Hosts Anne Ryder, Barbara Lewis, David Crabb, MD, Jeremy Shere, PhD, and Kathy Miller, MD, talk to physicians and researchers about:
How do different subtypes of breast cancer affect treatment?
Interview: Kathy Miller, M.D., breast cancer expert at Indiana University Simon Cancer Center.
According to a recent genetic analysis, four distinct types of the most common breast cancer tumors are thought to arise in the milk duct. ”Breast cancer is not one disease; it is one of several different diseases that all happen in the breast,”...
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Did You Know?
Can cute images boost your brain power?
A team of Japanese researchers in a recently published paper titled "The Power of Cute". This study concluded that merely gazing at puppies, kittens, and other cute images may sharpen mental powers.
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What creates communication barriers between caregivers and health care providers?
Interview: Alexia Torke, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Indiana University; Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute, Inc.
Communication between health care professionals and surrogate caregivers for older adults who cannot make decisions for themselves is often fragmented, says Alexia Torke, M.D., assistant professor of medicine at the Indiana University Center for...
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Checkup
How can bacteria aid in weight loss?
In this weeks “Checkup” segment, Suzanne Devkota shares how certain types of bacteria are more efficient at collecting calories than others. This may be promising for scientists to be able to manipulate the bacteria in our guts to promote weight...
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What has changed at the IUSM Student Outreach Clinic since its inception in 2009?
Interview: Charles Goodwin, M.D. /Ph.D. student, chair of the IU Student Outreach Clinic Board.
The Indiana University Student Outreach Clinic recently celebrated four years of serving uninsured patients free of charge on the near eastside of Indianapolis. Since opening, the clinic has expanded to include students from Butler University School...
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Can our complex healthcare system be boiled down to a 200-page paperback?
Interview: Elisabeth Askin and Nathan Moore, Medical students, Washington University, St. Louis. Co-authors of "The Health Care Handbook."
Medical students Elisabeth Askin and Nathan Moore from Washington University in St. Louis were motivated by their peers and their own uncertainty of the future of health care to try to explain our health care system. The result, “The Health Care...
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