This week’s topics include radiation overdose due to medical tests, use of PPIs and Plavix, physician-patient connectedness, and flu updates.

Program notes:
0:39 Patient-physician connectedness and quality of primary care
1:59 Flu vaccine effectiveness
2:44 Inactivated vaccine
3:36 Those who’ve had injections in the past should continue
4:06 Emergence of drug resistant flu this year
5:08 Report of radiation overexposure
6:08 Ask physicians about their financial interest
7:07 Proton pump inhibitors and a heart medication
8:18 Increased risk of heart attack or hospitalizations
9:17 Can change to H2 blocker
10:07 End

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