Monday, February 25, 2019

Cooling Cap Helps More Cancer Patients Save Their Hair - Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc.

Cooling Cap Helps More Cancer Patients Save Their Hair - Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc.



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For patients undergoing cancer treatments, certain chemotherapy drugs can cause a big change in appearance. A therapy originally approved for breast cancer patients can now help people fighting other forms of the disease.




Brain cancer is one of the deadliest cancers. But engineers at Vanderbilt University and surgeons have partnered together to remove brain tumors without making any incisions




One-point-six million Americans struggle with inflammatory bowel disease: a chronic, painful condition that can also sap a patient’s energy. Some specialists are treating the gut by starting with the mind.




It’s a rare disorder that can cause complete blindness. See how a cutting-edge treatment using gene therapy is helping restore vision to patients!




Though obesity is going down, waistlines are not. Learn how you can change that








Doctor's In-depth Interview of the week
 
Battlefield Acupuncture Reduces Opioid Use for Civilians Too
Heather Jackson, MSN, RN, FNP, Assistant Director of Outpatient Surgery and Advanced Practice Team Lead for the Interventional Pain Center 
Vanderbilt University Medical Center



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“When the well is dry, we will know the worth of wter.” 

— Poor Richard's Almanack








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