PCOS name change, whole blood, antibiotics, and blood markers

TT HealthWatch - May 22, 2026

Elizabeth Tracey and Dr. Richard Lange

This week's topics include a name change for PCOS, whole blood for trauma, antibiotics for wheezing in kids, and blood markers to direct lung cancer screening.

Program notes:

0:37 Prehospital resuscitation with whole blood

1:37 Compared with blood components

2:35 Easier to store 

3:19 Azithromycin in wheezing kids

4:19 Treated for five days

5:26 Name change from PCOS to PMOS

6:26 Consensus build

7:28 Improved accuracy of pathophysiology

8:30 Adjust policy, change international classification

9:15 Biomarkers to direct lung cancer screening

10:15 Participants from several countries

11:15 What are barriers to those with a smoking history

12:24 End