class="pagetitle"> Women’s Health
Low Back Pain
Presented by: Matthew Smuck, MD Chief, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services Stanford University Medical Center January 17, 2013 Up to 80 percent of adults in the United States will experience some kind of back injury at least once. Low back pain is the second most common reason for visiting a doctor (the common cold is [...]
Read More..>>Latest Advances in Lung Cancer Screening and Treatment
Presented by: Daya Upadhyay, MD Assistant Professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Joseph Shrager, MD Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery; Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery Billy W. Loo, Jr., MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology Heather Wakelee, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Oncology Division Stanford University Medical Center November 15, 2012 Lung cancer gets less press [...]
Read More..>>Understanding Adult and Pediatric Eating Disorders
Presented by: Debra L. Safer, MD Co-Director, Stanford Eating and Weight Disorder Program November 1, 2012 Eating disorders are abnormal behavior patterns that compromise physical health and mental well-being. These behaviors include anorexia nervosa (self-starvation), bulimia nervosa (binge eating and purging), binge eating disorder, and other non-specified conditions.
Read More..>>The Sun and Skin Cancer
Presented by: Sumaira Z. Aasi, MD Clinical Associate Professor, Dermatology October 10, 2012 Skin is the largest organ of the human body. It serves a tremendous immune defense system designed to protect you from the environment, regulates internal temperature, and keeps out infection. It’s also a window to your overall health.
Read More..>>The Dawn of Personalized Medicine
Presented by: Euan Ashley, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine Stanford University Medical Center June 7, 2012 We know that genes play a crucial role in influencing how we look and act, as well as our susceptibility to disease. Now scientists are trying to use that knowledge in exciting new ways, such as preventing and [...]
Read More..>>Travel Medicine: What You Should Know Before You Go
Presented by: Brian Blackburn, MD Assistant Professor, Medicine – Infectious Diseases Stanford University Medical Center May 10, 2012 Watch the video Getting sick is not usually on the itinerary when planning a trip. Unfortunately though, travelers can be exposed to a wide array of diseases that are uncommon at home that can wreak havoc on [...]
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