Michael Hochman, MD, MPH, board certified general internist at USC’s Keck School of Medicine, cofounder of Updates in Slow Medicine, and host of the Healthy Skeptic, MD podcast,…
With the aid of single-cell sequencing technology, researchers at Harvard Medical School have mapped the beginnings of the biological development of both zebrafish and frogs from a single-cell…
Hair loss, both the more medical forms and more conventional forms, affects many millions of people in the US and across the world. Current treatments include “accidental” drug…
Medical errors may contribute to illness and even death for hospitalized patients. Many of these errors come from miscommunication during the handoff, that’s when patient information is communicated…
Caroline Rhea, comedian/activist, and Elizabeth R. Mueller, MD, discuss what doctors can do for patients who may have overactive bladder. Dr. Mueller stresses the importance of raising awareness for the…
The switch to Electronic Health Records (EHR) is one that seems painful to the healthcare provider, as it suggests increased documentation time and increased work load. Dan Riskin,…
Atul J. Butte, Chief of the Division of Systems Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, explains why it’s an amazing time right now for biomedical research. As…
John Abele, Founder, Boston Scientific Corporation, explains the challenges behind the exponential growth in the advancement of technology. He gives 6 guidelines to address the ethical dilemmas of modern…
How do small companies create groundbreaking changes through the internet? Brad Templeton of Foresight Nanotech Institute and former chairman of Electronic Frontier Foundation explains how “stupid networks” allow…
Why try to develop new drugs and therapies when we can repurpose old ones? Atul J. Butte, MD, PhD, Chief of Division of Systems Medicine at Stanford School…
John Abele, Co-Founder and Director or Boston Scientific, talks about how while people know when they aren’t feeling well, it’s often difficult to understand why. Doctors can use…
John Abele, Founder, Boston Scientific Corporation, discusses the dilemma of regulating medicine when it comes to the risk of not doing something versus the risk of doing something.…
