Medscape Transplantation Podcast
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Podcast Description
Latest medical news and features from Medscape Transplantation
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Cleaning the Healthcare Closet | Because the healthcare budget is not likely to get any bigger, Dr. John Marshall comments that we may need to 'clean the healthcare closet' to make room for new therapies. What can we do without? | 3/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Steve Jobs: One More Thing | Dr. Bruce Cheson comments on Walter Isaacson's biography Steve Jobs, finding a poignant lesson in the life and death of the entrepreneur whom the author calls a 'magician genius.' | 3/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Doc Takes Issue With Public Views of EMR | Comments posted to a New York Times article about electronic medical records prompt Dr. Bruce Cheson to assess the pros and cons of EMRs. | 3/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How We Do Harm | Dr. Kathy Miller provides a short book review of Dr. Otis Brawley and Paul Goldberg's essential review of the US healthcare system. | 3/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Star Wars in the Empire of All Maladies | Dr. Bruce Cheson and his fellows discuss The Emperor of All Maladies, Siddhartha Mukherjee’s book about the history of cancer, and pick the investigators whose contributions they find most compelling. | 3/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Should Mentally Challenged Patients Receive Organ Transplants? | A Philadelphia doctor refused to recommend a kidney transplant for a mentally disabled 3-year-old girl. An ethicist talks about whether mentally challenged patients should receive organ transplants. | 2/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EMR: Efficiency Mauled Repeatedly | Dr. John Marshall says that his efficiency as a clinician is undermined as he spends more and more time entering data into the EMR with less and less administrative support. Is there a way out? | 2/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Healthcare Gone Missing: The State of the Union Address | Henry R. Black, MD, and Roxana Mehran, MD, talked with Medscape after the 2012 State of the Union address about why healthcare was missing and what that portends. | 1/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HRSA's Wakefield on CHCs, ACOs and Strengthening the Health Workforce | Community health centers may already be ahead of the curve when it comes to care coordination, strengthening the healthcare workforce and the implementation of ACOs under the Affordable Care Act. | 1/10/12 | 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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Should Gay Doctors Reveal Their Orientation to Patients? | A religious radio host recently exhorted parents to avoid gay doctors. An ethics expert talks about patients’ right to select their physicians and doctors’ rights to be open about their lives. | 11/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Stopping the Hospital Spread of Gram-Negative Bacilli | With the bottom of the beta-lactam barrel clearly visible, these strategies to halt transmission are imperative. | 11/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Problem With Drug Shortages | How is the FDA responding to actual and potential drug shortages? | 11/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Steve Jobs: Fast Times in Computer and Cancer Science | Dr. John Marshall reflects on the progress made in the diagnosis and treatment of neuroendocrine pancreas cancer in the time since Steve Jobs’ diagnosis and the distance still needed to go to cure this disease. | 10/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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US Docs' Pay Higher Than Other Nations: Really? | Jeffrey Berns, MD, steps out of his comfort zone to talk about a recent paper that reported higher incomes among US PCPs and orthopaedists compared with their peers in other developed nations. He questions the numbers used and whether they are comparable. | 9/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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$$$$ Reward if Bachmann Proves Vaccine Causes 'Retardation' | Bioethicist Arthur Caplan, PhD, offers $10,000 if GOP presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann proves that taking the HPV vaccine for cervical cancer has led to "retardation," as she recently claimed. | 9/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Noncompliant vs Noncooperative Patients: Treat Them Differently? | An ethics expert says that patients who refuse to adhere to recommended care differ from those who want to but fall short of their good intentions. The way you deal with each could affect the results. | 9/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SuPar in Super Levels: A Breakthrough in Focal Sclerosis? | Jeffrey Berns reports on a basic science report that has a potentially important impact on nephrology, specifically the effect of elevated serum soluble urokinase receptor (suPAR) on focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. | 8/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Player on First! Can a Markov Model Get Him to Second? | Henry Black and Andrew Vickers discuss the Markov statistical model and whether results that come out of these computations can be used for practice. | 5/26/11 | 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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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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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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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 |
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Can HCV+ Kidneys Safely Go to HCV+ Recipients? | Dr. Ron Shapiro discusses a study assessing whether HCV+ serology affects long-term outcomes in kidney transplant recipients. | 1/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Can Higher Levels of HLA-G Improve Liver Transplant Outcome? | Dr. Ron Shapiro reports on a study indicating that increased levels of HLA-G are associated with tolerance of liver grafts and suggests this finding may impact management of other organ recipients. | 1/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Renal Transplantation in HIV-Infected Patients | Dr. Ron Shapiro reports on the promising results of a French study in which 27 HIV-positive patients with end-stage kidney disease underwent renal transplant. | 1/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lower Levels of IL-10 May Be Markers for Interstitial Fibrosis and Tubular Atrophy | Dr. Ron Shapiro reports on a study indicating that transplant recipients with lower levels of IL-10 may be more likely to develop interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy. | 12/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why Do Patients "Disrespect" Doctors? | When physicians make patients feel like it's "business first, patient care second," they may lose their patients' respect, says Dr. Gerald Chodak. | 12/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Can Elevated Levels of Interleukin-6 Predict Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disease? | Dr. Ron Shapiro reviews a study in which elevated levels of IL-6 combined with high viral loads proved useful in the monitoring for PTLD and could help improve early detection of the disorder. | 12/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Carbapenem Resistance in the United States: What Should Clinicians Do? | Two experts from CDC discuss the steps that every clinician and hospital should take to prevent the spread of these highly resistant pathogens. | 12/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Potential Markers for Chronic Allograft Dysfunction | Dr. Ron Shapiro reports on whether the expression of intratubular vimentin and CD44 in 6-month protocol biopsies is a marker for development of interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy. | 11/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Your Malpractice Advisor: Legal Risks From Your Answering Service | A malpractice attorney describes the malpractice dangers that can arise from your answering service and tells doctors what they need to do to prevent them. | 11/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Do Physician Payments Bias Their Treatment Recommendations? | If a given diagnosis were covered by 1 lump sum, would physicians recommend less expensive treatments more often? Dr. Gerald Chodak examines the issue. | 11/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Wait to Be Listed for a Kidney Affects Outcome | A study that examines waiting times for renal transplantation concludes that the time to listing is the most important determinant of poor outcomes, as reported by Dr. Ron Shapiro. | 11/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Best Picks for Renal Week | Dr. Jeffery Berns gives a day-by-day rundown of his personal picks for this year's Renal Week -- from state-of-the-art lectures to the latest clinical trials. | 11/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rework but Do Not Repeal Healthcare Reform | Flawed as the Affordable Care Act may be, it provides important healthcare benefits to patients, which Dr. Kathy Miller worries may be lost if the law is repealed. | 11/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HCR Post Election: The Real Dialog Begins | Will Republican gains in Congress mean the repeal of healthcare reform? Or will they, as Dr. John Marshall suspects, set the stage for the first real discussion about healthcare? | 11/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How Will a Divided Congress Impact Healthcare Reform? | Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman discusses what effects a GOP majority in the House of Representatives could have on healthcare reform. | 11/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Immunoadsorption in Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients | Peritransplant immunoadsorption may prove an effective strategy for rapid desensitization in recipients of deceased donor kidney transplants, as suggested by a study reviewed by Dr. Ron Shapiro. | 11/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CMV in Transplant Recipients: Is 6 Months of Prophylaxis Enough? | The high incidence of CMV infection in transplant recipients after 6 months of valganciclovir prophylaxis may indicate a need for extended prophylaxis, according to a study reviewed by Dr. Ron Shapiro. | 11/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Recalled Efalizumab Effective as Immunosuppressant for Islet Transplantation | Long-term islet allograft survival was achieved by a novel immunosuppressant regimen that included efalizumab, prompting Dr. Ron Shapiro to comment on the agent’s withdrawal from the market | 10/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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IFN-Gamma Therapy for Invasive Fungal Infections in Transplant Patients | Dr. Ron Shapiro reports on a study that suggests use of interferon-gamma immunotherapy may be beneficial for the treatment of invasive refractory fungal infections in renal transplant patients. | 10/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Leflunomide: Useful in the Treatment of Complex CMV? | Dr. Ron Shapiro discusses a study that indicates leflunomide, a drug used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, may have utility to clear and suppress refractory CMV in transplant patients. | 10/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. John Howard From CDC's NIOSH Discusses the Consequences of the Gulf Oil Spill | John Howard, MD, MPH, JD, Director, NIOSH, talks to Eli Adashi, MD, about the efforts to protect health during and after the Gulf oil spill. | 10/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Should C4d Be Used as a Marker in Pancreas Transplant Biopsies? | C4d is a reliable marker of antibody-mediated rejection in transplanted kidneys, but is it useful in pancreas transplantation? Dr. Ron Shapiro reports on a study that examines this issue. | 8/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Bad Sign for Renal Allograft Survival | Antibody-mediated injury is a negative prognostic factor for late kidney allograft failure in a study reviewed by Dr. Ron Shapiro. | 8/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 50 Episodes |
