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…
David Hale, Project Manager, Pillbox, National Library of Medicine, describes the government’s efforts to centralize health-related data and put it at the disposal of software developers. Videotaped at…
Nick Soloway, Founder & CEO, Hayes Soloway PC, talks about what makes physician-inventors unique, and the challenges involved in getting an invention to market. Filmed at FutureMed, in February, 2012,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In HIV patients with anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN), infrared coagulation (IRC) helps avoid progression to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), Spanish doctors say. “High-grade…
Donald Jones, MD, Vice President, Global Strategy & Market Development, Qualcomm Life, discusses the emergence of wireless technology in healthcare and describes two examples, the AirStrip remote ICU monitoring device…
Seniors eligible for Medicare have choices when it comes to receiving medical services. They can either enroll in a fee for service system or in the Medicare Advantage…
Alan Greene, MD, Founder, DrGreene.com, discusses the optimal time for umbilical cord clamping, and how early clamping may contribute to iron deficiency anemia in the newborn. Filmed at FutureMed,…
Alan Greene, MD, 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…
Sheri Fink, MD, PhD, Senior Fellow, New America Foundation, reminds us that low-tech solutions, and imaginative innovation are sometimes better than modern, electricity-dependent technologies in times of crisis. Filmed at…
Martin Kohn, MD, MS, Chief Medical Scientist, Care Delivery Systems, IBM Research, talks about Watson, the IBM supercomputer capable of natural language processing, and the role machines like…
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. “The Winner Effect” is a…
