Hosts Barbara Lewis, David Crabb, MD, and Kathy Miller, MD, talk to physicians and researchers about:
Rethinking the PSA Prostate Screening Test
Interview: Andrew Vickers, PhD, researcher, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
One medical trend we’ve been following this year has been the questions raised about the value of some forms of routine cancer screening.
Today, we begin with one of those controversies:
The PSA blood test, which has become part of the annual...
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Remembering Mark Pescovitz, MD
A transplant surgeon at Indiana University School of Medicine was killed in a car accident in Michigan Sunday.
Dr. Mark Pescovitz crashed on I-94 in Jackson County, Mich, at about 4 p.m., according to the Jackson County medical examiner's...
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Prospective New Laws for Food Safety
Interview: Erik Olson, director of Food and Consumer Product Safety Programs, The Pew Health Group
One item of business that the House of Representatives may get to before going home for the year is a major overhaul of the food safety system.
The House passed one version last year, and late last month, the Senate approved a similar bill,...
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Fat Zappers: Do They Work?
Interview: Michael Jensen, MD, endocrinologist & researcher
The Mayo Clinic
And when we saw a recent news story in the Wall Street Journal about two new weight-loss devices -- approved by the FDA -- we had to find out more. They're calld "fat zappers."
One device deflates fat cells…and the other one kills them. Sound...
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Spending for Happiness
They say money can’t buy happiness. Of course, most of the people saying that have plenty of money. Or at least enough to get by. Researchers know that below a certain level of deprivation, people tend to be extremely unhappy.
Researchers also...
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Book: The Self Aware Parent
Interview: Fran Walfish, PsyD, psychologist
Author, The Self-Aware Parent: Resolving Conflict and Building A Better Bond with Your Child
It’s the time of year when a lot of us pack up the car and head out of town for a family visit.
Whether it’s a car trip across town or a plane ride across the country, traveling with young children can be stressful.
Throw in the excitement of...
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Grace Notes
The Night I Buried Gabriella
Recently I was explaining to a young woman why I recommended that she seek hospice care. I explained that additional chemotherapy would not prolong her life and that there were significant risks and burdens. I paused and then asked if what I had...
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