Health Topics – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts

Anchor lead: Paying attention to dropping blood pressure in later life is needed, Elizabeth Tracey reports People with high blood pressure or hypertension have about a 50% increased risk for dementia as they age, a Johns Hopkins study by Keenan Walker and colleagues has confirmed. But in those with the condition, if blood pressure fell […]

Anchor lead: A drop in blood pressure later in life may result in cognitive impairment, Elizabeth Tracey reports High blood pressure or hypertension is a known risk factor for the development of dementia, but now a Johns Hopkins study shows that among those with the condition a late life drop in blood pressure is even […]

Anchor lead: How can you tell if your body isn’t responding well to high temperatures? Elizabeth Tracey reports Using a fan when outdoor temperatures are high may actually be harmful if it’s also very dry, a recent study found. That’s because you may not be aware that your body isn’t cooling off since you feel […]

Anchor lead: Does a fan help prevent heat-related health problems? Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’re using a fan in very hot, dry conditions, you may be putting yourself at risk for heat related health problems, a recent study found. Matthew Levy, an emergency medicine expert at Johns Hopkins, explains the findings. Levy: When the heat […]

Anchor lead: Some statins seem to reduce the risk of liver cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Statin medications that dissolve easily in fats may lower the chance that people who are at risk for liver cancer develop the disease, a recent study found.  William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says in […]

Anchor lead: How can we unlink stress and cognitive decline in women? Elizabeth Tracey reports Stressful life events are linked to cognitive decline in women as they age, a Johns Hopkins study led by Cynthia Munro, a research psychologist, and colleagues has shown. Munro says most believe the effect is related to a hormone called […]

Anchor lead: When it comes to stress and memory impairment, are some stressors worse than others? Elizabeth Tracey reports Stressful events in middle-aged women are associated with memory impairment, while such a relationship is not seen in men, a Johns Hopkins study led by Cynthia Munro has shown. This difference in stress response may explain […]

Anchor lead: Does a stress reaction explain why women experience dementia more often than men? Elizabeth Tracey reports One in six women over 60 will develop Alzheimer’s disease while 1 in 11 men will do so, the Alzheimer’s Association says. Now a new Johns Hopkins study led by Cynthia Munro may help explain why women […]

Anchor lead: Should federal regulations be created to reduce sodium in foods? Elizabeth Tracey reports   Obesity and dietary sodium are a bad combination, rendering people much more salt sensitive and at risk for high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, new evidence confirms. Shel Gottlieb, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, says this points to the […]

Anchor lead: Dietary salt is more of an issue in obese people, Elizabeth Tracey reports Salt re-emerged a few years ago as one of our latest dietary scourges, but studies seemed to suggest that only certain groups of people were sensitive to salt when it comes to blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. Now new evidence […]