Ellis Parker, MSN, RN, from Level Up RN, discusses the different levels of health prevention—primary, secondary, and tertiary—and the significant role of health determinants. She uses the community…
Most vaccines help the immune system learn to identify and fight off harmful viruses or bacteria before someone gets sick. But, scientists are also creating vaccines to treat…
Neil Jacobstein, Co-Chair of A.I. and Robotics, Singularity University, discusses the need for medical artificial intelligence to reduce medical errors. As a new generation of doctors begins practice, an…
Neil K. Warma, President & CEO, Opexa Therapeutics, delves into Opexa’s Phase 2B ABILI-T Clinical Trial for secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) that expects to yield top-line results in 2016. Previous studies showed that with…
Martin Lee, director, Project CBD, talks about the JAMA article that highlights the 25 percent decrease in overdose deaths from opiates in states where medical marijuana is legal. According…
Ermias D. Belay, MD, Associate Director for Epidemiologic Science, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Valerie A. Gustave, MD, MPH, attending physician, Gotham Medical Associates, describes the symptoms of acute pancreatitis, which include: nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and general unease. The prognosis for…
Charlotte Collins, J.D., Senior Vice President, Policy and Programs, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, discusses the results from the AAFA Annual Report. According to the report, there…
Susan J. Gross, MD, Professor of Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health, Pediatrics and Genetics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine addresses the timing and reasoning behind testing…
John Weinberg, MD, COO, Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, talks about the challenges in current organ transplantation methods, and Veloxis’ once-daily solution to advancing kidney transplantation. According to Weinberg, most kidney transplants…
Michael Roizen, MD, Chief Wellness Officer, Cleveland Clinic, and Chief Medical Correspondent for The Dr. Oz Show discusses the importance of fish as part of a healthy diet, especially for pregnant…
Susan J. Gross, MD, Professor of Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health, Pediatrics and Genetics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine discusses genetic disorders, comparing DNA to…
