Hosts Barbara Lewis, David Crabb, MD, and Jeremy Shere, PhD, talk to physicians and researchers about:
Treating Earthquake Victims in Haiti
Interview: Evan Lyon, MD, internist, Partners in Health
We may never know how many lives have been lost in Haiti. Nearly two weeks since the earthquake, and crews are still finding people who died when buildings collapsed on them. But the international aid efforts are in full swing, with crews from...
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Did You Know?
ICU Infections
Did you know that the more time you spend in an intensive care unit, the likelier you are get an infection?
According to a recent study of more than 1000 ICUs around the world, more than half of ICU patients are infected. Some of the most common...
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A Promising Melanoma Vaccine
Interview: David Mooney, PhD, associate dean of chemical/biological sciences and engineering at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
For years, scientists have hoped to create a cancer vaccine. The idea is to use the body’s own immune system to fight off tumor growth.
Now, they are close. A vaccine tested in mice has proven to be effective at triggering an immune response...
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Treating Dogs with Brain Cancer
Interview: Lorna Benson, Minnesota Public Radio
Another story of cancer research now: this time, in dogs.
Vets at the University of Minnesota have been working on an experimental procedure to treat the same aggressive form of brain tumor that killed Senator Ted Kennedy last year.
One of...
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What is Morning Sickness?
Women have been getting pregnant ever since, well, forever. And as far as we know, pregnancy has almost always involved nausea, vomiting, and other delightful symptoms of what's known as morning sickness -- even though it can last throughout the...
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Book: Brain: The Complete Mind
Interview: Richard Restak, MD, neuroscientist and author, George Washington University Medical Center
When you think of the National Geographic, visions of Mount Kilimanjaro come to mind.
Or maybe gazelles leaping across the savanna.
A new book explores an even more complex landscape: the brain.
Today Barbara Lewis speaks with Dr. Richard...
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Grace Notes
The Perils of Prayer
Are there times when the prayers of the seriously ill lead to unnecessary suffering?
Mrs. Thompson is a case in point. She was an older, frail lady with newly diagnosed acute leukemia. Neither she nor I were interested in the standard treatment...
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