Lung cancer comes in two main types: non-small cell and small cell. Each has different patterns, growth rates, and treatment needs. Smoking is the top risk factor, but…
Harry Erba, MD, PhD, Duke University, Durham, NC; Marina Konopleva, MD, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, NY; Thomas Cluzeau, MD, PhD, Central University Hospital…
Ramtin Kassir, MD, Plastic Surgeon, describes the symptoms of cutis verticis gyrata, or CVG, a condition in which the skin of the scalp starts resembling the folds of the…
David Stipp, MS, author of The Youth Pill, delves into the mechanisms of calorie restriction that leads to an increase in life expectancy. While not fully understood, the…
David Stipp, MS, author of The Youth Pill, delves into recent research on rapamycin, which in trials, has extended life expectancies of elderly mice by about 1/3 and…
Chris Leamon, PhD, Vice President of Research, Endocyte, notes Endocyte’s goals for developing targeted medicines using small molecule drug conjugate platforms. Vintafolide, Endocyte’s lead product, contains a drug called…
Sherry Glied, PhD, Dean, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, cites research from her book, Better but Not Well, which looks at the changes in…
About 40 thousand women die each year of breast cancer in the United States. Mammography screening is one way to detect breast cancer early. However, mammograms have benefits…
Recently, two major changes were made in the guidelines that recommend how physicians manage high blood pressure in their patients. The changes affect millions of Americans, especially older…
Sherry Glied, PhD, Dean, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, takes a detailed look at the state of mental illness in the US. She describes…
Sherry Glied, PhD, Dean, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, explains 5 reasons why healthcare has been slow to change. A variety of factors have…
Today drinking remains highly prevalent among young people, particularly college age students, world-wide. A new study looked at how effective a web-based screening and intervention was for reducing…
