March 20, 2020

Turning to Telemedicine in the Wake of Coronavirus

Jefferson’s Dr. Aditi Joshi shares some tips for how to use telemedicine effectively, keeping yourself and your community safe.

March 12, 2020

Gender Equity in Medicine – Have We Made Strides?

How inequities such as salary gaps and more subtle professional slights lead to the “invisibility” of mid-career women in academic medicine.

February 18, 2020

Life-Saving Drugs on Craigslist

Research shows a market for the sale of essential medications for asthma and diabetes, typically at lower prices on a popular online market-place.

February 11, 2020

Sleep Could Be the Missing Link in Certain Types of Dementia

In patients with dementia, a sleep deficits may link accumulation of beta-amyloid in the brain to cognitive impairment.

January 27, 2020

Summoning the Troops
to Attack Colon Cancer

Creating a promising cancer vaccine from scratch is a multigenerational effort.

December 6, 2019

Should I Be Worried About
Fatty Liver Disease?

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is serious but preventable. Learn if you’re at risk.

November 20, 2019

Are Cholesterol Lowering Medications Right for Older Adults?

While useful for many patients, statins may not be the right choice for seniors.

October 29, 2019

Can I Get a Stroke, Even if I’m Young and Healthy?

Five things you thought you knew about stroke.

October 24, 2019

Using Artificial Intelligence to Predict Risk of Thyroid Cancer on Ultrasound

Animated video shows how machine learning could predict risk of malignancy in thyroid nodules.

August 8, 2019

Microbubbles Could Make Breast Cancer More Susceptible to Radiation Therapy

Bursting oxygen-filled microbubbles could make breast tumors three times more sensitive to radiation therapy in preliminary tests.

August 8, 2019

Seven Tips for Better Brain Health

New research shows how one method reduced risk of memory loss by 88 percent.