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Organized Labor Flourishes in Health Care Despite Industry Woes
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/organized-labor-flourishes-in-health-care-despite-industry-woes/4142/Why is healthcare been such a growing area for organized labor to expand? From home health care workers and registered nurses, and even doctors, organized labor is finding an important audience in the medical care field. Keith Kelleher, president of SEIU Healthcare of Illinois and Indiana tells hosA City’s Initiative to Prevent Chronic Disease
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-future-medicine-and-genetics/a-citys-initiative-to-prevent-chronic-disease/4079/"Building a Healthier Chicago" is a collaborative initiative to build a model community-wide partnership for health promotion that can be replicated nationwide. Join host Dr. Maurice Pickard as he interviews Dr. James Galloway, assistant US Surgeon General, rear admiral in the US Public Health ServiLaser Welding for Sutures Without Thread
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-future-medicine-and-genetics/laser-welding-for-sutures-without-thread/4060/Lasers may provide a means of closing surgical incisions that is better than traditional methods in terms of infection risk, time, and scarring. Dr. Abraham Katzir, professor of applied medical physics at Tel Aviv University, and a pioneer of this technique, explains to host Dr. Jason Birnholz how tFinding the Innovator in Each of Us
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/finding-the-innovator-in-each-of-us/4050/Innovation. It's important to change healthcare. But is there an innovator in everyone? Philip Newbold, president and chief executive of Memorial Hospital and Health System in South Bend, Indiana, tells host Bruce Japsen how we can find the innovator in each of us and how this could lead to improveHow They Built a Clinic Where There Was None in Lwala, Kenya
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-global-medicine/how-they-built-a-clinic-where-there-was-none-in-lwala-kenya/4040/Growing up in Lwala, Kenya, a small rural community in western Africa, 45 minutes from the nearest paved road and two hours from a hospital, brothers Milton and Fred Ochieng' watched members in their community die simply because they could not get to a doctor quickly enough. As children, the brotherCurbing ‘Brain Drain’: Keeping Research Talent at Home
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-global-medicine/curbing-brain-drain-keeping-research-talent-at-home/3971/Improving public health in the developing world depends on a number of factors, such as adequate financing, strong governmental and private support, and stable local infrastructures that include hospitals, laboratories, and health professionals. While funds allocated to tackle global diseases have rThe New GERD Guidelines
https://reachmd.com/programs/gi-insights/the-new-gerd-guidelines/3834/Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the most common GI diagnosis. But many aspects of diagnosing and treating GERD and related syndromes vary considerably. Now, the AGA has issued new evidence-based guidelines on this widespread disorder. Some of the recommendations may surprise you. Dr. MichaOver-The-Counter Options for Diabetics
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/over-the-counter-options-for-diabetics/3756/Diabetes has become such a worldwide epidemic that some are turning to over-the-counter products as a way to help patients with this disease that has afflicted nearly 24 million in the U.S. alone. Dr. Gerald Bernstein, the vice president of medical affairs at Generex, a biotech company based in ToroQuality Outcomes for Endoscopy
https://reachmd.com/programs/gi-insights/quality-outcomes-for-endoscopy/3744/The outcomes for endoscopy can vary greatly, depending on the training and technique of the endoscopist. Dr. Peter Cotton, professor of medicine at the Digestive Disease Center at the Medical University of South Carolina, discusses the risks of endoscopy, and quality-control measures, from the estabThe Facts on Mold's Health Effects
https://reachmd.com/programs/hot-topics-in-allergy/the-facts-on-molds-health-effects/3726/Molds are unique organisms that surround us, yet there is growing concern about how molds can impact our health. What sorts of bodily reactions are linked to molds? Should we be worried about adverse health effects from all molds or are some generally safe? Dr. Jay Portnoy, chief of allergy, asthma