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Dr. Richard Lange and Elizabeth Tracey · techtalkelpaso.com

Stay up-to-date with the latest research in medicine and science with TT HealthWatch. This 10-minute podcast is hosted by Richard Lange, M.D., M.B.A., president of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso and dean of the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, and Elizabeth Tracey, M.S., Baltimore-based medical journalist. Each week, Richard and Elizabeth explore recent peer-reviewed studies and breaking medical news, offering a Texas Tech perspective on the latest developments in health care.

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Episodes 75

ADHD and CVD, hospice care, CTE and dementia, anemia, cardiac surgery and IV iron
2d ago · 12:45
Program notes: 0:37 CTE and dementia in NFL players 1:37 Post mortem CTE presence and stage 2:35 Past look at brains of players who died 3:35 Lesion is perivascular tau 4:34 Warning on repeated head trauma 5:14 IV iron for anemia before cardiac surgery 6:14 Anemic before surgery? 7:17 Hospice in rural and urban areas 8:18 People 66 years or older who died 9:20 Length of stay shorter, private or nursing homes 10:20 Doesn't limit hospice care 10:33 ADHD and CVD 11:33 About a 30% increase in CVD 12:45 End
Emergency department, ventilated patients, platelets, and CPR devices
9d ago · 12:45
This week's topics include boarding in the ED, attempts to clear secretions in ventilated patients, cold stored platelets, and devices to do CPR.
High cholesterol, cannabis, dementia, and PMR
16d ago · 11:58
This week's topics include a genetic treatment for hypercholesterolemia, cannabis and hyperemesis, reducing the risk of dementia, and a newer anti-inflammatory for PMR.
Caffeine, antihistamines, heart-failure, and e-cigarettes
23d ago
This week's topics include caffeine's impact on CVD, antihistamines and atopic dermatitis, a community designed diet for heart failure, and e-cigarettes after smoking cessation.
Alzheimer’s, acute pain, alcohol consumption and pregnancy, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
1mo ago · 13:05
This week's topics include circular RNA to diagnose Alzheimer's disease, a new agent for acute pain, trends in alcohol consumption in pregnant women, and diagnosing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
GLP1s and AUD, CVD risk, lipid lowering targets, and status on vaccine for gonorrhea
1mo ago
This week's topics include GLP1s and AUD, impact of CVD risk calculation, meeting lipid lowering targets, and no luck with a vaccine for gonorrhea.
Continuing dual antiplatelet therapy, Alzheimer's, infections in US hospitals, and algorithms for diagnosing PE
1mo ago
This week's topics include continuing dual antiplatelet therapy after stenting, amyloid depletion in Alzheimer's, infections in US hospitals, and algorithms for diagnosing PE in people with cancer.
Hip prosthesis, pulmonary fibrosis, respiratory viruses, and GLP-1s
1mo ago · 13:15
This week's topics include a dual-action prosthesis for hip replacement, a new inhaled agent for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, testing nursing home residents for respiratory viruses, and online GLP-1 prescribing.
Technology to improve stroke outcomes, social media, and clinical management
1mo ago
This week's topics include technology to improve stroke outcomes, adult use of social media and health decisions, impact of social media ban on Australian youth, and an LLM to augment clinical management in a low resource setting.
TKR patellar resurfacing, CAR-Ts, tranexamic acid, and patient messaging
2mo ago · 12:34
This week's topics include patellar resurfacing with TKR, long-term outcome for CAR-Ts, tranexamic acid in routine surgery, and patient messaging trends.
Brain development in kids, multimorbidity, childhood obesity, and prehabilitation
2mo ago
This week's topics include SES and brain development in kids, lifestyle changes and multimobidity, food labeling and childhood obesity, and prehabilitation in elders.
CVD risk factors, cognitive decline, insulin price, and factors in IBD
2mo ago
This week's topics include visceral fat and CVD risk factors, delirium and cognitive decline and hospitalization, caps on insulin price, and factors involved with IBD.
Resistance training, low back pain, cfDNA cancer screening delays, and GLP1s and knee replacement
2mo ago · 12:25
This week's topics include the benefits of resistance training, staving off chronic low back pain, delays in cancer diagnosis with cfDNA screening, and GLP1s and knee replacement.
Dual anticoagulation, miscarriage, at home rehab, and weight loss
3mo ago
This week's topics include duration of dual anticoagulation following bypass grafting or stents, how has management of miscarriage changed, at home rehab after an ICU stay, and weight loss for atrial fibrillation.
PCOS name change, whole blood, antibiotics, and blood markers
3mo ago · 12:24
This week's topics include a name change for PCOS, whole blood for trauma, antibiotics for wheezing in kids, and blood markers to direct lung cancer screening.
Digoxin, thrombectomy, maternal occupation during pregnancy, and exercise
3mo ago · 12:14
This week's topics include digoxin for heart failure, thrombectomy for strokes in medium sized vessels, maternal occupation during pregnancy and ASD in offspring, and exercise and 24 hr ambulatory blood pressure.
Nonprofit hospital work, GLP-1 use, weight loss drugs, and transcranial stimulation
3mo ago · 12:56
This week's topics include outcomes after consultant work in nonprofit hospitals, use of GLP-1s in AUD, a model for predicting benefit from weight loss medicines, and transcranial stimulation for ASD.
UTIs, cancer in young people, knee osteoarthritis, and vaccine uptake
4mo ago · 11:57
This week's topics include treating uncomplicated UTIs in women, factors related to the rise in some cancers in younger people, a new agent for osteoarthritis of the knee, and increasing vaccine uptake.
Polypill, bloodstream infections, Paxlovid, and treating acute sinusitis
4mo ago · 12:22
This week's topics include a polypill for HTN following stroke, clinical impact of rapid tests for gram negative bloodstream infections, is there any remaining role for Paxlovid, and treating acute sinusitis.
PPIs, kidney function equations, DVT, and timing of exercise
4mo ago · 12:08
This week's topics include deprescribing PPIs, kidney function equations, stenting for DVT, and timing of exercise according to chronotrope type.
Levothyroxine, drug coupons, low cholesterol and heart disease, and hypertension
4mo ago · 12:33
This week's topics include deprescribing levothyroxine, drug manufacturer coupon use, how low should cholesterol be targeted in those with heart disease, and hypertension in low-income patients.
Dulaglutide or Tirzepatide, hepatitis C treatment, long COVID-19 treatment, and biopharma updates
4mo ago · 11:44
This week's topics include dulaglutide or tirzepatide, hepatitis C treatment, drugs for fatigue in long Covid, and biopharma changes around the world.
Cooking and dementia, asymptomatic aortic stenosis, pediatric sepsis, and high-dose versus standard-dose flu vaccines
5mo ago · 12:29
This week's topics include cooking and dementia risk, replacing the aortic valve in asymptomatic people, pediatric sepsis, and high-dose versus standard-dose flu vaccines in older adults.
Diet and brain structure, colorectal cancer screenings, cholesterol guidelines, and glaucoma screenings
5mo ago · 13:58
This week's topics include brain architecture and diet, use of wastewater to screen for colorectal cancer, new cholesterol management guidelines, and screening for glaucoma in a primary care setting.
Sleep in adolescents, GLP1s, predicting Alzheimer's, and cancer screenings
5mo ago · 12:34
This week's topics include sleep in adolescents. GLP1s in different people, predicting Alzheimer's onset, and screening for colorectal cancer and potential harms.

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ADHD and CVD, hospice care, CTE and dementia, anemia, cardiac surgery and IV iron

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High cholesterol, cannabis, dementia, and PMR

Caffeine, antihistamines, heart-failure, and e-cigarettes

Alzheimer’s, acute pain, alcohol consumption and pregnancy, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

GLP1s and AUD, CVD risk, lipid lowering targets, and status on vaccine for gonorrhea

Continuing dual antiplatelet therapy, Alzheimer's, infections in US hospitals, and algorithms for diagnosing PE

Hip prosthesis, pulmonary fibrosis, respiratory viruses, and GLP-1s

Technology to improve stroke outcomes, social media, and clinical management

TKR patellar resurfacing, CAR-Ts, tranexamic acid, and patient messaging

Brain development in kids, multimorbidity, childhood obesity, and prehabilitation

CVD risk factors, cognitive decline, insulin price, and factors in IBD

Resistance training, low back pain, cfDNA cancer screening delays, and GLP1s and knee replacement

Dual anticoagulation, miscarriage, at home rehab, and weight loss

PCOS name change, whole blood, antibiotics, and blood markers

Digoxin, thrombectomy, maternal occupation during pregnancy, and exercise

Nonprofit hospital work, GLP-1 use, weight loss drugs, and transcranial stimulation

UTIs, cancer in young people, knee osteoarthritis, and vaccine uptake

Polypill, bloodstream infections, Paxlovid, and treating acute sinusitis

PPIs, kidney function equations, DVT, and timing of exercise

Levothyroxine, drug coupons, low cholesterol and heart disease, and hypertension

Dulaglutide or Tirzepatide, hepatitis C treatment, long COVID-19 treatment, and biopharma updates

Cooking and dementia, asymptomatic aortic stenosis, pediatric sepsis, and high-dose versus standard-dose flu vaccines

Diet and brain structure, colorectal cancer screenings, cholesterol guidelines, and glaucoma screenings

Sleep in adolescents, GLP1s, predicting Alzheimer's, and cancer screenings

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Episodes 75

ADHD and CVD, hospice care, CTE and dementia, anemia, cardiac surgery and IV iron

Emergency department, ventilated patients, platelets, and CPR devices

High cholesterol, cannabis, dementia, and PMR

Caffeine, antihistamines, heart-failure, and e-cigarettes

Alzheimer’s, acute pain, alcohol consumption and pregnancy, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

GLP1s and AUD, CVD risk, lipid lowering targets, and status on vaccine for gonorrhea

Continuing dual antiplatelet therapy, Alzheimer's, infections in US hospitals, and algorithms for diagnosing PE

Hip prosthesis, pulmonary fibrosis, respiratory viruses, and GLP-1s

Technology to improve stroke outcomes, social media, and clinical management

TKR patellar resurfacing, CAR-Ts, tranexamic acid, and patient messaging

Brain development in kids, multimorbidity, childhood obesity, and prehabilitation

CVD risk factors, cognitive decline, insulin price, and factors in IBD

Resistance training, low back pain, cfDNA cancer screening delays, and GLP1s and knee replacement

Dual anticoagulation, miscarriage, at home rehab, and weight loss

PCOS name change, whole blood, antibiotics, and blood markers

Digoxin, thrombectomy, maternal occupation during pregnancy, and exercise

Nonprofit hospital work, GLP-1 use, weight loss drugs, and transcranial stimulation

UTIs, cancer in young people, knee osteoarthritis, and vaccine uptake

Polypill, bloodstream infections, Paxlovid, and treating acute sinusitis

PPIs, kidney function equations, DVT, and timing of exercise

Levothyroxine, drug coupons, low cholesterol and heart disease, and hypertension

Dulaglutide or Tirzepatide, hepatitis C treatment, long COVID-19 treatment, and biopharma updates

Cooking and dementia, asymptomatic aortic stenosis, pediatric sepsis, and high-dose versus standard-dose flu vaccines

Diet and brain structure, colorectal cancer screenings, cholesterol guidelines, and glaucoma screenings

Sleep in adolescents, GLP1s, predicting Alzheimer's, and cancer screenings