TT HealthWatch - Friday, December 20, 2024
This week's topics include electronic nudges for flu shots, reducing plaques in coronary arteries, electronic sepsis alerts, and managing cachexia in people with cancer.
0:40 Regression of atherosclerotic plaques
1:40 Statins or antibodies to lower cholesterol
2:41 Many respond to routine therapy
2:52 Electronic nudges for flu vaccination
3:52 Letter identifying risk
4:52 Received from Danish government
5:53 No domestic way to distribute
6:46 Cancer cachexia treatment
7:50 Change in body weight at 12 weeks
8:51 Sepsis screening in hospitalized patients
9:51 Alerts in about 15% of screening group
10:51 Identify organ dysfunction
12:13 End