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Featured February 29, 2012
New research led by Karen Knudsen, PhD, shows that curcumin, found in the Indian curry spice turmeric, may help slow tumor growth in some prostate cancer patients.
Featured February 29, 2012
Dr. Salvatore Mangione talks about the lost art of cardiac ausculation, or listening, through a stethoscope.
Featured February 24, 2012
Drs. Nicholas Ruggiero and Burjyot Bajwa discuss treatment advances in cardiac care.
Featured February 23, 2012
Dr. Heather Bittner Fagan, physician within the Department of Family and Community Medicine, talks about her research examining the association between weight, ethnicity and gender and cancer screening.
Featured February 23, 2012
Research presented at the latest American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Cancers Symposium (ASCO GU) found that the immunotherapy agent sipuleucel-T, Provenge, appears safe for use in early stage prostate cancer.
Featured February 23, 2012
Medical oncologist Edith Mitchell, MD, director of the new Center to Eliminate Cancer Disparities, comments on recent studies on colorectal and breast cancer disparities.
Featured February 23, 2012
Gary Emmett, MD, director of inpatient pediatrics at Jefferson, talks to KYW Newsradio about the recent cases of whooping cough.
Featured February 22, 2012
Dr. Paul Mather, director of the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Center at the Jefferson Heart Institute, answers some important heart questions.
Featured February 15, 2012
A former stomach cancer patient, Jerry Tomko offered his wedding photography services to another Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson patient, Melinda Muniz, to give her and her new husband the wedding photos they never had.
Featured February 14, 2012
Jefferson oral surgeons are using cone-beam CAT scans to make 3-D models of a patient's teeth.
Featured February 10, 2012
Eugene Viscusi, MD, comments on some of the most common home remedies.
Featured February 08, 2012
Jefferson has teamed up with HealthFair to offer affordable and accessible mobile health screenings including preventative screenings for heart attack and stroke.
Featured February 08, 2012
Horsham teen Alexa Stutz presented Dr. Jabbour with a check for neuroscience research after her father was treated at Jefferson for a stroke and ruptured aneurysm.
Featured February 08, 2012
Dr. Patrick Shenot, urologist at Jefferson, comments on the use of botox for incontinence treatment in Philadelphia Inquirer story.
Featured February 07, 2012
Dr. Anthony Bazzan, co-director of the Great Life Program at the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, talks about the role food and supplements can play in managing PMS symptoms.
Featured February 07, 2012
Dr. David Cognetti, co-director of the Jefferson Center for Head and Neck Surgery, talks about the use of 3-D printing in reconstructive jaw surgery.
Featured February 03, 2012
Jefferson dietitian Emily Rubin shares tips for healthy eating during the Super Bowl on NBC 10 and KYW Newsradio.
Featured February 02, 2012
Dr. Steven Raikin, orthopedic surgeon at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson, comments on the new research about wearing high heels.
Featured February 01, 2012
Dr. Tal Weinberger, a general adult psychiatrist at Jefferson, talks about a recent study that aimed to measure how having a life outside the home affected women.