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What would an Artificial Pancreas do for people with Diabetes?
We speak with Dr. Dan Finan of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation about the development efforts toward an artificial pancreas. Listen
Patient-Centered Primary Care – Revising Payment Models to Improve Care
Arlene Ash discusses suggested strategies for revising how doctors are paid to improve primary care. Listen
Celebrating Patient Solidarity Day and Welcoming Mike Lawing Back!
Today is Patient Solidarity Day! We talk about what Patient Empowerment means to each of us. Listen
Financial Toxicity in Cancer Treatment
Is the cost of care damaging the mental and physical health of the patient? Dr. Leonard Lichtenfeld talks about financial toxicity as a factor in cancer care. Listen
Involuntary Discharge from Dialysis
Patients who are disruptive or non-compliant risk being discharged from dialysis, which puts them at high risk of dying. Listen
Relay for Life … time to cure cancer
Just as many technologies had to grow to the point that SmartPhones are possible, so in medicine we are now at the point that a cure for cancer is possible. Listen
Debbie Does Bethesda – a story of Oncocytoma
Debra shares her adventures with kidney cancer and oncocytoma. Listen
Patients and doctors unite to cure Kidney Cancer
Dena Battle discusses how she worked to found the Kidney Cancer Research Alliance KCCure.org Listen
New Hope for Batten disease
Batten Disease is one of the group of lysosomal storage diseases for which there is finally a medication to help. Listen
Welcoming Karen Gibson
Joyce and Robin speak with Karen G. of Florida. Karen shares her story of living with kidney cancer and working with others in her community to inspire them with hope. Listen