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Difficult Conversations In Medicine

Lee Lipsenthal, M.D. | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living


Lee Lipsenthal, M.D.

I have spent the past 15 years of my life traveling teaching and researching, but things change. On July 24th of this year, I was diagnosed with a cancer of my lower esophagus.

Alzheimer's Disease: Is Our Health Care System Ready?

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.21.2009 | Living


Alvaro Fernandez

Not enough attention seems focused on ensuring health care systems' preparedness to deal with cognitive health issues -- with Alzheimer's Disease as the most dramatic example.

Video: Giving a Diagnosis of Cancer and Hope

Kathy Plesser, MD | Posted 08.27.2009 | Living


Kathy Plesser, MD

Two breast surgeons, Dr. Beth Siegel and Dr. Deborah Axelrod, talk about what it is like to break the news to a woman that she has breast cancer.

2 Questions To Ask That Are More Important Than A Diagnosis

Dr. Frank Lipman | Posted 09.22.2009 | Living


Dr. Frank Lipman

After 30 years of practicing Medicine, I have learned that for any chronic illness or ailment, treating underlying imbalances and dysfunctions is more...