How to Use Blood in Critically Ill Patients
Does the practice of transfusing at a lower threshold hold up in this latest trial of septic shock patients? (Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast)
Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast - December 26, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
New App Helps Clinicians, Patients Manage Menopause Symptoms
Dr JoAnn Manson describes a new mobile tool that is based on an updated algorithm recently published in the journal Menopause. (Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast)
Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast - October 15, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Drug-Test Doctors Despite False Positives and Self-policing
Californians will vote on whether to mandate drug and alcohol testing for doctors and nurses. Many physicians resent this, but a bioethicist says it will help keep patients safe (Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast)
Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast - September 8, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Protect the Next Generation: Recommend the HPV Vaccine
CDC Director Tom Frieden suggests bundling your recommendation for the HPV vaccine with the Tdap and meningococcal vaccines. (Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast)
Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast - August 18, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Does Google Glass Belong in a Hospital?
Thanks to Google Glass, doctors can use a camera in their glasses to see what is going on and show other people. But should Google Glass be allowed in surgery or other places in the hospital? (Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast)
Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast - July 30, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Suspect Measles and Act Fast
A record number of measles cases is being reported, but these infections are often misdiagnosed because clinicians aren ' t familiar with the signs and symptoms. (Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast)
Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast - July 28, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
General Healthcare Advice to the Mentally Ill
A systematic review seeks to uncover evidence that providing general healthcare advice to seriously mentally ill patients improves health-related quality of life. (Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast)
Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast - July 3, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
What Is an Artificial Pancreas, Really?
Whether you call it 'bionic' or 'artificial,' it's destined to revolutionize diabetes care but still fall short of some patients' expectations. Howard Zisser talks with Anne Peters at ADA 2014. (Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast)
Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast - June 26, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Sports Teams Should Be Forbidden to Hire Their Own Doctors
When team doctors are beholden to the team in order to keep their jobs, they may feel pressure to get athletes back and playing, when instead they should be taken out of the game or even the season. (Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast)
Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast - June 24, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Why 'Right-to-Try' Laws Won't Help Desperately Ill Patients
Some states have passed laws giving critically ill patients the right to try unapproved drugs that are in very early testing stages. Nice thought but bad idea, says a bioethicist (Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast)
Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast - June 19, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Recycle Medical Equipment From the Dead?
Many people die with a pacemaker intact. In less developed countries, recycling these pacemakers might help save lives. A bioethicist talks about the risk and reward. (Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast)
Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast - June 5, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Can a Company Dictate Employees' Contraception Efforts?
A private company has argued in court that it should not have to cover employees' contraception methods that it feels are morally wrong. Should they have that right? (Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast)
Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast - April 25, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Getting to 'A-ha!' With Obese Patients
Dr. Anne Peters shares a patient ' s story of how she battled obesity and won. (Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast)
Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast - April 21, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Firearm Violence and Kids: A Policy Statement
Dr. Michael Nance, lead author of a new policy statement on firearm injuries in kids, describes the recommendations. (Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast)
Source: Medscape Med Students Podcast - April 14, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
