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Helping Patients Find Better Deals on Tests and Medicines
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/helping-patients-find-better-deals-on-tests-and-medicines/4397/With tens of millions of people in the United States living without health insurance, lower prices for medicine and tests can mean the difference between seeking care and going without it. Even for those with insurance, lower prices can significantly ease out-of-pocket costs. How can we help patientGenetic Tumor Testing
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-cancer/genetic-tumor-testing/4365/A new program at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston includes extracting the DNA from its cancer patients’ tumors to determine which abnormalities occur in the tumor cells, specific to the type of tumor. From these results, physicians hope to create better, targeted cancer therapies. Host Dr. LComplementary Treatment Methods Alongside Traditional Cancer Care
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-future-medicine-and-genetics/complementary-treatment-methods-alongside-traditional-cancer-care/4333/Therapies that maintain or improve the quality of the patient's life are an important part of the treatment process. In cancer care, as Dr. Louis Harrison tells host Dr. Cathleen Margolin, patients who are happier with the quality of their life are often more compliant with treatment, but also may rPlacebo & Psychological Factors in Pain and Illness
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/placebo-psychological-factors-in-pain-and-illness/4076/Several studies have found that over half of all physicians have used placebos in their practice. Is there scientific validity to the prescribing of placebos? Dr. David Speigel, associate chairman of the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine,Understanding Molecular Mechanisms of Cancers
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/understanding-molecular-mechanisms-of-cancers/3720/The complete genetic blueprint for two of the deadliest cancers, pancreatic and brain cancer, was recently deciphered by a team at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of these cancers can help us develop new therapeutic modalities. In this segment, Dr. WillEstablishing Community Protocols for Treating ADHD
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-public-health-policy/establishing-community-protocols-for-treating-adhd/3689/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) holds the distinction of being the most extensively studied pediatric psychiatric disorder and one of the most controversial. Does the response from the public and from healthcare institutions impact our diagnosis and treatment of patients with ADHD? DHow to Monitor and Manage Patients on Antipsychotics
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/how-to-monitor-and-manage-patients-on-antipsychotics/3345/Last year antipsychotics were one of the more widely sold drugs in the United States. What do we need to know about these medications? Should non-psychiatrists be prescribing them routinely? Dr. Stephen Stahl, internationally recognized clinician, researcher and teacher in psychopharmacology and tMemory Loss: Normal Aging or Dementia?
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/memory-loss-normal-aging-or-dementia/3297/Memory complaints in those of us aged 50 and up are not unusual. How can you determine whether subtle changes are due to normal aging, early dementia or some other medical problem? Dr. Joseph Goveas, assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Medical CollegeGinkgo Biloba: How Supportive is the Data?
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/ginkgo-biloba-how-supportive-is-the-data/3203/Patients around the world looking for the Holy Grail in staving off cognitive impairment have been using ginkgo biloba for years, to the tune of $1 billion in annual sales worldwide. How strong is the data to support this use? Dr. Jeffrey Kaye, director of the National Institute on Aging's Layton AgHighlights from Digestive Disease Week 2008
https://reachmd.com/programs/conference-coverage/highlights-from-digestive-disease-week-2008/3107/The latest developments in gastroenterology come to you direct from the floor of the 2008 Digestive Disease Week (DDW) conference, held May 17-22 in San Diego. Highlights include several avenues of pancreatic cancer research into screening measures and markers which may enable earlier detection and