<br /> <br /> This week’s topics include how the Zika virus changed, outcomes after surgery and health literacy, e-cigarettes and healthcare costs, and a reaction to tattooing.<br /> <br /> Program notes:<br /> <br /> 0:36 Case report of an outcome after a tattoo<br /> 1:32 Reaction to the tattoo ink but not cancer<br /> 2:32 Not cancer just a reaction<br /> 2:46 Mutations in the Zika virus<br /> 3:44 More likely to have brain malformation<br /> 4:46 Lot of controversy over this study<br /> 5:00 Health literacy and outcomes after surgery<br /> 6:01 No correlation with readmission<br /> 7:02 Very few minority patients<br /> 7:15 E-cigarettes and cost savings<br /> 8:15 People still had exposure to nicotine<br /> 9:15 How to quantify e-cigarette safety<br /> 10:39 End<br /> <br /> Related blog: https://podblog.blogs.hopkinsmedicine.org/2017/10/09/e-cigarette-benefits/<br />

PodMed – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts

Johns Hopkins Medicine

PodMed – Week of October 9, 2017

OCT 6, 201710 MIN
PodMed – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts

PodMed – Week of October 9, 2017

OCT 6, 201710 MIN

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This week’s topics include how the Zika virus changed, outcomes after surgery and health literacy, e-cigarettes and healthcare costs, and a reaction to tattooing. Program notes: 0:36 Case report of an outcome after a tattoo 1:32 Reaction to the tattoo &#8230;<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/podmed-week-of-october-9-2017/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">PodMed &#8211; Week of October 9, 2017</span> Read More &#187;</a></p>