 | Podcast -- Prepárese para las citas médicas
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Thursday, September 02, 2010
El hacer preguntas y participar en las decisiones que tienen que ver con su atención médica ayudará a mejorar la atención médica que usted recibe.
| Duration: 00:59
File Size: 2.25 MB |
| Podcast -- Back to School
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Tips for parents about making sure children get the right medical appointments and medications.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 940 KB |
| Podcast -- New Guides for Spanish-speaking Patients
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
New Spanish-language guides serve as helpful resources to understand and compare treatment options.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 964 KB |
| Podcast -- Los anticoagulantes pueden salvarle la vida, pero tenga cuidado
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
Los anticoagulantes son medicamentos que pueden causar sangrado excesivo si no se toman de forma adecuada.
| Duration: 00:59
File Size: 2.29 MB |
| Podcast -- Treating High Cholesterol
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Understand the benefits and risks of various medicines used to treat high cholesterol.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 960 KB |
| PSA -- Treating High Cholesterol - Version 1
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Sunday, August 15, 2010
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in August, September and October, 2010.
A free guide from AHRQ called "Treating High Cholesterol" ...
| Duration: 00:37
File Size: 444 KB |
| PSA -- Treating High Cholesterol - Version 2
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Sunday, August 15, 2010
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in August, September and October, 2010.
A free guide from AHRQ called "Treating High Cholesterol" ...
| Duration: 00:39
File Size: 468 KB |
| PSA -- Treating High Cholesterol - Version 3
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Sunday, August 15, 2010
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in August, September and October, 2010.
A free guide from AHRQ called "Treating High Cholesterol" ...
| Duration: 00:36
File Size: 428 KB |
| Podcast -- Family Health Care
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Tips for selecting a new
health plan and understanding the coverage you already have.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 940 KB |
 | PSA -- Keep Track of Your Medicines
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Monday, August 09, 2010
This PSA encourages health care consumers to take an active role in their health care by keeping a readily available pill card that lists all the medications they take.
| Duration: 00:38
File Size: 3.0 MB |
| PSA -- Tips for Going Home from the Hospital
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Monday, August 09, 2010
This PSA emphasizes the need to clarify all aspects of medical care, including medications, in preparation for leaving the hospital.
| Duration: 00:38
File Size: 3.4 MB |
| PSA -- Bring a Health Advocate to Appointments
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Monday, August 09, 2010
This PSA encourages health care consumers to bring a friend or family member to doctor appointments to ensure they collect accurate information about their condition and ...
| Duration: 00:37
File Size: 3.3 MB |
| Podcast -- Cuando Salga del Hospital
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Thursday, August 05, 2010
Es importante que conozca cómo debe cuidarse en casa después que sale del hospital a causa una cirugía o tratamiento.
| Duration: 00:59
File Size: 2.29 MB |
| Podcast -- Does Your State Have High-Quality Health Care?
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Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Check out AHRQ's tool that provides overall health care quality information for each state.
| Duration: 00:59
File Size: 940 KB |
 | Advice Column -- Treating High Cholesterol
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Tuesday, August 03, 2010
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), offers a guide called Treating High Cholesterol. The guide explains in plain English how this common medical ...
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| Podcast -- Torn Rotator Cuff
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Is Early Surgery Best? Talk with your doctor about treatment options.
| Duration: 00:59
File Size: 936 KB |
| Podcast -- Consejos para Tomar sus Medicamentos de Forma Segura
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
El tomar varios medicamentos simultáneamente puede causar interacciones peligrosas. Su médico debe conocer todos los medicamentos que toma.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 2.29 MB |
| Podcast -- Men's Health
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
More men than women are hospitalized for preventable conditions.
| Duration: 00:59
File Size: 937 KB |
| Podcast -- Health Advocate
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
A trusted friend or family member can serve as a health advocate for you.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 2.29 MB |
| Podcast -- Asma Medicamentos
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Thursday, July 08, 2010
Es importante tomar medicamentos para el asma diario para prevenir ataques.
| Duration: 00:59
File Size: 2.26 MB |
| PSA -- Asking Questions to Get the Care You Need
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Thursday, July 08, 2010
Be prepared for your doctor's visit by writing down your questions and bringing them with you. Patients who ask questions get better quality healthcare and can get better ...
| Duration: 02:33
File Size: 31.1 MB |
| PSA -- Asking Questions About Medical Tests
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Thursday, July 08, 2010
Ask your doctor questions about medical tests and your test results, you will have the information that you need to make smart decisions about your health care.
| Duration: 02:00
File Size: 25.8 MB |
| PSA -- Tips for Taking Medicines Safely
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Thursday, July 08, 2010
Ensure you get the right medicines and understand how to use them correctly. AHRQ has developed a checklist to help you take your medication safely.
| Duration: 02:31
File Size: 30.7 MB |
| PSA -- What to Ask Before Surgery
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Thursday, July 08, 2010
Ask your doctor to explain why you need to have surgery and how it can help you. Depending on your condition, surgery may not be the only way to treat your medical ...
| Duration: 02:36
File Size: 40 KB |
| PSA -- Where Medical Errors Occur and How to Avoid Them
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Thursday, July 08, 2010
Many of the medical errors that occur could have been prevented. You can take steps to reduce the chance of a medical error happening to you or a loved one. AHRQ has ...
| Duration: 02:39
File Size: 32.3 MB |
| Podcast -- Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
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Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Report Reviews Its Safety.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 936 KB |
| Advice Column -- Why It’s Wise to Use a Health Advocate
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Tuesday, July 06, 2010
A health advocate can help ensure you get the care and resources you need.
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| Podcast -- Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
A New Review from AHRQ.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 956 KB |
| Podcast -- Anemia Falciforme
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
Rehospitalización y tratamiento de emergencia.
| Duration: 00:58
File Size: 2.22 MB |
| Podcast -- Leaving the Hospital
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
A Guide for Taking Care of Yourself.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 939 KB |
| Podcast -- Diabetes and the Flu
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
More adults with diabetes are getting flu shots.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 951 KB |
| Podcast -- Cirugía Ambulatoria
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
Lo que necesita saber.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 2.32 MB |
| Podcast -- Medication Safety
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Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Bar-code technology reduces errors.
| Duration: 01:02
File Size: 970 KB |
| Podcast -- Health Care-Associated Infections
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Wednesday, June 02, 2010
How patients can reduce their risk.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 956 KB |
| Advice Column -- How to Avoid the Round-Trip Visit to the Hospital
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Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Medical problems that send patients back to the hospital can be avoided.
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| Podcast -- Cómo Conseguir Acceso a Atención Especial
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
Uno de cada seis adultos reporta que esto es un problema grave.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 1.85 MB |
| Podcast -- Rising Health Care Costs
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Even people with health insurance are facing the burden of increasingly high health care costs.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 971 KB |
| Podcast -- Many Health Care Disparities Not Decreasing
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
The 2009 National Healthcare Disparities Report suggests disparities in health care still persist.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 979 KB |
| Podcast -- Comparación de Medicamentos para la Presión
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
Guía explica beneficios, efectos secundarios y costos.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 1.8 MB |
| Podcast -- Ruptured Appendix
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Hospitalization rates for children with a ruptured appendix.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 956 KB |
| Podcast -- Obesity in the U.S.
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Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Many Americans are not receiving advice from their doctors about exercise and diet.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 979 KB |
| Advice Column -- Healthcare-Associated Infections: They Can Happen to You
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Tuesday, May 04, 2010
The most common complication of hospital care, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) contribute to 99,000 deaths annually and cost billions of dollars. They are ...
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| Podcast -- Sickle Cell Disease
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Rehospitalizations and emergency treatment for sickle cell disease.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 960 KB |
| Podcast -- Escoja a Su Médico
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
Asegúrese de hacer la mejor elección.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 1.9 MB |
| Podcast -- Same-Day Surgery
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
What you should know to increase your chances for a good and steady recovery following surgery.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 948 KB |
| Podcast -- Using Proton-Pump Inhibitors with Blood Thinners
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Study evaluates risks and benefits for heart patients.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 953 KB |
| Podcast -- Obesidad Infantil
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Thursday, April 08, 2010
Pruebas de detección recomendadas para niños de 6 años y más.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 1.85 MB |
| Podcast -- Comparing Blood Pressure Medicines
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Wednesday, April 07, 2010
A guide explains benefits, side effects and costs.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 952 KB |
| Advice Column -- Same-Day Surgery: What You Should Know
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Tuesday, April 06, 2010
Thanks to advances in technology and anesthesia, nearly 6 of every 10 surgeries performed at hospitals are done as "outpatient" procedures. Nearly 35 million such ...
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| Newscast -- Getting Access to Specialty Care
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
One in 13 adults who needed to see a specialist found that getting to see one was a big problem.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 956 KB |
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| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 956 KB |
| PSA -- Check Your Prescriptions
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Sunday, March 28, 2010
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in March 2010. There are some simple ways to help you take medicines safely.
| Duration: 00:35
File Size: 420 KB |
| PSA -- Be Sure You Know How and When to Take Your Medication
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Sunday, March 28, 2010
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in March 2010. If you take more than one medication each day, you know it can be confusing to keep them ...
| Duration: 00:35
File Size: 552 KB |
| Podcast -- Comparación de Medicamentos Antidepresivos
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Guía para adultos brinda información práctica sobre diferentes medicamentos.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 932 KB |
| Podcast -- Comparing Hospitals on Quality
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
The Hospital Compare Web site offers useful information.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 964 KB |
| Podcast -- Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Interventions keeping infection rates low.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 960 KB |
| PSA -- Osteoarthritis
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in March 2010.
If you suffer from osteoarthritis of the knee, there are treatments to reduce your ...
| Duration: 00:35
File Size: 420 KB |
| PSA -- Osteoarthritis
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in March 2010.
If you suffer from osteoarthritis of the knee, get a free copy of the guide ...
| Duration: 00:37
File Size: 436 KB |
| PSA -- Osteoarthritis
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in March 2010.
A guide from AHRQ called, 'Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Guide for Adults,' covers ...
| Duration: 00:34
File Size: 540 KB |
| Podcast -- Aprenda a Controlar la Diabetes
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Datos muestran que muchos no tienen la oportunidad de hacerse exámenes de salud importantes.
| Duration: 01:02
File Size: 968 KB |
| Podcast -- Asking Your Doctor Tough Questions
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Advice on taking an active role in your health care.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 948 KB |
| Podcast -- Comparing Type 2 Diabetes Treatments
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Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Guides explain pills, insulin, and newer premixed insulin.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 956 MB |
| Advice Column -- Comparing Blood Pressure Medicines
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Tuesday, March 02, 2010
More than 65 million Americans have high blood pressure, or hypertension. Most people with high blood pressure have no symptoms, but if it’s left untreated, it can cause ...
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| PSA -- Taking Antidepressants Safely
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Sunday, February 28, 2010
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in December 2009 and February 2010.
While there are a large number of safe and effective antidepressant ...
| Duration: 00:34
File Size: 568 KB |
| PSA -- Choosing an Antidepressant Medication
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Sunday, February 28, 2010
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in December 2009 and February 2010.
People struggling with depression may need to try several ...
| Duration: 00:36
File Size: 1.3 MB |
| Podcast -- Antes de Hacerse Exámenes Médicos, ¡Haga Preguntas!
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Es importante conocer por qué necesita un examen médico y cómo se llevará a cabo.
| Duration: 00:59
File Size: 937 KB |
| Podcast -- Comparing Antidepressant Medicines
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
A guide for adults gives practical information on different drugs.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 960 KB |
| Podcast -- After a Diagnosis: The Next Steps
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
AHRQ brochure offers helpful information.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 956 KB |
| Podcast -- Pastillas que Diluyen la Sangre - AHRQ Lanza Nuevo Video para Consumidores
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
Un nuevo video disponible en español ayuda a los usuarios de pastillas que diluyen la sangre a comprender cómo tomar sus medicamentos de forma segura y efectiva.
| Duration: 00:59
File Size: 928 KB |
| Podcast -- Choosing a Doctor
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Making sure you make the best choice.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 963 KB |
| Podcast -- Childhood Obesity
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Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Screening recommended for children ages 6 and older.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 960 KB |
| Advice Column -- Comparing Diabetes Drugs
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Marketing research shows that when faced with many choices, people can become frustrated or indecisive. Choices can be confusing in health care, too - especially when it ...
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| Podcast -- Folleto Sobre Seguro Médico Disponible en Español
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Si está considerando un plan de seguro médico por primera vez o está cambiando su plan, el folleto de AHRQ le puede ayudar.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 941 KB |
| Podcast -- Treating COPD
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Studies review safety and effectiveness of some treatments.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 944 KB |
| PSA -- Be Prepared For Medical Appointments
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in January 2010. The single most important thing you can do for your health is to ask questions.
| Duration: 00:36
File Size: 556 KB |
| PSA -- Get Answers to Your Questions
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in January 2010. Almost half of all adults have some difficulty understanding health information.
| Duration: 00:34
File Size: 528 KB |
| Podcast -- Electively Inducing Labor
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
AHRQ had produced a guide on the safety and risks of inducing labor.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 941 KB |
| Podcast -- Ampliado Sitio Web en Español de AHRQ
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
El ampliado sitio web de AHRQ en español incluye información para la prevención y el tratamiento de enfermedades, el uso de medicamentos de forma segura, bienestar y para ...
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 947 KB |
| Podcast -- Using Core Needle Biopsy to Diagnose Breast Cancer
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
A non-surgical method for diagnosing breast cancer is safe and nearly as effective as surgical biopsy.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 938 KB |
| PSA -- You Can Quit Smoking
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
These tips can help you get prepared to quit smoking and increase your chances of success.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 940 KB |
| PSA -- You Can Quit Smoking
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
These tips can help you get prepared to quit smoking and increase your chances of success.
| Duration: 00:31
File Size: 496 KB |
| PSA -- Screening Tests for Men 50 and Older
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Men who are 50 and older should speak to their doctors about which screening tests they need to stay healthy.
| Duration: 00:29
File Size: 464 KB |
| PSA -- Screening Tests for Men 50 and Older
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Men who are 50 and older should speak to their doctors about which screening tests they need to stay healthy.
| Duration: 00:16
File Size: 256 KB |
| PSA -- Preventing Blood Clots
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
People who have had surgery or a stroke or if have difficulty walking may be at risk for blood clots, which are serious and need immediate treatment. AHRQ has a ...
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 484 KB |
| PSA -- Preventing Blood Clots
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
People who have had surgery or a stroke or if have difficulty walking may be at risk for blood clots, which are serious and need immediate treatment. AHRQ has a ...
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 944 KB |
| PSA -- Seguridad de los Medicamentos
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Este audio trata de la importancia de informarse acerca de los medicamentos que se toman, de manera de conocer cuándo deben dejarse y si éstos requieren seguimiento, para ...
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 952 KB |
| PSA -- Seguridad de los Medicamentos
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Este audio trata de la importancia de informarse acerca de los medicamentos que se toman, de manera de conocer cuándo deben dejarse y si éstos requieren seguimiento, para ...
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 488 KB |
| PSA -- Preguntas para Su Médico
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Si no entiende algo, pída una explicación. Llame a su médico si tiene preguntas después de la cita.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 948 KB |
| PSA -- Preguntas para Su Médico
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Si no entiende algo, pída una explicación. Llame a su médico si tiene preguntas después de la cita.
| Duration: 00:31
File Size: 488 KB |
| PSA -- Preguntas para Su Medico
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Si no entiende algo, pída una explicación. Llame a su médico si tiene preguntas después de la cita.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 483 KB |
| PSA -- Be Prepared for Medical Appointments
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Sunday, January 10, 2010
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in January 2010. The single most important thing you can do for your health is to ask questions.
| Duration: 00:35
File Size: 1.4 MB |
| PSA -- Talking With Your Doctor
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Sunday, January 10, 2010
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in January 2010. Your doctor needs to explain things clearly, and you need to let them know when they’re ...
| Duration: 00:35
File Size: 1.4 MB |
| PSA -- Get Answers to Your Questions
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Sunday, January 10, 2010
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in January 2010. Almost half of all adults have some difficulty understanding health information.
| Duration: 00:34
File Size: 1.3 MB |
| Podcast -- Managing Diabetes
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Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Data show many miss important health exams.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 963 KB |
| Advice Column -- Comparing Medical Treatments for Antidepressants
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Tuesday, January 05, 2010
About one in every six adults experiences depression at some point in his or her life. Depression can be treated to give you a better quality of life. But finding the ...
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| Newscast -- Lead Story - Seniors and Falls
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
According to the latest AHRQ data, falls are the leading cause of injuries and deaths for Americans age 65 and older.
| Duration: 07:26
File Size: 6.80 MB |
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| | | • Feature: The Leading Cause of Emergency Department Visits for Seniors
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| | | Two million seniors end up in the emergency room each year with broken bones, cuts or head wounds after falling.
| Duration: 00:38
File Size: 605 KB |
| | | • Feature: A New Guide Compares Atrial Fibrillation Treatments
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| | | A new guide for clinicians summarizes the available evidence from 120 research studies, and compares the use of medicine to the use of radiofrequency ablation for ...
| Duration: 02:14
File Size: 2.05 MB |
| | | • Podcast: Radiofrequency Ablation - New AHRQ Guide
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| | | Information helps you weigh the benefits and risks of treatment options.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 953 KB |
| | | • Feature: Comparing Hospitals Online
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| | | Dr. Carolyn Clancy discusses a Web tool called Hospital Compare that can help you find out if your hospital is doing a good job.
| Duration: 02:41
File Size: 2.46 MB |
| | | • PSA: Questions to Ask Before Surgery
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| | | Be active in your health care to ensure you receive quality care.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 469 KB |
| PSA -- Questions to Ask Before Surgery
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Be active in your health care to ensure you receive quality care.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 469 KB |
| Radiocast -- Lowering High Cholesterol
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
A new AHRQ guide helps compare effectiveness and risks of treatment options.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 938 KB |
| Newscast -- Lead Story - Health Care Costs for Treating Baby Boomers
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
AHRQ data show hospitals spent about $56 billion in 2007 treating 55 to 64 year olds.
| Duration: 08:05
File Size: 7.40 MB |
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| | | • Feature: Treating Baby Boomers Cost Roughly $56 Billion in 2007
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| | | Hospitals spent about $56 billion in 2007 treating 55- to 64-years-olds according to AHRQ.
| Duration: 00:46
File Size: 727 KB |
| | | • Feature: High Blood Pressure Medication May Help Treat Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
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| | | According to a new comparative effectiveness report funded by AHRQ, two medications commonly used to treat high blood pressure appear to be effective in treating stable ...
| Duration: 02:43
File Size: 2.49 MB |
| | | • Feature: Understanding Your Insurance Options During Open Enrollment
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| | | AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy shares advice on how to get the best value during open enrollment.
| Duration: 02:49
File Size: 2.57 MB |
| | | • Radiocast: Does Your Hospital Do a Good Job?
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| | | Find out using a Web site called Hospital Compare.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 938 KB |
| | | • PSA: Be Prepared for Medical Appointments
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| | | The single most important thing you can do for your health is to ask questions. Be an informed and active member of your health care team.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 528 KB |
| PSA -- Be Prepared for Medical Appointments
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
The single most important thing you can do for your health is to ask questions. Be an informed and active member of your health care team.
| Duration: 00:29
File Size: 463 KB |
| Radiocast -- Obesity in America
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Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Nearly 90 percent of American adults will be overweight or obese by 2030.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 963 KB |
| Radiocast -- Create a Pill Card
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Wednesday, December 02, 2009
AHRQ's pill card helps you keep track of your medications.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 960 KB |
| Radiocast -- Open Enrollment: What to Consider When Choosing a Health Plan
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Tips from AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy on how to get the best value.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 963 KB |
| Newscast -- Lead Story - 2009 Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
A pocket-size book of the preventive screenings, tests and services recommended from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
| Duration: 07:13
File Size: 6.61 MB |
Newscast segments: |
| | | • Feature: AHRQ Research Shows an Increase in Patients Leaving Hospitals Against Medical Advice
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| | | The number of patients leaving against the advice of medical staff increased by nearly 40 percent between 1997 and 2007, according to recent AHRQ research.
| Duration: 00:43
File Size: 685 KB |
| | | • Feature: AHRQ Releases New Clinical Preventive Services Guide for Clinicians
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| | | AHRQ has released its new 2009 Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: A pocket-sized book clinicians can use in their daily practice to review U.S. Preventive Services ...
| Duration: 02:13
File Size: 2.03 MB |
| | | • Feature: Clinical Decision Support and Improving Patient Outcomes
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| | | AHRQ Director of Health Information Technology Dr. Jon White discusses how clinical decision support tools can help reduce the risk of medical errors and improve the ...
| Duration: 02:23
File Size: 2.19 MB |
| | | • Radiocast: High Blood Pressure Medicines Show Promise for Treating Heart Disease
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| | | AHRQ research shows two medications used to treat high blood pressure may also be effective in treating stable ischemic heart disease.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 953 KB |
| | | • PSA: Questions are the Answer
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| | | When you communicate with your doctor, when you ask more questions, you reduce your risk of suffering a medical mistake.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 475 KB |
| PSA -- Questions are the Answer
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
When you communicate with your doctor, when you ask more questions, you reduce your risk of suffering a medical mistake.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 478 KB |
| Radiocast -- New National Initiative to Fight Health Care-Associated Infections
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
HHS awards $17 million to fund several new projects.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 938 KB |
| Newscast -- Lead Story - C-Sections on the Rise
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Wednesday, November 04, 2009
About one in every three babies in the U.S. is delivered by C-section according to AHRQ.
| Duration: 06:39
File Size: 6.10 MB |
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| | | • Feature: One in Three American Babies Delivered by C-section
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| | | According to the latest AHRQ data, C-section deliveries account for 33 percent of all deliveries, despite being more expensive than conventional delivery.
| Duration: 00:47
File Size: 741 KB |
| | | • Feature: Particle Beam Radiation Therapy Effectiveness
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| | | AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program recently released a comparative effectiveness report on particle beam radiation therapy for treating cancer.
| Duration: 02:03
File Size: 1.88 MB |
| | | • Feature: Clinical Decision Support White Papers
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| | | AHRQ's Director of Health Information Technology Dr. Jon White discusses AHRQ-sponsored white papers on clinical decision support.
| Duration: 02:00
File Size: 1.84 MB |
| | | • Radiocast: November is American Diabetes Month
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| | | If you have type 2 diabetes, a guide from AHRQ can help you compare oral medicines.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 938 KB |
| | | • PSA: Be a Champion and Quit Smoking Now
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| | | This PSA features former Washington Redskins cornerback and NFL Hall of Famer Darrell Green and a third grade class from Rockville, MD. For help, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW. ...
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 477 KB |
| PSA -- Be a Champion and Quit Smoking Now
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Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Kids know what smoking can do. This PSA features former Washington Redskins cornerback and NFL Hall of Famer Darrell Green and a third grade class from Rockville, MD. ...
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 477 KB |
| Advice Column -- Does Your Hospital Do A Good Job?
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
A Web site called "Hospital Compare" helps you find out how often patients treated at your hospital end up returning within 30 days of going home. This is important ...
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| PSA -- Diabetes Medications - Testing Your Blood Sugar Level
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Sunday, November 01, 2009
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in November 2009. If you have Type 2 diabetes, it is important to test your blood sugar level regularly.
| Duration: 00:31
File Size: 484 KB |
| PSA -- Comparing Diabetes Medications
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Sunday, November 01, 2009
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in November 2009. All pills to treat Type 2 diabetes lower blood sugar, but there are differences.
| Duration: 00:34
File Size: 540 KB |
| PSA -- Exercise and Diet Recommendations for Diabetics
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Sunday, November 01, 2009
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in November 2009. AHRQ recommends regular exercise and proper diet for people with type 2 diabetes.
| Duration: 00:31
File Size: 488 KB |
| Radiocast -- Particle Beam Radiation Therapy Effectiveness
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
AHRQ releases a new Comparative Effectiveness Report.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 940 KB |
| Newscast -- Lead Story - Clinical Decision Support - Improving Health Care Quality
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
AHRQ presents tools and interventions to help clinicians, staff, patients or others make informed health care decisions.
| Duration: 09:13
File Size: 8.45 MB |
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| | | • Feature: Osteoporosis-Related Fracture Hospitalizations on the Rise
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| | | According to recent AHRQ research, hospital admissions for patients with fractures related to osteoporosis increased by 55 percent between 1995 and 2006.
| Duration: 00:47
File Size: 739 KB |
| | | • Feature: Medications to Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer
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| | | Clinical trials have compared medications used to reduce the risk of breast cancer in women and their potential harms.
| Duration: 03:25
File Size: 3.12 MB |
| | | • Feature: Clinical Decision Support - Improving Health Care Quality
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| | | Tools and interventions to help clinicians, staff, patients or others make informed health care decisions.
| Duration: 03:24
File Size: 3.11 MB |
| | | • Radiocast: Treating Osteoporosis
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| | | Osteoporosis causes bones to become fragile and break easily. A guide from AHRQ can help patients compare their treatment options.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 963 KB |
| | | • PSA: Take Charge of Your Health
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| | | When you communicate with your doctor, when you ask more questions, you reduce your risk of suffering a medical mistake.
| Duration: 00:29
File Size: 468 KB |
| PSA -- Take Charge of Your Health Featuring Fran Drescher
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
It took two years for Fran Drescher to get a proper diagnosis of uterine cancer. In this audio PSA, a collaboration between AHRQ and the Cancer Schmancer Foundation, Fran ...
| Duration: 00:31
File Size: 496 KB |
| Radiocast -- Medications to Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Medications can reduce a woman’s chance of getting breast cancer, but each drug has potential harms.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 953 KB |
| Newscast -- Lead Story - Kids and Sports Injuries
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Wednesday, October 07, 2009
AHRQ research shows sports-related injuries account for the majority of child hospitalizations in the US.
| Duration: 08:05
File Size: 7.40 MB |
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| | | • Feature: Sports-Related Injuries Account for Most Child Emergency Department Visits
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| | | According to AHRQ, the majority of child emergency department visits in the US were attributed to sports-related injuries.
| Duration: 00:44
File Size: 694 KB |
| | | • Feature: AHRQ Releases a New Gestational Diabetes Guide
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| | | AHRQ’s new comparative effectiveness guide for clinicians offers tips for treating gestational diabetes.
| Duration: 02:14
File Size: 2.04 MB |
| | | • Feature: Finding Reliable Health Information on the Internet
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| | | AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy offers tips for finding trustworthy information online
| Duration: 03:19
File Size: 3.03 MB |
| | | • Radiocast: How to Find Good Information Online
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| | | AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy explains how to find reliable health information on the Internet.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 938 KB |
| | | • PSA: Secondhand Smoke
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| | | Former Washington Redskins Cornerback and NFL Hall of Famer Darrell Green talks to kids about secondhand smoke.
| Duration: 00:29
File Size: 466 KB |
| PSA -- Secondhand Smoke
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Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Former Washington Redskins Cornerback and NFL Hall of Famer Darrell Green talks to kids about secondhand smoke.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 470 KB |
| Advice Column -- Open Enrollment: What To Consider When Choosing a Health Plan
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009
To get the best value from your health plan, you need to understand your different coverage options and how they work.
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| Radiocast -- Gestational Diabetes: A Guide for Pregnant Women
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
AHRQ helps women with gestational diabetes understand and compare their treatment options.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 938 KB |
| Newscast -- Lead Story - Comparing Treatments for Overactive Bladder
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Evidence shows many therapies for overactive bladder are only modestly effective.
| Duration: 06:20
File Size: 5.80 MB |
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| | | • Feature: Family Insurance Premiums in the US Topped $12,000 in 2008
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| | | According to AHRQ data, premiums for family insurance plans exceeded $12,000 annually in 2008.
| Duration: 01:04
File Size: 980 KB |
| | | • Feature: Overactive Bladder Syndrome - Comparing Treatment Options
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| | | A review of the scientific evidence shows many therapies, including many popular prescription drugs, are only modestly effective.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 937 KB |
| | | • Feature: AHRQ Releases New Blood Thinner Pills Video
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| | | AHRQ has released a video that addresses some concerns and answers many questions about blood thinner pills and their effects.
| Duration: 02:21
File Size: 2.15 MB |
| | | • Radiocast: Blood Thinner Pills - AHRQ Releases New Video for Consumers
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| | | A new AHRQ video, "Staying Active and Healthy with Blood Thinners," helps people understand how to take blood thinner pills safely and offers tips for using the drug in ...
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 963 KB |
| | | • PSA: Questions are the Answer
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| | | When you communicate with your doctor, when you ask more questions, you reduce your risk of suffering a medical mistake.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 471 KB |
| PSA -- October is Safe Meds Month: Medication Adherence
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in September and October 2009. Medicines work best when you take them as prescribed.
| Duration: 00:32
File Size: 380 KB |
| PSA -- Check Your Prescriptions When You Pick Them Up at the Pharmacy
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in September and October 2009. There are some simple ways to help you take medicine safely, starting ...
| Duration: 00:32
File Size: 376 KB |
| PSA -- Taking Medication Safely
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in September and October 2009. You need to know why you are taking a prescription, and if it could ...
| Duration: 00:32
File Size: 501 KB |
| Radiocast -- Rising Health Care Costs Related to Obesity
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
AHRQ Data shows an 80 percent increase in health care spending among American adults with obesity.
| Duration: 01:02
File Size: 964 KB |
| Advice Column -- What You Need to Know about Blood Thinner Pills
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Some medicines, such as blood thinner pills, require you to make lifestyle changes. These changes are important for you to stay safe and healthy.
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| Special Report -- Staying Active and Healthy: Blood Thinners
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Monday, September 14, 2009
If you've recently been prescribed blood-thinning pills you may have questions.
| Duration: 10:26
File Size: 17.6 MB |
| Special Report -- Manténgase Activo y Saludable con los Diluyentes de la Sangre
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Monday, September 14, 2009
Los diluyentes de la sangre son muy eficaces cuando se usan correctamente. Este video le ayudará a comprender por qué está tomando el diluyente de la sangre y qué debe ...
| Duration: 11:34
File Size: 20.6 MB |
| Newscast -- Lead Story: Young and Uninsured - Five Million Young Americans Choose Not To Buy, Even When Available
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Wednesday, September 09, 2009
About five million adults between the ages of 19 and 23 don’t have health insurance, even though nearly half of them have full-time jobs.
| Duration: 08:30
File Size: 7.77 MB |
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| | | • Feature: Young Americans are Choosing Not to Purchase Health Insurance
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| | | AHRQ data shows millions of young adults are choosing not to purchase health insurance, even though it is available to them.
| Duration: 00:41
File Size: 641 KB |
| | | • Feature: AHRQ Releases New Nationwide Emergency Department and Inpatient Sample Information
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| | | AHRQ has released the new Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, and has added 2007 data to its Nationwide Inpatient Sample.
| Duration: 01:58
File Size: 1.80 MB |
| | | • Feature: Preparing for Emergency Department Visits
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| | | Taking steps ahead of time to be prepared for an emergency department visit can help you ensure you get good, timely and safe treatment.
| Duration: 03:52
File Size: 3.54 MB |
| | | • Radiocast: What to Bring to the Emergency Department
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| | | The best emergency care depends on your clinicians having accurate and thorough information about you and your health.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 952 KB |
| | | • PSA: Be a Champion For Your Loved Ones
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| | | Take a loved one to the doctor since early detection of many chronic diseases can improve and even save lives.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 471 KB |
| PSA -- Be a Champion For Your Loved Ones
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Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Take a loved one to the doctor since early detection of many chronic diseases can improve and even save lives.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 471 KB |
| Radiocast -- Healthy Aging Month - AHRQ's Checklists for 50+
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Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Our health care needs change as we age. AHRQ's checklists encourage preventive care throughout a lifetime to stay healthy.
| Duration: 01:02
File Size: 964 KB |
| Advice Column -- How to Make an Emergency Department Visit a Safe One
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Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Being prepared for an emergency department visit can help you get timely and safe care.
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| Newscast -- Lead Story: Four in Ten Emergency Department Visits Billed Public Insurance
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
According to AHRQ data, 50 million emergency department visits were billed to Medicaid and Medicare in 2006.
| Duration: 06:15
File Size: 5.71 MB |
Newscast segments: |
| | | • Feature: Public Insurance is Billed for Four of Every Ten Emergency Department Visits
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| | | In 2006, 50 million emergency department visits were billed to public insurance, according to the latest AHRQ data.
| Duration: 00:51
File Size: 798 KB |
| | | • Feature: New Spanish-Language Treatment Comparison Guides From AHRQ
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| | | Spanish speakers who want to compare treatment options can get this information in AHRQ’s new Spanish-language consumer guides.
| Duration: 01:07
File Size: 1.02 KB |
| | | • Feature: Tips for Keeping a Personal Health Record
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| | | Keeping track of your medical information makes you an active partner in your health care and allows you to ask good questions about your care.
| Duration: 02:32
File Size: 2.32 KB |
| | | • Radiocast: Keeping Track of Your Health Information
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| | | AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy explains why personal health records are important and what information to include.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 952 KB |
| | | • PSA: Taking Medication Safely
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| | | You need to know why you are taking a prescription, and if it could interact with other medicines, vitamins, or food.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 478 KB |
| Radiocast -- Tips for Getting Personalized Care
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Documenting a family health history can assist your doctor in providing you with more personalized treatment. AHRQ offers tips and tools.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 943 KB |
| Advice Column -- Personalized Medicine's Frontier Is Coming Into View
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
AHRQ continues to create new knowledge, evaluate existing knowledge, and assist in disseminating accurate information and implementing evidence-based recommendations on ...
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| Newscast -- Lead Story: Blood Clots and Genetic Testing – Evaluating the Benefits
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
A new study finds that genetic testing for adults with a history of blood clots may not be beneficial.
| Duration: 09:19
File Size: 8.53 MB |
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| | | • Feature: High Blood Pressure is the Most Commonly Treated Health Condition for Middle-Aged Women
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| | | According to the latest AHRQ data, nearly twenty-five million women are treated for high blood pressure.
| Duration: 00:33
File Size: 524 KB |
| | | • Feature: The Benefits of Genetic Testing for Blood Clots
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| | | Genetic testing for adults with a history of blood clots may not be beneficial, according to a new study.
| Duration: 02:50
File Size: 2.60 MB |
| | | • Feature: Personalized Medicine
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| | | By practicing personalized medicine, doctors can help predict your risk and take action to keep you and your family healthy.
| Duration: 04:02
File Size: 3.69 MB |
| | | • Radiocast: AHRQ Releases 2008 State Snapshots
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| | | Updated State Snapshots from AHRQ give most states mixed reviews in health care quality.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 944 KB |
| | | • PSA: Screening Tests for Healthy Living
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| | | Screening tests are a great way to detect problems early when they’re easier to treat or control.
| Duration: 00:25
File Size: 395 KB |
| PSA -- Screening Tests for Healthy Living
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Sunday, August 09, 2009
This audio PSA will be distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in August and September 2009. The program suggests that screening tests are a great way to detect ...
| Duration: 00:28
File Size: 332 KB |
| PSA -- Secondhand Smoke and Children
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Sunday, August 09, 2009
This audio PSA will be distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in August and September 2009. This PSA explains that, according to recent studies, kids who live ...
| Duration: 00:34
File Size: 532 KB |
| PSA -- Understanding Your Diagnosis and Treatment Plan
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Sunday, August 09, 2009
This audio PSA, airing in grocery store chains nationwide in August and September 2009, suggests some next steps if you’ve been diagnosed with a new health condition.
| Duration: 00:34
File Size: 540 KB |
| Radiocast -- Preventive Health Services: Men and Women
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009
AHRQ has created checklists that highlight which preventive services men and women should get and when they should get them.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 959 KB |
| Advice Column -- An Aspirin a Day? The Answer is Different for Men and Women
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Tuesday, August 04, 2009
When it comes to health, there are also differences in what’s best for men and women. Understanding these differences makes it easier for you to take the right steps to ...
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| Newscast -- Lead Story: Data Shows Poor Less Likely to Talk with Their Doctor
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
AHRQ data shows lower-income people report having difficulty communicating with their doctors roughly twice as often as higher-income people.
| Duration: 08:11
File Size: 7.5 MB |
Newscast segments: |
| | | • Feature: More Lower-Income People Report Trouble with Patient-Doctor Communication
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| | | Lower-income people report having difficulties communicating with their doctors more often than higher-income people.
| Duration: 00:41
File Size: 645 KB |
| | | • Feature: Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation - An Alternative Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation
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| | | A new treatment for atrial fibrillation, called radiofrequency catheter ablation, has short-term success with many patients, but more study is needed to reveal long-term ...
| Duration: 02:53
File Size: 2.65 MB |
| | | • Feature: Preventive Services Recommendations for Men and Women
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| | | AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy discusses the development of evidence-based recommendations on preventive services for men and women.
| Duration: 02:46
File Size: 2.54 MB |
| | | • Radiocast: Expanded Spanish Web Site from AHRQ
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| | | According to AHRQ data, Hispanics have poorer health care due in part to a lack of access to health care information in Spanish.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 951 KB |
| | | • PSA: It's Never Too Late to Quit
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| | | Information for consumers about the risks of tobacco use and the benefits of quitting.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 469 KB |
| PSA -- It's Never Too Late to Quit
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Once you quit smoking your breathing, circulation and health start to improve immediately.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 469 KB |
| Radiocast -- Making End-Of-Life Treatment Decisions
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Learn the importance of preparing an advance directive, a legal document that conveys decisions about end-of-life care.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 955 KB |
| Advice Column -- Hospital Advisory Councils Get Patients' View on Safer Health Care
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Many have witnessed situations in which their family member was seriously injured or died due to a medical error. AHRQ and other groups want to change our health care ...
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| Newscast -- Lead Story: Hospitalization of the Poor Much Higher for Asthma, Diabetes, Other Preventable Diseases
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Low-income Americans are more likely than people in higher income groups to be hospitalized for chronic health conditions.
| Duration: 9:58
File Size: 9.14 MB |
Newscast segments: |
| | | • Feature: Hospitalization for Chronic Conditions Much Higher for Low-Income Families
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| | | Low-income Americans are more likely than people in higher income groups to be hospitalized for chronic health conditions.
| Duration: 00:47
File Size: 748 KB |
| | | • Feature: AHRQ Research Shows the Rate of Bariatric Surgery Complications is Declining
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| | | AHRQ has found that the average rate of post-surgical and other complications in patients who have bariatric surgery declined 21 percent since 2002.
| Duration: 03:36
File Size: 3.29 MB |
| | | • Radiocast: Reduced Complications for Bariatric Surgery
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| | | AHRQ research shows risks associated with weight loss surgery, called bariatric surgery, have decreased in recent years.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 956 KB |
| | | • Feature: Few Americans Have Planned for End-of-Life Care
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| | | According to research by AHRQ, less than half of severely or terminally ill patients, have an advance directive, which is a legal document that allows us to convey our ...
| Duration: 03:02
File Size: 2.78 MB |
| | | • PSA: Questions to Ask Before Surgery
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| | | Be active in your health care to ensure you receive quality care.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 469 KB |
| Radiocast -- Comparing Erectile Dysfunction Drugs
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009
An AHRQ-funded project reviewed prescription drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction, a common sexual disorder.
| Duration: 01:02
File Size: 962 KB |
| Advice Column -- Talking About End-of-life Treatment Decisions
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Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Most people do not make their wishes clear to their loved ones or their health care providers.
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| Newscast -- Lead Story: Uninsured with Asthma - Data Shows Many Less Likely To Take Daily Meds
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Uninsured Americans with asthma are less likely to take daily medicine to prevent asthma attacks.
| Duration: 08:16
File Size: 7.57 MB |
Newscast segments: |
| | | • Feature: Uninsured Asthmatics are Less Likely to Take Daily Preventive Medicine
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| | | Uninsured Americans with asthma are less likely to take daily preventive medicine to prevent asthma attacks.
| Duration: 00:42
File Size: 661 KB |
| | | • Feature: Integrated Electronic Medical Records Help One Health Care Team Provide Better Care
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| | | Hospitals and clinicians who use integrated electronic medical records can improve health care delivery and save lives.
| Duration: 02:38
File Size: 2.41 MB |
| | | • Feature: What You Need to Know About Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Councils
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| | | Health care organizations are encouraging consumers to be part of patient safety advisory councils to help reduce health care risks and improve health care quality.
| Duration: 03:02
File Size: 2.78 MB |
| | | • Radiocast: Participating in a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council
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| | | Health care organizations are partnering with consumers to reduce risks and improve quality.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 950 KB |
| | | • PSA: Exercise for Health
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| | | This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in May 2008.
Nearly two thirds of Americans are not at a healthy weight. One of the simplest things ...
| Duration: 00:26
File Size: 414 KB |
| Radiocast -- Study Finds Fewer Families Can Afford Health Insurance
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Without access to health insurance through work, 30 million families remain uninsured. AHRQ examines this phenomenon.
| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 943 KB |
| Newscast -- Lead Story: New Quality and Disparities Reports Show Only Weak Progress
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
AHRQ's 2008 Quality and Disparities reports show that the annual rate of improvement in health care quality is very low, and patient safety is actually getting worse ...
| Duration: 09:11
File Size: 8.41 MB |
Newscast segments: |
| | | • Feature: Only About Half of Americans Diagnosed with Diabetes Keep Their Symptoms in Check
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| | | The latest AHRQ data shows that only 9 million people - just slightly more than half of all Americans diagnosed with diabetes - have symptoms under optimum control.
| Duration: 00:36
File Size: 566 MB |
| | | • Feature: A New Guide from AHRQ Compares Treatments for Osteoarthritis of the Knee
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| | | AHRQ compares several trendier treatments for osteoarthritis of the knee.
| Duration: 03:16
File Size: 3.00 MB |
| | | • Radiocast: Comparing Osteoarthritis of the Knee Treatments
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| | | A new guide from AHRQ compares the effectiveness of various treatment options for osteoarthritis of the knee. Evidence shows some work better than others.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 953 KB |
| | | • Feature: AHRQ's National Health Care Reports Show Only Weak Progress
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| | | AHRQ's 2008 Quality and Disparities reports show that the annual rate of improvement in health care quality is very low, and patient safety is actually getting worse ...
| Duration: 03:28
File Size: 3.17 MB |
| | | • PSA: Kids Know What Smoking Can Do
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| | | Former Washington Redskins cornerback and Pro Football Hall of Famer Darrell Green talks with a third grade class about smoking.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 470 KB |
| PSA -- Kids Know What Smoking Can Do
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Former Washington Redskins Cornerback and NFL Hall of Famer Darrell Green explains how smoking harms every organ of the body.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 470 KB |
| Advice Column -- Keeping Track of Your Health Information
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Your doctor's medical charts and other health information don't automatically appear at different doctors' offices or hospitals. Personal health records can help keep ...
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| Radiocast -- Basic Health Tips for Men
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends three basic things that men should do to stay healthy.
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File Size: 956 KB |
| PSA -- Early Detection is Your Best Defense
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Friday, June 05, 2009
Talk with your doctor about health screenings and decide which tests are right for you.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 7 MB |
| PSA -- Health Tips for the Whole Family
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Friday, June 05, 2009
Medical tests can help detect disease early when it's easier to treat.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 3.4 MB |
| PSA -- Prevention is the Key to a Healthy Life
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Friday, June 05, 2009
Research shows African Americans aren’t getting the health screenings to prevent conditions like diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 4.9 MB |
| PSA -- Talk with Your Family, Talk with Your Doctor
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Friday, June 05, 2009
You’re pretty good with maintaining a healthy lifestyle, but how important is your family’s health?
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 3.6 MB |
| Newscast -- Lead Story: Making Hospital Discharges Safer for Seniors
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Elderly patients just returning home from the hospital are prone to medication mishaps. Learn how information technology is making the transition from hospital to home ...
| Duration: 09:01
File Size: 8.26 MB |
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| | | • Feature: Preventable Hospitalizations
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| | | More timely and effective outpatient treatment could have saved nearly $31 billion that was spent on care in American hospitals.
| Duration: 00:40
File Size: 629 KB |
| | | • Feature: Making Hospital Discharges Safer for Seniors
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| | | Elderly patients just returning home from the hospital are prone to medication mishaps. Learn how information technology is making the transition from hospital to home ...
| Duration: 03:38
File Size: 3.33 MB |
| | | • Feature: Keeping Healthy When the Economy Is Not
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| | | AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy offers advice on how to get the best health care value safely.
| Duration: 02:55
File Size: 2.67 MB |
| | | • Radiocast: Ask Questions!
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| | | Research shows many people don't ask enough questions during doctor visits, but getting involved can greatly improve the safety and quality of your health care.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 956 KB |
| | | • PSA: Take Charge of Your Health Featuring Fran Drescher
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| | | It took two years for Fran Drescher to get a proper diagnosis of uterine cancer. In this audio PSA, a collaboration between AHRQ and the Cancer Schmancer Foundation, Fran ...
| Duration: 00:31
File Size: 496 KB |
| Advice Column -- New Reports Show Weak Progress on Health Quality
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Tuesday, June 02, 2009
U.S. patients receive the recommended care for their illness or condition only about 60 percent of the time, according to new AHRQ research.
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| PSA -- Take Charge of Your Health Featuring Fran Drescher
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Monday, June 01, 2009
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in June 2009. It took two years for Fran Drescher to get a proper diagnosis of uterine cancer. In this ...
| Duration: 00:31
File Size: 496 KB |
| PSA -- Good Health Is a Gift
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Monday, June 01, 2009
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in June 2009. Research shows that African Americans are more likely to develop high blood pressure and ...
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 516 KB |
| PSA -- Take Care of Your Loved Ones by Being Active in Your Own Health Care
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Monday, June 01, 2009
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in June 2009. Research shows that men don’t visit the doctor as often as they should, even though ...
| Duration: 00:40
File Size: 464 KB |
| Radiocast -- Quitting Tobacco - Talk with Your Doctor
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says it's important to discuss the use of tobacco with your doctor.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 956 KB |
| Newscast -- Lead Story: Eating Disorder Hospitalizations Rising
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
According to the latest AHRQ data, more Americans are being hospitalized for eating disorders.
| Duration: 11:40
File Size: 10.6 MB |
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| | | • Feature: Eating Disorder Hospitalizations Rising
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| | | According to the latest AHRQ data, more Americans are being hospitalized for eating disorders that can result in anemia, kidney failure, erratic heart rhythms and other ...
| Duration: 00:56
File Size: 876 KB |
| | | • Feature: Screening for Clinical Depression in Teens
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| | | U.S. Preventive Services Task Force member Dr. Tom DeWitt talks about the recommendation for primary care clinicians to screen their patients age 12 to 18 for clinical ...
| Duration: 03:57
File Size: 3.62 MB |
| | | • Feature: What is a Medical Home?
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| | | AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy defines the patient-centered medical home and explains how consumers can play an active role as members of their health care team.
| Duration: 04:56
File Size: 4.53 MB |
| | | • Radiocast: Patient-Centered Medical Home - What You Need to Know
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| | | AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy defines the patient-centered medical home and explains how consumers can play an active role as members of their health care team.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 955 KB |
| | | • PSA: Play It Safe, Don’t Play Around with Medicine
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| | | It's important to follow medication instructions and talk with your doctor or pharmacist if you have questions.
| Duration: 00:29
File Size: 468 KB |
| PSA -- Play It Safe, Don't Play Around with Medicine
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Follow medication instructions and talk with your doctor or pharmacist if you have questions.
| Duration: 00:29
File Size: 468 KB |
| Advice Column -- Coordinating Your Care with a Medical Home
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
A medical home takes a team approach to primary care and puts the patient at the center of that team.
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| Radiocast -- National Women's Health Week
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
National Women’s Health Week is May 10 through 16, and a good time to take a look at your health care routines.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 952 KB |
| Newscast -- Lead Story: Tools for Planners to Safeguard Children During a Public Health Emergency
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Wednesday, May 06, 2009
AHRQ has released two new tools to help emergency planners better care for children during public health emergencies.
| Duration: 09:32
File Size: 8.72 MB |
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| | | • Feature: Mental Disorders are the Most Expensive Children's Medical Condition
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| | | According to the latest AHRQ data, treating America’s youth for mental disorders cost almost 9 billion dollars in 2006.
| Duration: 00:53
File Size: 841 KB |
| | | • Feature: AHRQ Has Released Two New Tools to Help Emergency Planners
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| | | AHRQ has released two new tools to help emergency planners better prepare for safeguarding our children during a public health emergency. AHRQ Public Health Emergency ...
| Duration: 03:30
File Size: 3.21 MB |
| | | • Feature: AHRQ's New Public Service Ads Encourage Consumers to Ask Questions
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| | | AHRQ is working with the Ad Council to launch a new series of public service ads that encourage consumers to get more involved in their health care by asking questions of ...
| Duration: 03:15
File Size: 2.98 MB |
| | | • Radiocast: Screening Teens for Clinical Depression
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| | | May 6 - 12 is National Mental Health Counseling Week and a good time to remember that mental health isn’t just an issue that affects adults. Nearly 6 percent of ...
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 953 KB |
| | | • PSA: Tips to Prevent Medical Errors
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| | | You can help avoid errors by being more involved in your health care.
| Duration: 00:29
File Size: 424 KB |
| PSA -- Tips to Prevent Medical Errors
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Wednesday, May 06, 2009
You can help avoid errors by being more involved in your health care.
| Duration: 00:29
File Size: 424 KB |
| Advice Column -- Asking Questions to Get the Care You Need
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Be prepared for doctor visits by thinking of questions and writing them down before you go.
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| Special Report -- H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) Preparedness
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Friday, May 01, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control offer tips on how to prepare yourself for H1N1 flu (swine flu).
| Duration: 00:29
File Size: 1.1 MB |
| Special Report -- Medidas para Enfrentar la Influenza
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Friday, May 01, 2009
El CDC ofrece ayuda a prepararle para la influenza h1n1 (la influenza porcina).
| Duration: 00:29
File Size: 1.1 MB |
| Special Report -- Hygiene Habits to Help Fight H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
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Friday, May 01, 2009
Tips from the CDC to help control H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) spread using simple hygenic habits.
| Duration: 00:29
File Size: 1.1 MB |
| Special Report -- Los Hábitos Higiénicos Ayudan a Combatir la Influenza
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Friday, May 01, 2009
Las puntas del CDC para ayudarlo a controlar gripe H1N1 (la influenza porcina) extensión que utiliza hábitos sencillos de hygenic.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 1.1 MB |
| Special Report -- Community Planning for H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
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Friday, May 01, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control offer advice on how to prepare for an H1N1 flu (swine flu) outbreak in your community.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 1.1 MB |
| Special Report -- Planes de la Comunidad para Enfrentar la Influenza
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Friday, May 01, 2009
Los Centros para el consejo de oferta de Control de Enfermedad en cómo preparar para una gripe H1N1 (gripe de cerdo) estallido en su comunidad.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 1.1 MB |
| Radiocast -- Better Hearing and Speech Month
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month and a good time to remind parents that every newborn should be screened for congenital hearing loss.
| Duration: 01:02
File Size: 963 KB |
| Newscast -- Lead Story: New Study Shows Drug-Coated Stents Safer than Bare-Metal Stents
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Dr. Pamela Douglas discusses new findings regarding drug-coated stents and their effectiveness on patients 65 and older.
| Duration: 08:06
File Size: 7.42 MB |
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| | | • Feature: Treatment for Heart Ailments in 2006 Totaled $78 Billion
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| | | According to the latest AHRQ data, treating heart ailments cost $78 billion in 2006.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 472 KB |
| | | • Feature: New Study Shows Drug-Coated Stents Safer than Bare-Metal Stents
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| | | According to new research findings, drug-coated stents are safer than bare-metal stents for patients 65 and older.
| Duration: 03:09
File Size: 2.90 MB |
| | | • Feature: Prescribing Drugs for Off-Label Use is Common
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| | | AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy discusses treating some conditions with medications that are designed for other conditions.
| Duration: 02:33
File Size: 2.34 MB |
| | | • Radiocast: Off-Label Drugs - A Common Practice
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| | | Off-label prescribing is when your doctor treats your condition with a medication that’s designed for a different condition. AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy says it’s ...
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 963 KB |
| | | • PSA: Be Prepared for Medical Appointments
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| | | The single most important thing you can do for your health is to ask questions. Be an informed and active member of your health care team.
| Duration: 00:29
File Size: 463 KB |
| Advice Column -- Off-Label Drugs: What You Need to Know
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Off-label prescribing is when a physician gives you a drug that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved to treat a condition that is different than ...
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| Radiocast -- Consumer Guide Compares Type 2 Diabetes Treatments
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
AHRQ summarizes the evidence comparing the effectiveness, safety of premixed insulin analogues with other insulin preparations and oral drugs for type 2 diabetes.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 961 KB |
| Newscast -- Lead Story: Hospital Admissions on the Rise for People Without Health Insurance
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Wednesday, April 08, 2009
AHRQ research shows hospital admissions for people without health insurance rose by a third between 1997 and 2006.
| Duration: 07:52
File Size: 7.2 MB |
Newscast segments: |
| | | • Feature: Hospital Admissions on the Rise for People Without Health Insurance
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| | | Hospital admissions for people without health insurance are on the rise, according to AHRQ research.
| Duration: 00:41
File Size: 644 KB |
| | | • Feature: Weighing the Risks and Benefits of Aspirin Therapy
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| | | U.S. Preventive Services Task Force member Dr. Michael LeFevre discusses the risks and benefits of taking aspirin daily to help prevent heart attacks or strokes.
| Duration: 02:50
File Size: 2.6 MB |
| | | • Feature: Comparative Effectiveness - Comparing Treatment Options
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| | | AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy offers advice for patients on comparing multiple treatment options.
| Duration: 02:24
File Size: 2.2 MB |
| | | • Radiocast: Comparative Effectiveness Research: What it Means for You
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| | | AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy advises consumers to take the time to compare their health care options by reviewing these plain-language guides.
| Duration: 01:02
File Size: 964 KB |
| | | • PSA: Know What Your Results Are and What They Mean
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| | | Don't assume that no news is good news when it comes to medical test results.
| Duration: 00:31
File Size: 484 KB |
| Advice Column -- Comparative Effectiveness Research: What It Means for You
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009
In health care, one size does not fit all, and treatments that are good for one patient aren’t necessarily good, or even safe, for you.
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| Radiocast -- Aspirin Every Day - Is it Right For You?
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009
A variety of risk factors must be addressed when considering whether to take aspirin to help prevent heart attack or stroke.
| Duration: 01:02
File Size: 964 KB |
| Radiocast -- Personal Health Records
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Learn how keeping a personal health record may reduce or eliminate duplicate medical tests and allow you to receive safer and higher-quality health care.
| Duration: 01:02
File Size: 964 KB |
| Newscast -- Lead Story: Speaking Up About Your Health Care Needs
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy offers advice for speaking up about your health care.
| Duration: 9:16
File Size: 8.5 MB |
Newscast segments: |
| | | • Feature: Prescription Painkiller Spending on the Rise
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| | | Spending on outpatient prescription painkillers has tripled in the past ten years, according to the latest AHRQ data.
| Duration: 00:29
File Size: 465 KB |
| | | • Feature: Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections
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| | | AHRQ is funding a new project to implement methods for reducing central line-associated bloodstream infections in hospital IC units.
| Duration: 04:55
File Size: 4.50 MB |
| | | • Feature: Speaking Up About Your Health Care Needs
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| | | AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy offers tips for speaking up about your health care.
| Duration: 01:50
File Size: 1.68 MB |
| | | • PSA: Take Charge of Your Health Featuring Fran Drescher
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| | | It took two years for Fran Drescher to get a proper diagnosis of uterine cancer. In this audio PSA, a collaboration between AHRQ and the Cancer Schmancer Foundation, Fran ...
| Duration: 00:31
File Size: 496 KB |
| Radiocast -- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Experts say early detection and treatment are the key to survival, yet only half of America’s adults 50 and older get the necessary screenings for colorectal cancer.
| Duration: 01:02
File Size: 964 KB |
| Advice Column -- How To Complain - And Get Heard
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Many of us don’t hesitate to complain. Making our voices heard when something isn’t right is the first step in getting it corrected.
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| Newscast -- Lead Story: An EMR System That Helps Reduce Medication Errors
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
An Electronic Medical Record system can help prevent serious errors from happening when patients see multiple doctors in many different locations. Mr. DeLuca discusses an ...
| Duration: 07:48
File Size: 7.10 MB |
Newscast segments: |
| | | • Feature: High Cholesterol on the Rise
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| | | According to the latest research from AHRQ, visits by Americans to hospital outpatient department or office-based providers for diagnosing or treating high cholesterol ...
| Duration: 00:49
File Size: 772 KB |
| | | • Feature: An EMR System That Helps Reduce Medication Errors
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| | | An Electronic Medical Record system can help prevent serious errors from happening when patients see multiple doctors in many different locations. Mr. DeLuca discusses an ...
| Duration: 02:41
File Size: 2.46 MB |
| | | • Feature: Help Choosing a Nursing Home
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| | | The federal government unveiled a Web-based tool with the intent of giving consumers a snapshot of the care that individual nursing homes provide. AHRQ Director Dr. ...
| Duration: 02:23
File Size: 2.18 MB |
| | | • Radiocast: Help Choosing a Nursing Home
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| | | AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy talks about a new tool that will help consumers identify high-quality nursing homes.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 963 KB |
| | | • PSA: Play It Safe, Don't Play Around with Medicine
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| | | Follow medication instructions and talk with your doctor or pharmacist if you have questions.
| Duration: 00:29
File Size: 468 KB |
| Radiocast -- Toolkit Helps Reduce Medication Errors in Hospitals
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Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Patients in the hospital face a high risk of experiencing mistakes involving medications. An AHRQ toolkit helps to reduce these errors.
| Duration: 01:02
File Size: 964 KB |
| Advice Column -- How Tired Is Your Doctor?
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Tuesday, March 03, 2009
You might be surprised to know that, until recently, doctors who train in hospitals, called medical residents, did not have limits on their work hours.
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| Newscast -- Lead Story: Medication Safety Toolkit
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
A patient safety toolkit from AHRQ is designed to help rural hospitals provide safer care, especially when it comes to dispensing medications to patients.
| Duration: 09:02
File Size: 8.27 MB |
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| | | • Feature: Cold Weather-Related Hospitalizations
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| | | Frigid temperatures can result in cold weather-related hospitalizations and even death. According to recent research from AHRQ, there were more than 6,000 ...
| Duration: 00:48
File Size: 753 KB |
| | | • Feature: Medication Safety Toolkit
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| | | Dr. Katherine Jones discusses a patient safety toolkit from AHRQ designed to help rural hospitals provide safer care, especially when it comes to dispensing ...
| Duration: 03:21
File Size: 3.07 MB |
| | | • Feature: Choosing Long-Term Care
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| | | Choices for long-term care range from community services and home care to assisted living facilities, continuing care communities and nursing homes. When choosing a ...
| Duration: 02:40
File Size: 2.45 MB |
| | | • Radiocast: Choosing Long-Term Care
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| | | As our population ages, many of us will face decisions about finding long-term care. Dr. Carolyn Clancy provides helpful advice on navigating this responsibility.
| Duration: 01:02
File Size: 964 KB |
| | | • PSA: Children Are Not Immune to Medical Errors
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| | | Medication errors occur three times as often in children as adults. Dr. Carolyn Clancy has some advice for parents.
| Duration: 00:49
File Size: 774 KB |
| Radiocast -- Peanut Safety
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
The list of recently recalled peanut products connected to an outbreak of salmonella has caused concern about food safety. Learn what you need to do to stay safe.
| Duration: 01:02
File Size: 964 KB |
| Advice Column -- New Web Tool Helps You Choose a Nursing Home
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Finding a high-quality nursing home for a loved one is a big responsibility. AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy discusses a useful tool that can help you compare your ...
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| Newscast -- Lead Story: How to Manage Chronic Diseases
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Seven out of every ten Americans who die each year succumb to a chronic disease. AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy has some tips for managing chronic diseases.
| Duration: 07:40
File Size: 7.02 MB |
Newscast segments: |
| | | • Feature: Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding on the Decline
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| | | Bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract, a potentially painful and distressing condition, is on the decline.
| Duration: 00:44
File Size: 694 KB |
| | | • Feature: Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Guide for Clinicians
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| | | Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are largely preventable conditions that contribute to at least 100,000 deaths each year in the United States. A new clinician ...
| Duration: 02:47
File Size: 2.52 MB |
| | | • Feature: How to Manage Chronic Diseases
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| | | AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy has some tips for managing chronic diseases that claim the lives of seven out of every ten Americans annually.
| Duration: 02:20
File Size: 2.14 MB |
| | | • Radiocast: How to Manage Chronic Diseases
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| | | In the United States, nearly three of every four dollars spent on medicines for adults goes to treating chronic disease.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 963 KB |
| | | • PSA: Having Surgery: What You Need To Know
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| | | Every year, more than 15 million Americans have surgery. If you’re considering surgery, you need to make an informed decision.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 477 KB |
| PSA -- Having Surgery: What You Need To Know
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Every year, more than 15 million Americans have surgery. If you’re considering surgery, you need to make an informed decision.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 477 KB |
| Radiocast -- Medical Handoffs
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Wednesday, February 04, 2009
AHRQ research has found that as patients are handed off from one provider to another they have a greater risk of being seriously injured by a medical error.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 963 KB |
| Advice Column -- How to Choose Long-Term Care Services
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Tuesday, February 03, 2009
There are many different options for long-term care. Choosing one option over another will depend on several factors: physical and mental health, finances, and ...
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| Newscast -- Lead Story: E-prescribing - A Cost Saving Alternative to Paper Prescriptions
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
According to a recent study funded by AHRQ, e-prescribing can allow doctors to select lower cost or generic medications which can lead to tremendous savings for patients.
| Duration: 09:09
File Size: 8.39 MB |
Newscast segments: |
| | | • Feature: Women More Likely Than Men to be Hospitalized for Unspecified Chest Pain
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| | | According to the latest AHRQ research, women are more likely than men to be hospitalized for chest pain for which doctors cannot find a cause.
| Duration: 00:47
File Size: 745 KB |
| | | • Feature: E-prescribing - A Cost Saving Alternative to Paper Prescriptions
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| | | According to a recent study funded by AHRQ, e-prescribing can allow doctors to select lower cost or generic medications which can lead to tremendous savings for patients.
| Duration: 02:58
File Size: 2.72 MB |
| | | • Feature: Long Hours Worked by Medical Residents Examined
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