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Stay up-to-date with the latest research in medicine and science with TT HealthWatch. This 10-minute podcast is hosted by Richard Lange, M.D., M.B.A., president of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso and dean of the Paul L.

Podcast · By Dr. Richard Lange and Elizabeth Tracey · English · Official site

Indexed episodes, last 90 days
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Sep 4, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 4, 2026

    PE, Afib, cognitive function, EKG and syncope (opens the original)

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    Program notes: 0:44 EKG monitoring and syncope 1:45 No difference when monitored 2:45 Why not try monitoring? 3:13 Catheter directed thrombolysis in PE 4:14 Composite of death from any cause 5:14 Assessment for intermediate or high risk 6:16 Treatment not onerous 6:45 Afib ablation versus sham 7:45 Did not improve quality of life 8:45 Preprocedure assessment of psychological state? 9:13 Digital intervention to protect cognitive health 10:13 Verbal reasoning at 12 months 11:13 As long as internet

  2. Episode · Aug 28, 2026

    ADHD and CVD, hospice care, CTE and dementia, anemia, cardiac surgery and IV iron (opens the original)

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    Program notes: 0:37 CTE and dementia in NFL players 1:37 Post mortem CTE presence and stage 2:35 Past look at brains of players who died 3:35 Lesion is perivascular tau 4:34 Warning on repeated head trauma 5:14 IV iron for anemia before cardiac surgery 6:14 Anemic before surgery? 7:17 Hospice in rural and urban areas 8:18 People 66 years or older who died 9:20 Length of stay shorter, private or nursing homes 10:20 Doesn't limit hospice care 10:33 ADHD and CVD 11:33 About a 30% increase in CVD 12

  3. Episode · Aug 21, 2026

    Emergency department, ventilated patients, platelets, and CPR devices (opens the original)

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    Program notes: 0:35 Devices to do CPR versus manual 1:37 About 60% of U.S. population 2:32 8-9% survive with favorable neurologic status 3:15 Ventilated patients and reduction of mucous secretions 4:15 Duration of ventilation unchanged 5:15 Regulate or expectorate 5:40 Boarding ED patients 6:45 Adults admitted to general medicine service 7:45 More common in older patients 8:45 Can initiate inpatient management 9:24 Cold stored platelets versus room temp 10:24 Hemostatic efficiency score 11:30 Hi

  4. Episode · Aug 14, 2026

    High cholesterol, cannabis, dementia, and PMR (opens the original)

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    Program notes: 0:38 Polymyalgia rheumatica treatment 1:35 Antibody targets interleukin 17a 2:35 Remission started at 12 weeks and was durable to 52 3:11 Cannabis and hyperemesis syndrome 4:11 Cannabis-related ED visits 5:11 Prior to the new coding didn't link 6:05 Gene inhibition of PCSK-9 7:05 Encased in a nanoparticle 8:11 Three vascular risk factors and dementia 9:11 Stratified by age, sex, apoE status 10:13 13 additional dementia-free years 11:58 End

  5. Episode · Aug 7, 2026

    Caffeine, antihistamines, heart-failure, and e-cigarettes (opens the original)

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    This week's topics include caffeine's impact on CVD, antihistamines and atopic dermatitis, a community designed diet for heart failure, and e-cigarettes after smoking cessation.

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