey reports Therapies targeting a pathway known as ‘programmed cell death’ or PDL-1 have been shown to be beneficial in people with advanced melanoma, the most deadly type of skin cancer, a recent study found. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer […]

Anchor lead: MRI helps when it comes to prostate biopsy, Elizabeth Tracey reports Using magnetic resonance imaging or MRI, in conjunction with ultrasound guidance, improved detection of cancer in prostate biopsies, a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine found. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, reviews the […]

Anchor lead: New guidelines for prostate cancer screening have been released, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’re a man, should you undergo prostate specific antigen or PSA screening for prostate cancer? The United States Preventive Services Task Force, known by the acronym USPSTF, has just released its new guidelines. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer […]

Anchor lead: Chances are good you’ll have more exposure to those with dementia, Elizabeth Tracey reports Even though there may be fewer people being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, because people are generally healthier they are living longer with the disease, and that’s putting a huge burden on all kinds of services. Constantine […]

Anchor lead: Just how big a problem is Alzheimer’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports Deaths from Alzheimer’s disease have increased by 123%, while deaths from other causes like heart disease and cancer have declined, the latest data from the Alzheimer’s Association report. Constantine Lyketsos, an Alzheimer’s expert at Johns Hopkins, says even the newest therapies won’t […]

Anchor lead: What’s the best way to have dementia diagnosed? Elizabeth Tracey reports New screening tools for dementia are being developed, with some studies suggesting that they can be used to detect Alzheimer’s disease in a primary care setting. Constantine Lyketsos, an Alzheimer’s disease expert at Johns Hopkins, says while such a strategy may work, […]

Anchor lead: Finding out how a specific drug for multiple sclerosis works may help in the development of more effective therapies, Elizabeth Tracey reports Did you know that your immune system function and your diet may be linked? That’s one finding of a recent study by Michael Kornberg, a research fellow and neurologist at Johns […]

Anchor lead: Activated immune cells throughout the body are important in multiple sclerosis, Elizabeth Tracey reports What exactly goes awry in the immune system that results in multiple sclerosis? Recent research by Michael Kornberg, a research fellow and neurologist at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues, demonstrates that immune cells utilize a pathway using sugar for energy […]

Anchor lead: Could keeping the immune system under control be as simple as managing your diet? Elizabeth Tracey reports Immune cells involved in multiple sclerosis rely on sugar to activate them, recent research by Michael Kornberg, a research fellow and neurologist at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues, has shown. The common MS drug dimethylfumarate blocks this […]

Anchor lead: As global warming expands mosquito territory, a vaccine for Dengue virus is a worldwide concern, Elizabeth Tracey reports Dengue is a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes, and it can result in serious illness and death, especially if someone is experiencing their second infection. That’s because there are different strains of the virus and […]