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If you are a person with darker skin should you be worried about the levels of oxygen in your blood a pulse oximeter is giving? Critical care expert Rohan Mathur at Johns Hopkins says past studies looking at this issue …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/data-from-pulse-oximeters-can-really-impact-patient-care-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Data from pulse oximeters can really impact patient care, Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

Do the devices known as pulse oximeters, which measure the amount of oxygen in someone’s blood, underestimate or overestimate this value in people with darker skin? Controversy swirls with release of data from an FDA funded study that runs counter …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/what-is-up-with-pulse-oximeters-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">What is up with pulse oximeters? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

In the last episode of our Nursing Grand Rounds series, ‘Bringing Inquiry to the Bedside,’ Stephanie Al-Adhami and Deborah Tildsley present their research project ‘Impact of Gaming on Critical Thinking and Assessment Skills Among New-to-Practice Nurses.’ Their research project examined the impact …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/episode-78-nursing-grand-rounds-impact-of-gaming-on-critical-thinking-and-assessment-skills-among-new-to-practice-nurses-johns-hopkins-center-for-nursing-inquiry/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Episode 78: Nursing Grand Rounds – Impact of Gaming on Critical Thinking and Assessment Skills Among New-to-Practice Nurses | Johns Hopkins Center for Nursing Inquiry</span> Read More »</a></p>

The ICU is a high-stress environment that can strain the most functional team. Learn how the Neurocritical Care Unit at Johns Hopkins undertook a comprehensive culture transformation to repair team dynamics, why culture change is difficult and risky, and how …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/ep-22-a-risk-worth-taking-the-hard-work-and-reward-of-culture-change-johns-hopkins-medicine-office-of-well-being/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Ep 22: A Risk Worth Taking: The Hard Work and Reward of Culture Change| Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Well-Being</span> Read More »</a></p>

It can be hard to distinguish symptoms from a common cold, the flu, or even COVID-19, but it’s important to know they aren’t treated the same way. Dr. Christine Krueger explains what it means to have an “upper respiratory infection," …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/ep-9-your-guide-to-cold-flu-season-medicine-made-general/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Ep 9: Your Guide to Cold & Flu Season | Medicine Made General</span> Read More »</a></p>

Feb 2026. Topics include cancers that may not need treatment right away, self collection of vaginal specimens for HPV, celecoxib and stage 3 colorectal cancer, and continuous versus fixed duration treatment for one type of leukemia.

Cognitive speed training using a computer to generate images and accelerate task completion was able to reduce the likelihood that an older person would receive an Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis by 25%, a study by Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s expert Marilyn Albert …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/will-brain-training-data-change-policy-when-it-comes-to-alzheimers-prevention-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Will brain training data change policy when it comes to Alzheimer’s prevention? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

A novel study has shown that training the brain with cognitive speed training seems to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s disease expert and study author Marilyn Albert says that previous research simply compared what people who …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/one-type-of-brain-training-seems-to-be-important-in-reducing-alzheimers-disease-risk-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">One type of brain training seems to be important in reducing Alzheimer’s disease risk, Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

If you were asked to learn a computer based task that would require an hour twice a week for six weeks, and it was something you would largely have to learn to master on your own, would you sign up? …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/can-cognitive-speed-training-make-your-brain-more-connected-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Can cognitive speed training make your brain more connected? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

Working with images on a computer screen on a task that gets faster and more complex may reduce one’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by 25% compared with a memory task or no training. Study author and Alzheimer’s disease expert …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/how-can-we-account-for-why-cognitive-speed-training-seems-to-reduce-alzheimers-risk-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">How can we account for why cognitive speed training seems to reduce Alzheimer’s risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

When you have to teach yourself a task and adapt to having that task speed up, that’s one type of learning used in a study assessing different types of brain training and development of Alzheimer’s disease. Marilyn Albert, study author …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/how-does-learning-by-yourself-compare-with-instruction-when-it-comes-to-preserving-brain-function-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">How does learning by yourself compare with instruction when it comes to preserving brain function? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

People who received memory and reasoning training or those who didn’t receive any brain training were more likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease twenty years down the road than those who did cognitive speed training, which required them to …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/does-having-to-figure-things-out-on-your-own-protect-your-brain-better-than-other-kinds-of-activities-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Does having to figure things out on your own protect your brain better than other kinds of activities? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

Among a cohort of 2800 people, those who received cognitive speed training compared to usual care or memory and reasoning training we less likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease 20 years later. That’s according to a study by Johns …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/what-exactly-is-cognitive-speed-training-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">What exactly is cognitive speed training? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

If you’re like many people you’d rather not develop dementia, so a new study demonstrating the benefits of a computer based intervention called cognitive speed training may interest you. Marilyn Albert, study author and Alzheimer’s disease expert at Johns Hopkins, …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/if-youre-looking-to-preserve-brain-health-doing-cognitive-speed-training-may-be-best-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">If you’re looking to preserve brain health doing cognitive speed training may be best, Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

Cognitive speed training, where a computer is used to present an image and require tasks based on images that speeds up, resulted in fewer dementia diagnoses than other types of cognitive training, a study of more than 2800 adults over …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/what-does-20-years-of-follow-up-tell-us-about-activities-to-protect-the-brain-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">What does 20 years of follow up tell us about activities to protect the brain? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

Showing someone a visual task on a computer and then speeding things up so they must complete it faster and faster preserves brain function better than other forms of training over twenty years of follow up. That’s according to a …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/is-it-possible-to-make-personal-changes-to-stave-off-dementia-and-preserve-independence-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Is it possible to make personal changes to stave off dementia and preserve independence? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

In this episode, Manjula Das, MSN, MBA, RN, BSN, CCRN, presents her quality improvement project, Spontaneous Awakening and Breathing Trials (SAT/SBTs) Standardization: Impact on Ventilator Days and ICU Length of Stay for Intubated Adult Patients. This presentation was part of Bringing Inquiry to the Bedside, the inaugural Nursing Grand Rounds session at …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/episode-77-nursing-grand-rounds-spontaneous-awakening-and-breathing-trials-sat-sbts-standardization-johns-hopkins-center-for-nursing-inquiry/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Episode 77: Nursing Grand Rounds: Spontaneous Awakening and Breathing Trials (SAT/SBTs) Standardization | Johns Hopkins Center for Nursing Inquiry</span> Read More »</a></p>

Brain organoids, cell collections grown in a lab to study diseases like Alzheimer’s, have created excitement because they are a bit more representative of a real brain. Johns Hopkins cell engineering expert Vasiliki Machairaki says there is another technique underway …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/what-is-an-assembloid-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">What is an assembloid? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

Using induced stem cells helps create models for diseases like Alzheimer’s disease that can be studied in a lab, but now three dimensional cell collections called organoids can also be developed from stem cells. Vasiliki Machairaki, a cell engineering expert …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/what-is-an-organoid-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">What is an organoid? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

Stem cells used to be derived from human embryos, but not anymore. Now a simple blood test can allow stem cells to be induced from cells found there, says Johns Hopkins cell engineering expert Vasiliki Machairaki. Machairaki: Induced pluripotent stem …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/how-do-stem-cells-derived-from-blood-differ-from-those-from-embryos-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">How do stem cells derived from blood differ from those from embryos? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

Cells from your blood can be induced to return to what they looked like when you were an embryo, then can be made to develop into different cell types in the brain. That happens in the lab of Vasiliki Machairaki, …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/stem-cells-are-just-the-beginning-when-it-comes-to-modeling-your-risk-for-alzheimers-disease-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Stem cells are just the beginning when it comes to modeling your risk for Alzheimer’s disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

A simple blood test may soon help precisely identify your risk for Alzheimer’s disease by inducing some of your cells to go back in time, looking like they did when you were an embryo. Johns Hopkins cell engineering expert Vasiliki …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/what-might-reprogramming-cells-have-to-do-with-understanding-alzheimers-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">What might reprogramming cells have to do with understanding Alzheimer’s? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

This podcast is the first of a three part series: Nursing Grand Rounds (NGR) at Hopkins. NGR is a new initiative that fosters excellence in nursing practice by creating a dedicated space for professional learning. NGR launched at Howard County Medical Center with …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/episode-76-nursing-grand-rounds-supporting-antenatal-milk-expression-johns-hopkins-center-for-nursing-inquiry/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Episode 76: Nursing Grand Rounds –Supporting Antenatal Milk Expression | Johns Hopkins Center for Nursing Inquiry</span> Read More »</a></p>

What’s normal aging vs. dementia? In this episode of Medicine Made General, Dr. Ravi Gupta goes into detail on what the term “dementia” means, how it differs from normal forgetfulness, and why dementia is more than just memory loss.

Hormone therapy for menopause has recently had a black box warning removed by the FDA, after the agency reexamined data originally prompting the warning and found it flawed. Wen Shen, a menopause expert at Johns Hopkins, says women still need …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/caveat-emptor-when-it-comes-to-hormone-therapy-for-menopause-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Caveat emptor when it comes to hormone therapy for menopause, Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

The FDA has recently removed black box warnings, indicating a medication is potentially risky, from hormone therapy for menopause. The warning was originally put on in 2003 after a study seemed to show increased risks for cardiovascular disease, breast cancer …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/what-is-the-controversy-around-hormone-therapy-for-menopause-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">What is the controversy around hormone therapy for menopause? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

If you’re a woman who’s experiencing a loss of libido, you may have been advised to take testosterone supplements, but Wen Shen, a menopause expert at Johns Hopkins, says wholesale embrace of hormone therapy isn’t for everyone, in spite of …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/women-need-to-exercise-caution-when-it-comes-to-hormones-of-all-types-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Women need to exercise caution when it comes to hormones of all types, Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

Hormone therapy is not a panacea for everything that happens to a women transitioning through menopause, cautions Wen Shen, a menopause expert at Johns Hopkins. Now that the FDA has removed their black box warning from many forms of hormone …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/what-are-the-benefits-of-hormone-therapy-for-women-in-menopause-and-perimenopause-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">What are the benefits of hormone therapy for women in menopause and perimenopause? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

Certain hormone therapies for menopause have had black box warnings on them since 2003, following concerns arising from the Women’s Health Initiative study, which seemed to show increased risks for breast cancer and dementia. Now the FDA has removed these …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/what-might-the-fdas-removal-of-a-black-box-warning-on-hormone-therapy-for-menopause-mean-to-you-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">What might the FDA’s removal of a black box warning on hormone therapy for menopause mean to you? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

Using one of two drug combinations versus ibrutinib alone to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia, one of the most common types of leukemia in adults, may allow people to avoid continuous treatment, a new study finds. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/a-couple-new-approaches-to-treating-a-type-of-leukemia-may-help-shorten-treatment-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">A couple new approaches to treating a type of leukemia may help shorten treatment, Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

For people who’ve had colorectal cancer, celecoxib, a commonly prescribed medicine for pain, may help avoid disease recurrence, a recent analysis of a larger study found. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins explains that the presence of …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/can-the-drug-celecoxib-help-some-people-avoid-colorectal-cancer-recurrence-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Can the drug celecoxib help some people avoid colorectal cancer recurrence? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

Women may now choose to collect their own samples to test for human papilloma virus, or HPV as part of their screening regimen for cervical cancer, the American Cancer Society now says. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/since-most-cervical-cancer-is-caused-by-infection-with-a-virus-when-should-screening-start-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Since most cervical cancer is caused by infection with a virus, when should screening start? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

The American Cancer Society has updated guidelines for cervical cancer screening to include self-collected specimens to assess for human papilloma virus, or HPV. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, explains why. Nelson: There's 200,000 women …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/will-women-soon-be-testing-themselves-for-human-papilloma-virus-or-hpv-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Will women soon be testing themselves for human papilloma virus, or HPV ? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

Cancers of several types are being diagnosed more often in those younger than fifty years of age, and no one really understands why. Because there are consequences to cancer treatment one question is do all these cancers need to be …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/as-cancer-cases-in-younger-people-rise-do-they-all-need-treatment-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">As cancer cases in younger people rise, do they all need treatment? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

Dr. Bryan Sexton joins the podcast to share observations from a career as a psychometrician and well-being researcher. He offers insights into gathering meaningful, actionable data and explores both participation incentives and packaging of micro-interventions for busy healthcare workers. Access …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/ep-21-good-science-for-well-being-better-questions-and-interventions-that-work-johns-hopkins-medicine-office-of-well-being/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Ep: 21 Good Science for Well-Being: Better Questions and Interventions that Work | Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Well-Being</span> Read More »</a></p>

Rates of eight different types of cancer are increasing in those aged 50 and younger, new data reveal, and while researchers are struggling to identify why, another question those diagnosed must answer is are they okay not treating it? That’s …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/if-you-learn-you-have-cancer-would-you-be-comfortable-not-treating-it-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">If you learn you have cancer would you be comfortable not treating it? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

Eight different cancers are increasing among those younger than fifty in the US, data since 1992 indicate. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says thyroid, colorectal and endometrial or uterine are included in that number, …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/cancers-increasing-among-those-younger-than-fifty-warrant-investigation-to-discern-causes-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Cancers increasing among those younger than fifty warrant investigation to discern causes, Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

Following 125,000 children as they began to eat a wider variety of foods from infancy seems to show that early introduction of peanut helped many avoid development of peanut allergy, a recent study concluded. Robert Wood, a childhood allergy expert …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/what-factors-do-we-know-are-related-to-the-development-of-childhood-allergies-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">What factors do we know are related to the development of childhood allergies? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

Early exposure to peanut is credited with reducing the development of peanut allergy in young children, a recent study concludes, but Robert Wood, a childhood allergy expert at Johns Hopkins, says the rate of food allergies among children is increasing …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/whats-the-best-strategy-to-avoid-food-allergies-in-young-children-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">What’s the best strategy to avoid food allergies in young children? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

Early introduction of peanut into a child’s diet may help them avoid development of peanut allergy, a recent study concludes. Robert Wood, a childhood allergy expert at Johns Hopkins, says it’s just not that simple when it comes to understanding …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/should-you-feed-your-young-child-peanut-to-prevent-allergy-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Should you feed your young child peanut to prevent allergy? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

Have you ever presented your work at a conference? In this episode, Heather Watson, Nurse Scientist for the Johns Hopkins Health System, speaks with Rowena Milburn, Magnet Program Coordinator; Suzanne Dutton, Coordinator of the NICHE Program (Nurses Improving Care for Health …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/episode-75-stepping-up-to-the-podium-three-nurses-discuss-their-journey-to-magnet-johns-hopkins-center-for-nursing-inquiry/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Episode 75 – Stepping Up to the Podium: Three Nurses Discuss their Journey to Magnet | Johns Hopkins Center for Nursing Inquiry</span> Read More »</a></p>

A new test may identify ALS up to a decade before symptoms appear, research by Alex Pantelyat, a movement disorders expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues has shown. Pantelyat says there are certain groups of people who may benefit from …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/can-a-new-test-help-those-at-risk-to-develop-als-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Can a new test help those at risk to develop ALS? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

Testing hundreds of blood samples collected years ago allowed researchers at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere to create a panel of proteins that point to the develop of ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, up to 10 years later. Alex Pantelyat, a …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/looking-retrospectively-at-blood-samples-allows-researchers-to-spot-als-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Looking retrospectively at blood samples allows researchers to spot ALS, Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

ALS is a diagnosis no one wants to hear. Also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, the condition robs a person of the ability to control their muscles, and eventually their breathing. Now a new blood test developed and tested by …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/a-new-blood-test-may-spot-als-years-before-symptoms-emerge-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">A new blood test may spot ALS years before symptoms emerge, Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

A smartphone app helped people with prediabetes improve their lifestyles as much as a human led diabetes prevention program, research from Nas Mathioudakis, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues has shown. Mathioudakis says future plans to let the …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/how-do-we-ensure-safety-with-medical-apps-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">How do we ensure safety with medical apps? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

Prediabetes can be controlled with multiple lifestyle interventions to avoid development of diabetes, and an app helps. That’s according to research by Nas Mathioudakis, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues. Mathioudakis says the results are consistent with that …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/an-app-to-help-people-manage-prediabetes-helps-and-theres-room-for-improvement-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">An app to help people manage prediabetes helps, and there’s room for improvement, Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

The holidays are a time of celebration — and for many people, a time of heavier drinking. In this episode of Medicine Made General, addiction medicine and primary care physician Dr. Alia Bodnar breaks down what patients should know about …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/ep-7-alco-holidays-a-practical-approach-to-drinking-smarter-medicine-made-general/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Ep 7: Alco-Holidays: A Practical Approach to Drinking Smarter | Medicine Made General</span> Read More »</a></p>

Using a number of AI driven prompts, a new app helped people with prediabetes make several lifestyle changes to improve their blood sugar. The app was developed by diabetes expert Nas Mathioudakis and colleagues at Johns Hopkins, and compares favorably with …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/are-apps-the-answer-when-it-comes-to-diabetes-prevention-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Are apps the answer when it comes to diabetes prevention? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

Prediabetes can be controlled and diabetes avoided with use of an AI driven app, a new study by Nas Mathioudakis, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues has shown. The app performed just as well as human led coaching …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/would-you-respond-to-an-app-to-make-changes-in-your-lifestyle-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Would you respond to an app to make changes in your lifestyle? Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>

An AI driven app helped people with prediabetes avoid development of diabetes as well as human-led coaching, a study by Johns Hopkins diabetes expert Nas Mathiodakis and colleagues has shown. Mathioudakis :The app was using built in inputs of the …<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/a-new-smartphone-app-can-help-avoid-development-of-diabetes-elizabeth-tracey-reports/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">A new smartphone app can help avoid development of diabetes, Elizabeth Tracey reports</span> Read More »</a></p>