Elephant DNA: The Secret to Cancer Suppression? (2017)
Some animals, such as elephants, almost never get cancer, and scientists have learned that the elephant DNA repair system is 20 times more powerful than the human system
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Intergenerational Living
Some retirement homes are offering local college students room and board in return for interaction with elderly residents.
Cancer Treatment and Sex
Many patients are shy about bringing up the effect cancer treatment has on sexual function, unaware there are ways to help.
Bariatric Surgery in Teenagers
The proportion of severely obese teenagers continues to rise, but teens are often held back until even bariatric surgery isn’t enough to return them to normal weight.
Doing Too Much for Terminal Patients: A Better Path to the End of Life
A critical care physician discusses how doctors are learning to resist their impulses to over-treat.
Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Treatment (2017)
Doctors can cure cancer in children better than ever, but decades later, many survivors suffer from chronic disease as a result of powerful cancer treatments.
Multiple Myeloma – Why is Iceland So Important?
Scientists are tapping the entire adult population of Iceland for a clinical test for treatments for multiple myeloma, a blood cancer.
Penicillin Allergy? Probably Not (2017)
Experts discuss how penicillin allergy misdiagnoses happen and what results when so many of us avoid the most effective, yet cheapest antibiotic.
Workplace Genetic Testing
Workers are protected from having to take genetic tests for employers, however, a bill under consideration would allow corporate wellness plans to ask workers for a test
Moderate Exercise – It’s Better For You (2017)
Experts discuss how much exercise is enough and how to make the most of light exercise.
Cancer Research Recruitment
Clinical trials drive medical advancement, but cancer clinical trials seldom meet their goals in recruiting patients.
Why Taming Sleep Leaves Us Restless
Sleep used to be natural, governed by darkness, light, and fatigue. Now it’s highly processed and scheduled.
