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Would obese patients be more likely to trust diet advice from heavy doctors?

Would obese patients be more likely to trust diet advice from heavy doctors?

June 7, 2013 4:00 am by | 0 Comments

If a doctor is going to tell a patient he's obese and needs to lose weight, that patient seems more likely to trust the advice if the doctor is overweight ... Read more
Johns Hopkins spinoff designs a better vascular access port for kidney dialysis patients

Johns Hopkins spinoff designs a better vascular access port for kidney dialysis patients

June 3, 2013 9:19 pm by | 0 Comments

For the more than 870,000 patients in the U.S. being treated for end-stage renal disease, hemodialysis treatments become part of a daily or multiple-times-a-week routine. In order to perform dialysis, ... Read more
Chordoma: Drug screening starts to find new treatment for rare bone cancer

Chordoma: Drug screening starts to find new treatment for rare bone cancer

May 18, 2012 2:22 pm by | 0 Comments

The rare bone cancer chordoma can’t be treated with drugs right now, but the National Institutes of Health has identified 40 already-approved drugs that show promise as potential treatments. Now, ... Read more