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…
Maxwell Chait, MD, gives a quick primer on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder (GERD), a disease that affects 18.6 million people in the United States. He discusses causes for this…
Mark Rosenberg, MD, MPP, President of The Task Force for Global Health, former head of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, discusses the top 5 issues currently facing…
Late-onset Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, affecting more than 30 percent of people 80 years and older. Incidence of the disease is reportedly higher…
Mark Rosenberg, MD, MPP, President of The Task Force for Global Health, former head of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, discusses the state of Centers of Disease Control and…
By Andrew M. Seaman New York (Reuters Health) – Women with lung cancer who ate the most soy before their diagnosis might live a little longer than those…
Sean Ahrens, co-founder of Crohnology, discusses how he brought a community of Crohn’s and Colitis patients together to share their collective knowledge and track their disease. Sean was diagnosed…
An estimated 20 to 40 percent of cancer patients receiving certain types of chemotherapy treatments may experience debilitating pain. The pain can cause a number of symptoms including…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Environmental factors appear to influence the incidence of papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PTMCs), according to a comparison of epidemiologic data from Sicily and the…
Mark Rosenberg, MD, MPP, President of The Task Force for Global Health, gives physicians tips on how they can play a role in reducing gun violence in their…
Rafael Yuste, MD, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience at Columbia University, discusses the many ways that the Brain Activity Map will fundamentally change medicine and neuroscience. Whether it’s pinpointing specific neural…
