Suburban Hospital – Podcast With Dr. Carolyn Wang
Program Notes 0:11 Sleep center at Suburban Hospital 0:43 Suburban Hospital has a number of specialties that all help manage sleep problems 1:23 Have a conversation with your primary doctor 2:02...
View ArticlePodMed – Week of Jan 13, 2014
This week’s topics include cigarette smoking stats (2), an implant for obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes and the Mediterranean diet. Program Notes Related Article: Mediterranean Consumption
View ArticleAugust 21, 2014 – Sleep Study
Anchor lead: If you have sleep apnea you should have a formal sleep study, Elizabeth Tracey reports Obstructive sleep apnea, known in the medical parlance as OSA, causes people to stop breathing while...
View ArticlePodMed – Week of December 8, 2014
This week’s topics include telomeres and the Mediterranean diet, as needed or continuous asthma medications, CDC circumcision guidelines, and safe sleeping for babies. Program notes: 0:50 Telomeres and...
View ArticlePodMed – Week of August 10, 2015
This week’s topics include appropriate therapy for those with atrial fibrillation and have also had stents placed, an Ebola vaccine, helping blind people overcome insomnia, and the benefits of oral...
View ArticlePodMed – Week of September 7, 2015
This week’s topics include treatment of Chagas’ disease, do tired surgeons make more mistakes, sleep and common colds, and management of chronic sinusitis. Program notes: 1:17 Management of Chagas’...
View ArticleSeptember 21, 2015 – Sleep and Infection
Anchor lead: Now there’s proof that a sleep shortfall increases infection risk, Elizabeth Tracey reports Your mother has likely advised you that you need your sleep to stay healthy. Turns out she was...
View ArticleSeptember 22, 2015 – Why Sleep?
Anchor lead: Why does shortened sleep result in more susceptibility to infection? Elizabeth Tracey reports People who sleep shorter periods of time are more likely to get colds, a recent study...
View ArticlePodMed – Week of December 7, 2015
This week’s topics include PrEP, appropriate Caesarean rates, methylphenidate in ADHD, and management of obstructive sleep apnea. Program notes: 0:37 Look at prn PrEP 1:40 Followed for nine months 2:34...
View ArticleDecember 24, 2015 – Interrupted Sleep
Anchor lead: Which is worse? Interrupted sleep or short sleep? Elizabeth Tracey reports People who have their sleep interrupted multiple times versus those who simply sleep fewer hours report worse...
View ArticleDecember 25, 2015 – Sleep Integrity
Anchor lead: What are the health effects of interrupted sleep? Elizabeth Tracey reports Have you had the experience of having your sleep interrupted multiple times in a night? If you’re a parent or a...
View ArticlePodMed – Week of May 9, 2016
This week’s topics include dementia and depression, complications of implanted defibrillators, the most common emergency surgeries, and treatment of insomnia. Program notes: 0:35 Treatment of insomnia...
View ArticlePodMed – Week of January 30, 2017
This week’s topics include at home sleep studies, an antibody for C.difficile infection, using big data to examine medical devices, and language concordance and type 2 diabetes control. Program notes:...
View ArticlePodMed – Week of February 27, 2017
This week’s topics include light treatment and Parkinson’s, ultrasound for bone healing, knee pain treatment over the Internet, and maintaining weight loss. Program notes: 0:30 Treating knee pain over...
View ArticleOSA
Anchor lead: If you’ve been told you snore, following up with your physician is likely a good idea, Elizabeth Tracey reports Obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, most often is identified when someone is...
View ArticleTreating OSA
Anchor lead: Obstructive sleep apnea should first be treated as simply as possible, Elizabeth Tracey reports Obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, most often shows up as snoring. When someone is sleeping...
View ArticleOSA Surgery
Anchor lead: What are surgical options for treating obstructive sleep apnea? Elizabeth Tracey reports You’ve been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, and you’ve tried machines to ease your...
View ArticleMaxillary-Mandibular Advancement
Anchor lead: At least one surgical approach may help resolve obstructive sleep apnea, Elizabeth Tracey reports Maxillary-mandibular advancement is long hand for a surgical procedure used to treat...
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