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Comparative-Effectiveness Research on Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
https://reachmd.com/programs/heart-matters/comparative-effectiveness-research-on-implantable-cardioverter-defibrillators/5875/Implantable cardioverter defibrillators, or ICDs, can be life saving for patients after myocardial infarction, but are also costly and may not be appropriate for all of the hundreds of thousands of patients who have had MI. Which subsets of patients might benefit most from ICDs, and might prophylactWhat Are the Odds? The Hidden Influence of Probability and Statistics on Everything We Do
https://reachmd.com/programs/second-opinion-live/what-are-the-odds-the-hidden-influence-of-probability-and-statistics-on-everything-we-do/5370/In this rebroadcast of the March 17th show, your hosts talk to Kaiser Fung, author of the book Numbers Rule Your World: The Hidden Influence of Probability and Statistics on Everything You Do, about controversies in PSA screening, mammogram guidelines, personalized medicine and placebos. Plus: SmartEncouraging Physician Involvement in Health Care Reform
https://reachmd.com/programs/second-opinion-live/encouraging-physician-involvement-in-health-care-reform/4737/It seems every day there is a new batch of developments in the political tussle over health care reform. Many members of the medical community are frustrated at the tenor of the debate in Washington, and concerned that the issues sacred to physicians and other medical professionals appear to have taPoint/Counterpoint: Treatment of IBS With Antibiotics
https://reachmd.com/programs/gi-insights/pointcounterpoint-treatment-of-ibs-with-antibiotics/4710/Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, affects a significant number of patients and can be challenging to treat. How might antibiotic therapy benefit IBS patients, and how is antibiotic therapy a unique option for treating IBS? Should physicians empirically treat IBS patients with antibiotics? Joining usInnovations in Distance Learning and CME Around the World
https://reachmd.com/programs/inspired-to-act/innovations-in-distance-learning-and-cme-around-the-world/4619/How can American learning institutions effectively disseminate medical knowledge around the world? What are some of the attributes of Continuing Medical Education that make it improve patient outcomes? Dr. Sanjiv Chopra, dean for continuing medical education at Harvard Medical School, discusses thesBetter Mechanisms to Detect Acute HIV Infection
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/better-mechanisms-to-detect-acute-hiv-infection/4600/Detection and treatment of HIV in the United States has improved dramatically since the peak of the epidemic here in the 1980s, but there is far more work to be done. HIV transmission is one area of heightened concern, particularly those cases spread by newly infected persons who remain undiagnosed.Human Oocyte Donation: What Are the Ethical Issues?
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/human-oocyte-donation-what-are-the-ethical-issues/4239/Dr. Eric Levens, Lieutenant Commander in the United States Public Health Services, discusses ethical issues that arise when research involves human oocyte donation. Among the topics discussed by Dr. Levens and host Dr. Maurice Pickard are issues surrounding donor protection. There are tensions arounSexually Transmitted Infections: Treating a Major Medical Problem for Women
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-womens-and-mens-health-/sexually-transmitted-infections-treating-a-major-medical-problem-for-women/4202/The number of women being treated for sexually transmitted infections in the United States is growing at an alarming rate, especially among women between the ages of 19 and 24. One of the biggest obstacles in treating these infections is persuading primary physicians to screen at-risk patients. Dr.Innovative Approaches to Analyzing Clinical Evidence
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-future-medicine-and-genetics/innovative-approaches-to-analyzing-clinical-evidence/4151/Clinical guidelines are available in abundance, through peer-reviewed medical journals, library-based databases and evidence-based reports. But these guidelines may not provide recommendations that are ideal for our patients’ individual needs. What if we could merge relevant data from a range of stuManaging Impulse Control Disorders in Parkinson's Patients
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/managing-impulse-control-disorders-in-parkinsons-patients/4146/Impulse control disorders have become increasingly reported in Parkinson's Disease patients. Dr. Matthew Menza, professor of psychiatry and neurology at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to explore the etiology of impulse control disorders in the general population and