Addiction is a chronic illness affecting millions of Americans. It is essential to determine whether a patient may have a genetic predisposition to substance abuse prior to writing…
Antibiotics are an important tool in a physician’s arsenal, but evidence suggests that prescribing antibiotics may not always be the best initial course of action, even when that…
Hair loss, both the more medical forms and more conventional forms, affects many millions of people in the US and across the world. Current treatments include “accidental” drug…
Martin Lee, author of Smoke Signals, and director of Project CBD, explains why doctors may find themselves in a difficult position when patients come to them with questions about medical…
Martin Lee, author of Smoke Signals, and director of Project CBD, discusses the results of a University of Calgary study that found New Yorkers suffering from PTSD after the…
Martin Lee, author of Smoke Signals, and director of Project CBD, discusses the enlightening research coming out of the California Pacific Medical Center about the antitumor and anticancer effects of cannabinoids.…
Martin Lee, author of Smoke Signals, and director of Project CBD, explains his motivations for pursuing cannabinoid research and his interest in the social history of marijuana. He explains the challenge…
Samuel Shem, author of The House of God, explains his motivations for writing a play about the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous. Shem describes the success of his patients that…
Bruce Singer, Psy.D., Program Director, Chronic Pain and Recovery Center, Silver Hill Hospital, explains that chronic pain syndrome is best understood as a complex collection of symptoms and…
Larry Smarr, Founding Director, CALIT2, examines the 90% of cells in the body that aren’t human, most of which reside in the large intestine. A recent study used…
Why try to develop new drugs and therapies when we can repurpose old ones? Atul J. Butte, MD, PhD, Chief of Division of Systems Medicine at Stanford School…
Herbert Insel, MD, and Clinical Instructor at NYU Langone Medical Center, talks about the latest research on the health benefits of the Mediterranean Diet. He explains the the diet…
