Clinical

Reducing Risk by Rethinking Weight

Dec 15, 2017 at 01:20 pm by steve

The Link between Obesity and Cancer Diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea - the list of health concerns linked to obesity is long and well.... Read More

Social Media: A Public Health Threat?

Dec 15, 2017 at 01:20 pm by steve

Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, YouTube - social media has become a pervasive part of the way Americans share information. While there are many admirable outcomes - fr.... Read More

Responding To Disaster

Dec 15, 2017 at 01:20 pm by steve

Three devastating hurricanes and the threat of a cholera outbreak from contaminated water; wildfires near Gatlinburg and California wine country; outbreaks of Zika and Ebola--.... Read More

New Treatment Lengthens Survival in Glioblastoma Patients

Dec 15, 2017 at 01:20 pm by steve

The battle against brain cancer is a personal one for Christopher Jahraus MD, a radiation oncologist with Shelby Baptist Medical Center. When Jahraus was a fourth-year residen.... Read More

Low-Dose CT Scans Help Decrease Lung Cancer Mortality

Dec 15, 2017 at 01:20 pm by steve

According to the American Cancer Society, one out of every four cancer deaths is attributed to lung cancer, making the disease the leading cause of cancer death among men and.... Read More