Medical Breakthroughs -- Medical News and Health Information.

Medical Breakthroughs -- Medical News and Health Information.

One Week Later

     Orlando is still reeling from the massacre at the nightclub, Pulse, last Sunday morning. OneOrlando is a website if you’d like to help.

     Watch our Medical Headline Videos:

•      Dr Ajay Goel, MD, director of Gastrointestinal Cancer Research at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, is studying genetic markers to advise patients on colon cancer screening. All it takes is one drop of blood.
•      Dr Sameer Keole, MD at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, is able to pinpoint tumors more accurately than ever before usingpencil beam protons to zap the cancer away. We interviewed the first prostate cancer patient to get the treatment from him.
•      Dr Elisa Krill-Jackson, MD, medical oncologist at Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami is helping some cancer patients save their hair. A new and improved cooling cap is the answer.

     Where is the best place to have a stroke? Well, right in a hospital cafeteria with a renowned doctor close at hand to dissolve the blood clot within the “golden hour” that is so critical to a full recovery. Dr Ricardo Hanel, MD, PhD, director at the Baptist Jacksonville Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center, called it “luck of the draw” that saved Mike McEvoy’s life by using his pioneering stent procedure.

     We also have a special report on male anorexia with Tiffany Brown, MS, male anorexia expert at UC San Diego Health.

     In case you missed them, you may want to check our past reports, Premium Content in Archives Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Cancer-Detecting Microscope: Medicine’s Next Big Thing? . Premium Content in the Archives may be purchased for as little as $9 for 24-hour, unlimited access. If you would like to access Premium Content for the first time click here.

     Finally, check our “Chef’s Corner: Summer Salad” for a good and healthy summer treat from our Smart Woman series.

And there's more where that came from...

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