Staph Treatment, Type 2 Diabetes, and Cancer Care

This week's topics include who's delivering cancer care, new treatment for staph, diet and type 2 diabetes and potatoes and type 2 diabetes.

Program notes:
0:44 Spuds are what we call potatoes

1:47 Followed for over 5million person years

2:45 No mechanism for why french fries are problematic

3:25 DASH4D diet for glycemic control

4:25 4 diets compared 

5:25 Extends benefits outside hypertension

6:20 A new antibiotic for staph infections

7:20 IV therapy until cultures are negative

8:20 Cost of new therapy, cost effectiveness

8:40 Geographic variation in subspeciality cancer care

9:40 Highest income managed by specialists

10:40 Guidelines expanded

11:36 Telemedicine may help

12:10 End