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Single Payer Health Coverage's Fighting Chance
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/single-payer-health-coverages-fighting-chance/4566/The single payer form of health insurance for all Americans: could this be the year that the long-debated model for medical care coverage becomes a reality? Dr. David Himmelstein, associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and a long-time advocate of single payer coverage, tells the CLinking Marijuana to Testicular Cancer
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-womens-and-mens-health-/linking-marijuana-to-testicular-cancer/4439/Approximately 8000 men are diagnosed every year with testicular cancer in the United States. A first-of-its-kind study looked at whether or not marijuana use increases the risk. Dr. Stephen Schwartz, one of the researchers on the study and professor of epidemiology at the University of Washington, dTreating Obese Women
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-nutrition-and-nutrition-science/treating-obese-women/4303/Imagine going into a doctor's office, putting on a gown and finding that it won't wrap around your body. Or, having your blood pressure taken when the cuff doesn't fit around your arm. These are just a few of the problems obese women deal with as medical patients. Dr. Emily Merrill, department chaNew Technology Platforms to Detect Lymphedema
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-cancer/new-technology-platforms-to-detect-lymphedema/4295/Lymphedema is a condition faced by many breast cancer survivors, and it can be debilitating for one in five of these women. But lymphadema can be detected early. Greg Brown, chief executive officer of Australia-based ImpediMed tells host Bruce Japsen about the benefits of early detection and the comCurrent Methods in Colorectal Cancer Screening
https://reachmd.com/programs/gi-insights/current-methods-in-colorectal-cancer-screening/4267/Fecal immunochemical testing (or FIT testing) replaces the older stool guaiac test in the recent colorectal cancer screening guidelines. What's the advantage to FIT testing? Is there a place for fecal DNA testing in the realm of colorectal cancer screening methods right now, or does this procedure nWhy a Good Night’s Sleep is Good for the Heart
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-heart-health/why-a-good-nights-sleep-is-good-for-the-heart/4231/Investigators have become interested in the relationship between sleep and health. The latest research shows that people who sleep for fewer hours than the average are more likely to develop calcification of the coronary arteries. Dr. Diane Lauderdale, an associate professor of health studies at theWorking With Caregivers of Dementia Patients
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-geriatric-medicine-and-aging/working-with-caregivers-of-dementia-patients/4116/Is there a best-practice approach to working with families of patients with dementia? Dr. Karen Hirschman, research assistant professor in the department of nursing and a fellow at the Institute on Aging in the Department of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania joins host Susan Dolan, RN to dPhysician Workforce Issues in the Nursing Home
https://reachmd.com/programs/advances-in-long-term-care-medicine/physician-workforce-issues-in-the-nursing-home/4053/How can we address the shortage of physicians in nursing homes, and how does this relate to the broader issue of dwindling primary care physicians nationwide? Dr. Eric Tangalos addresses this topic with Dr. Paul Katz, professor of medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentisHow to Help Women with Sexual Issues
https://reachmd.com/programs/advances-in-womens-health/how-to-help-women-with-sexual-issues/3957/Most research reveals 30 to 40 percent of women in the United States say they have sexual issues. A recent study examined how many women consider their sex issues to be a problem. With host Dr. Lauren Streicher, Dr. Jan Shifren, an associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive bioloBorrowing 'Six Sigma' Measurements From Business
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/borrowing-six-sigma-measurements-from-business/3944/Many successful Fortune 500 companies have used 'Six Sigma' for years to systematically increase their revenue and operational efficiencies. Mr. Owen Dahl, president of Owen Dahl Consulting, discusses with host Dr. Larry Kaskel how those same proven principles can be applied to patient scheduling an