Research

Family History of Colorectal Cancer May Make African Americans Less Likely to get Screened

Adapted from CANCER press release Regular colorectal cancer screening is one of the most powerful weapons in preventing colorectal cancer....

Past Issues | 08/01/08

By Teddi Fine Each year, as many as 2,000 children become long-term cancer survivors thanks to a powerful treatment tool: bone marrow...

Past Issues | 08/01/08

Written by Teddy Fine Even though 80 percent of people with type II diabetes will develop and die of heart disease, little is known about...

Past Issues | 04/01/08

Written by Teddi Fine Marguerite Baty ’04, MSN/MPH ’06, is preparing to defend her dissertation proposal and then head into the field...

Past Issues | 04/01/08

Written by Teddi Fine High blood pressure isn’t the American Dream that recent immigrants expected or wanted. Unfortunately, it has...

Past Issues | 04/01/08

Written by Teddi Fine For many people with a broad range of chronic illnesses, transitional care practices ease the move from hospital to...

Past Issues | 04/01/08

Written by Teddi Fine To grandma and grandpa, the fate of Humpty Dumpty who “took a great fall” takes on new and ominous meaning. Each...

Past Issues | 04/01/08

By Lynn Schultz-Writsel While intimate partner homicides have decreased in the past 30 years, women are still nine times more likely to be...

Past Issues | 12/01/07

Illustration by Alex Nabaum Thanks to rapid advances in detection and treatment of stroke, more patients than ever before are surviving...

Past Issues | 12/01/07