Cancer Care Deliverly in a Rapidly Changing Healthcare System
Cancer care delivery is in flux.
ECRI Institute and the National Cancer Institute, in cooperation with other organizations, invite you to Cancer Care Delivery in a Rapidly Changing Healthcare System, the 22nd Annual Conference on the Use of Evidence in Policy and Practice which will examine the current status of key areas in cancer care and address them from the individual, group, and organizational level.
Our understanding of the research basis—what is, or are, cancers—is itself controversial. Are some system-based and others organ-based? What should health systems, clinicians, payers, regulators, technology develop...
Source: Videocast - All Events - September 1, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
CAHM Scientific Lecture - HIV Latency in Perinatal Infection
Caribbean American Heritage Month Commemorative Scientific Lecture
"HIV Latency in Perinatal Infection: Opportunities and Challenges Towards an HIV Cure"
In 1996, Congress established Caribbean American Heritage Month (CAHM) to be commemorated each June in recognition of the important contributions of Caribbean Americans to U.S. history and culture. On Monday, June 15, 2015, a native of Guyana, Dr. Deborah Persaud, will deliver a research lecture for NIH's first-ever CAHM commemorative scientific event.
Deborah Persaud, MD of the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and School of Medicine is a distinguished virologist and pe...
Source: Videocast - All Events - June 11, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
How Long Should I Breastfeed For?
In this video we answer some common questions about how long you should breastfeed your baby for. From each feed to how far into childhood you should feed them for, you will find all you need to know here. (Source: Streaming Well - Health Videos)
Source: Streaming Well - Health Videos - July 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: video
Top Tips For Breastfeeding
Need some top tips to follow while breastfeeding your newborn? We discuss some key pointers that will help you build a healthy feeding routine with your baby. (Source: Streaming Well - Health Videos)
Source: Streaming Well - Health Videos - July 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: video
Baby Hip Instability and Dysplasia
Few moments are as joyful as the one when you bring a brand new baby into the world. But imagine the worry you'd feel if right after birth you learned something was wrong. Hip instability is an issue in approximately one in 1-hundred births. Most cases resolve on their own, but some don't. Mayo Clinic doctors say if you treat hip instability as soon as possible after birth, most kids grow up with healthy, normal hips. (Source: Mayo Clinic - Medical Edge Video)
Source: Mayo Clinic - Medical Edge Video - July 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: video
Coated Aspirin and Your Heart
Take a baby aspirin a day to reduce your risk of heart attack. Many of us have heard that. But here's some information from Mayo Clinic you might not have heard. It has to do with the coating on aspirin that helps reduce stomach upset. (Source: Mayo Clinic - Medical Edge Video)
Source: Mayo Clinic - Medical Edge Video - May 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: video
Sisters Bone Marrow Transplant
Imagine what it would be like to give birth to healthy twin baby girls, only to find out that both of them were born with a potentially fatal disease. That happened to the family you're about to meet. Both girls needed a bone marrow transplant to hopefully cure a serious blood disorder. Vivien Williams has their story of survival. (Source: Mayo Clinic - Medical Edge Video)
Source: Mayo Clinic - Medical Edge Video - April 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: video
