TT HealthWatch - Friday, February 28, 2025
This week's topics include genetic and environmental contributions to aging and mortality, diet during pregnancy for gestational diabetes, telemedicine and low value medical tests, and vitamin D and respiratory infectious disease.
0:40 Genetics, environment, aging and mortality
1:40 22 major diseases
2:40 Polygenic risk score prediction
3:40 Maternal smoking during infancy
4:41 UK Biobank biased
5:00 Vitamin D supplements and acute respiratory infections
6:00 Had to take a medium dose
7:00 In those with low D
7:15 Prepackaged meals and gestational diabetes
8:15 200+ women in each arm
9:15 Good glucose levels in blood
10:05 Telemedicine and low value care use
11:05 About a million with low use of telemedicine
12:05 Can provide care remotely
13:18 End