Hosts Barbara Lewis, David Crabb, MD, Jeremy Shere, PhD, Kathy Miller, MD, and Steve Bogdewic, PhD, talk to physicians and researchers about:
Teaching the Price of Medical Care
Interview: Ryan Thompson, MD, internist, Boston, MA
Here’s the scene: you’re at the doctor’s office. She recommends that you get an MRI and some blood tests to find the cause of some symptoms you’ve been experiencing.
But first you have a question: How much will these tests cost, you ask? Or maybe...
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Processed Meat & Heart Disease
Processed meats are so bad for us. Jeremy Shere explains why.
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New Treatment for Diabetes-Caused Blindness
Interview: Raj Maturi, MD, ophthalmologist with the Midwest Eye Institute
Clinical associate professor of ophthalmology, IU School of Medicine
There are now about 25M people diagnosed with diabetes in the U.S.
And side effects from diabetes have become the most common cause of blindness.
Now, a drug that’s already on the market to treat age-related macular degeneration is being...
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XMRV: A Virus That May Cause Prostate Cancer
Interview: Stephen Goff, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology & biochemistry and molecular biophysics
Columbia University
Next, very early research into a virus that may contain clues to prostate cancer -- and chronic fatigue syndrome.
The virus is called X-M-R-V, which stands for xenotropic murine leukemia-related virus.
The term "murine" indicates that the...
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Location & Exercise
You know that staying in shape depends a lot on eating right and getting plenty of exercise.
But where you live can make a difference, too.
Jeremy Shere has more.
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Book: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
Interview: Gabor Mate, MD, addiction specialist
Author, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
The so-called "war on drugs" has cost billions, but there are still drug addicts in every part of the U.S. and beyond.
Here’s a doctor’s perspective on that "war," now:
Gabor Mate is a staff physician at the Portland Hotel in Vancouver,...
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