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…
Alan Greene, Founder, DrGreene.com, describes the concepts that underpin the Society For Participatory Medicine, which encourages physicians and patients to collaborate in health care. Filmed at FutureMed, in February,…
Anne Degheest, Managing Director & Founder, HealthTech CAPITAL, discusses the role of the physician in the realignment of resources that will shape the future of health management. Filmed…
Heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia are three common conditions that often lead to hospitalizations for older patients. But what happens to these patients after they are treated…
Ian H. Robertson, PhD, Chair in Psychology at Trinity College Dublin and author of The Winner Effect, wants to teach you how to be a winner. Robertson discusses 4 easy ways…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with non-castrate metastatic prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy fare no better with the addition of docetaxel chemotherapy, a French and Belgian…
Hanne Mintz, co-chair of the Meso Foundation Board of Directors, discusses the foundation’s goals to find effective treatment and ultimately a cure for mesothelioma. She recommends both physicians…
Ian H. Robertson, PhD, Chair in Psychology at Trinity College Dublin and author of The Winner Effect, discusses the biochemistry and neuroscience behind money. Robertson points out how receiving money can activate parts…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Aggressive CT or PET/CT surveillance protocols confer significant risk of radiation-induced cancer in patients being monitored for metastasis from primary choroidal melanoma, California-based…
Rebecca Woodcock, Founder, Cake Health, discusses what inspired her to create Cake Health, a web based tool that helps people manage their health insurance issues. Filmed at FutureMed, in…
Robert Komitor, an attorney at Levy Philips & Konigsberg, LLP, discusses the best way for mesothelioma patients to receive compensation. Asbestos exposure is the only known and well…
