Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast
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Podcast Description
Latest medical news and features from Medscape Pulmonary Medicine
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Lung Cancer: New Drugs, Emerging Therapies | Dr. Mark Kris highlights new developments in lung cancer -- including targeted therapies for small cell carcinoma and promising immunotherapies -- to be presented at ASCO® 2012. | 5/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Regimen Makes Treating Latent TB Infection Easier | Patient selection is important with this simple yet effective approach to the treatment of TB infection. | 5/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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PCORI: What Is It? How Does It Work? The Director Explains | Dr. Joseph Selby, head of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, tells Dr. Eli Adashi what this newly created institute is all about. | 5/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Through the Gut: Best Way to Feed ALI Patients in the ICU? | -- | 5/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why Doctors Keep Doing Treatments That Don't Work | Joseph Smith, MD, Chief Medical and Science Officer of West Wireless Health Institute, says that doctors keep doing the same treatments without paying enough attention to the evidence for them. | 4/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Can Aspirin Slow Cancer Progression? | Dr. David Kerr reports on a study detailing the link between inflammation and colorectal carcinogenesis and how it might be exploited to slow tumor progression and possibly even prevent CRC. | 2/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lying to Patients: No Huge Ethical Failure, Says Bioethicist | Truth is more a tool than a necessity, says a leading ethicist, commenting on a recent study showing that physicians are not always fully truthful with patients. | 2/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NCI's Varmus Changes the Metaphor: There Is No War on 'Cancer' | It has been 40 years since President Nixon signed the National Cancer Act. What have learned? What progress have we made? And what challenges lie ahead? | 12/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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An Unexpected New Target in Lung Cancer | Dr. Maurie Markman looks at research demonstrating BRAF mutations in patients with NSCLC; could there be a role for the BRAF-targeting agent vemurafenib? | 11/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What's Next in the Fight Against Noncommunicable Diseases? | Noncommunicable diseases kill 36 million people each year. The UN Summit on NCDs was an important first step but what's next in the fight against diabetes, cancer, heart, and lung diseases? | 10/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What's Killing Us? The 4 Deadliest Diseases | Noncommunicable diseases are responsible for more than 60% of deaths worldwide. Learn what the top 4 killers are and what's being done to prevent them. | 10/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What Role Does Echocardiography Play in PAH Diagnosis? | Dr. Andy Shorr comments on a study looking at whether echocardiography alone is sufficient for the diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with sickle cell disease. | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FDG-PET Increases Treatment Efficacy in Lung Cancer | Prof Dirk de Ruysscher reports that FDG-PET scans distinguish which parts of the tumor require high-dose radiotherapy, allowing for greater efficacy without increasing toxicity in NSCLC therapy. | 8/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sirolimus for Lymphangioleiomyomatosis | Dr. Andy Shorr discusses a study that evaluated the efficacy and safety of sirolimus in lymphangioleiomyomatosis, a rare and progressive lung disease in women. Can this drug improve lung function? | 7/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Docs Lobby UN to Take Action on Chronic Diseases | Dr. David Kerr reports on an international alliance of doctors who will press world leaders at an upcoming UN Summit to take 10 steps toward the global control of noncommunicable diseases. | 7/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Objective Response Rates: No Such Thing | A study in the variability of tumor measurements on repeat CT scans suggests to Dr. Kathy Miller that objective response rates in clinical trials may be anything but. | 7/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Crizotinib: Promising Option for NSCLC Patients | Crizotinib continues to show benefit for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer who have ALK rearrangements, as evidenced by 3 studies presented at ASCO® and discussed by Dr. Mark Kris. | 7/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CMS Partnership to Drastically Cut Errors | Donald M. Berwick, MD, of the CMS talks about Partnership for Patients, a public-private coalition to prevent hospital complications and dramatically reduce patient errors. | 7/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Targetable Mutations Common in Lung Cancer Patients | Dr. Mark Kris reports on the data of the Lung Cancer Mutation Consortium, a 14-center study that performed up-front testing for driver mutations in patients with adenocarcinoma. Guess how many had them. | 7/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Test, Don't Guess: NSCLC Motto | Dr. Mark Kris underscores the importance of testing for EGFR mutations in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, as evidenced by recent ASCO® presentations. | 6/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Consumer Medication Information: One Page Fits All | Sandra Fryhofer, MD, talks about the new initiative for putting consumer drug information into a single document. | 6/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Don Berwick on The National Blueprint for Great Healthcare | Eli Adashi, MD talks to Donald M. Berwick, MD, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) about what has been accomplished so far under the Affordable Care Act. | 6/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Senator Coburn on Medicaid: Let the Market Decide | Tom Coburn, one of 3 physicians in the US Senate, discusses the realities of Medicaid in today's healthcare system and the struggles faced by healthcare providers and patients. | 6/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lung Cancer Leading the Way in Personalized Medicine | The personalization of care and the continued refinement of chemotherapy for lung patients as reflected in the ASCO® presentations are discussed by Dr. Mark Kris and Dr. Jyoti Patel. | 6/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E-Prescribe by January -- Here's How | Donald M. Berwick, MD, of the CMS provides specific advice and resources for implementing e-prescribing into your practice. | 6/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dalteparin vs Unfractionated Heparin in DVT Prophylaxis | Dr. Andy Shorr offers his perspective on a multicenter trial that explored whether dalteparin is superior to unfractionated heparin in preventing deep vein thrombosis among critically ill patients. | 4/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Putting a Stop to MRSA: Active Detection and Isolation | Dr. John Jernigan reviews the latest evidence that ending MRSA infection in hospitals is achievable. | 4/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Beware: Nursing Home Patients and Risk for MRSA | Nursing home patients have a high prevalence of MRSA -- if your hospital is only screening high-risk patients, be sure those from nursing homes are on the list! | 4/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Attacking Pulmonary Embolism -- A Practice-Changing Procedure | Watch this breakthrough and simple approach for delivering thrombolytic therapy in patients with PE. Tod Englehardt, who describes this procedure, believes this will change the standard of care. | 4/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CyberKnife: The Cutting Edge in Lung Cancer | Prof. Pierre-Yves Bondiau describes this radiosurgery tool, which allows radiation to be targeted very accurately and which tracks tumors as they move with the breathing motions of the lung. | 3/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What the New Food Allergy Guidelines Offer to Clinicians | Dr. Matthew Fenton, from NIAID, and Dr. Hugh Sampson, past president of AAAAI, review the food allergy guidelines and discuss how they should guide clinical practice. | 3/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What's New in Blood Testing for TB Infection? | In this commentary from the CDC, Dr. Castro updates clinicians on using blood tests to diagnose Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and what these tests offer over tuberculin skin tests. | 3/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Brain Metastases: Are High-Dose TKIs Effective? | Lung cancer patients who develop brain metastases pose a management challenge. Dr. Mark Kris discusses the option of high-dose tyrosine kinase inhibitors in these patients. | 3/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Is Zinc a Cure for the Common Cold? Not Yet | Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, offers his thoughts on zinc -- benefits vs side effects -- in treating the common cold. | 3/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Are You Prescribing Unapproved Drugs? | Some drugs that are currently on the market have never been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). | 3/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Brain Metastases: What Are the Treatment Options? | Dr. Mark Kris reports on the varying management strategies for patients with brain metastases who are asymptomatic and those with symptomatic CNS disease. | 2/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Improving Quality in the Intensive Care Unit | Evidence-based care practices improve ICU outcomes, but patients may not receive them, according to a recent trial. Could a quality improvement intervention help? Dr. Andy Shorr offers commentary. | 2/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pertussis Diagnosis: Avoid the Pitfalls of PCR | Follow these tips to get the most accurate results when testing patients with signs and symptoms of pertussis. | 2/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Four Issues in the Treatment of Brain Metastases | Dr. Mark Kris addresses the primary issues in the treatment of brain metastases including control of local symptoms, prevention of recurrence of brain metastases, and prolongation of life. | 2/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Promising New Drug for C difficile Infection | Dr. Andy Shorr discusses a recent study comparing fidaxomicin vs vancomycin for Clostridium difficile infection. Do we have a new therapy to help combat this serious infection? | 2/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Safe Use of Drugs Requires Reports From Clinicians | The Safe Use Initiative is taking aim at adverse drug events and seeks input on safety issues encountered by frontline clinicians. | 2/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Separating Docs From Industry -- A Witch Hunt? | Frank Veith, MD, believes that the initiative to separate physicians from industry is excessive and can lead to harm for patients. What do you think? | 2/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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No Denying Benefit of Bevacizumab for Lung Cancer | Dr. Mark Kris says that a new study on treatment-related mortality of bevacizumab does not report the benefits of the drug for NSCLC patients. | 2/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Stop Hounding Patients to Give Up Their Privacy | Many people think that privacy of medical treatment should not apply to everyone. An ethics expert tells why privacy protects all of society. | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Not a 'Death Panel': Call it 'Quality of Life' | Even if you don't get paid for it, here's what you need to make clear to your patients about end-of-life planning. | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: Good Evidence Is Hard to Find | Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, reviews guidelines and studies that focus on providing the best management of the patient with hospital-acquired pneumonia. | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Is Healthcare a Right or a Privilege? | Dr. John Marshall asks: If health insurance is a choice that individuals can opt not to have, who pays for the care of the 40 million people in the United States who have no healthcare insurance? | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FDA Commissioner: 'Safety Science' Key to Drug Regulation | Dr. Margaret Hamburg talks with Dr. Eli Adashi about the complex role of the US Food and Drug Administration in approving new drugs while still ensuring their safety. | 2/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What Obama Didn't Say -- An Alternative Viewpoint | Thomas Ahlborn, MD, responds to the State of the Union message and expresses his concern and offers alternative solutions for healthcare issues that President Obama did not address. | 1/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What Obama Didn't Say -- The Supportive Position | Robert Morrow, MD, stressed what Obama left out and is encouraged by the future implementation of many positive changes, particularly for primary care. | 1/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 50 Episodes |
