Health Topics – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts

Anchor lead: Diuretics may be your best bet when it comes to managing high blood pressure, Elizabeth Tracey reports A study of close to five million people who were taking medication for high blood pressure for the first time shows that a class of medicines called thiazide diuretics is most likely best for most. Greg […]

Anchor lead: If you have high blood pressure, what is the best medicine to start with? Elizabeth Tracey reports Drugs known as thiazide diuretics may be the best choice for most when it comes to beginning medication to treat high blood pressure, a recent very large study found. Greg Prokopowicz, a high blood pressure expert […]

Anchor lead: Home monitoring is the best way to see if your blood pressure medicine is working as well as it should, Elizabeth Tracey reports Blood pressure medicines should be taken at night to maximize their benefit, a recent study known as the Chronotherapy Trial found. Greg Prokopowicz, a blood pressure expert at Johns Hopkins, […]

Anchor lead: Nighttime use of blood pressure medicines reduces cardiovascular risk, Elizabeth Tracey reports People with high blood pressure who took their medicines before bed rather than in the morning experienced 40 to 50% fewer strokes and heart attacks than the daytime medicine takers, a study of over 19,000 people showed. Greg Prokopowicz, a blood […]

Anchor lead: Should you take your blood pressure medicine at night? Elizabeth Tracey reports What is chronotherapy? That’s the strategy of taking medicines at different points in the day to maximize their benefit, with a recent trial demonstrating the impact of taking blood pressure medicines before bed. Greg Prokopowicz, a blood pressure expert at Johns […]

Anchor lead: Which type of flu vaccine is best for you? Elizabeth Tracey reports Vaccines for the flu come in several varieties, and you likely need an expert’s opinion to decide which is right for you. That’s according to Clare Rock, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins. Rock: There are different types of flu […]

Anchor lead: Who should get the flu vaccine? Elizabeth Tracey reports Do you need to get the flu vaccine? According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, yes, you do. Clare Rock, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins, comments. Rock: Really it’s is there anybody that shouldn’t get the flu vaccine? It’s indicated for […]

Anchor lead: Is it possible to get the flu from the flu vaccine? Elizabeth Tracey reports Flu vaccines prevent the flu, and cannot actually give someone the infection. Reports that the flu vaccine causes the flu are the stuff of urban legend, says Clare Rock, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins. Rock: This is […]

Anchor lead: Flu viruses can catch up with you almost anywhere, Elizabeth Tracey reports Now that flu season has arrived, there is a risk you can pick up the infection from almost any surface someone with the flu has sneezed or coughed on. That’s according to Clare Rock, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins. […]

Anchor lead: The flu season has arrived in the northern hemisphere, Elizabeth Tracey reports Have you gotten your flu shot yet? Clare Rock, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins, says it’s past time to do so. Rock: Flu season is starting and we’re starting to see our first few cases of flu and likely […]