Crushing Cancer: Managing A Cancer Diagnosis

They say you are what you eat... which is a little concerning if your lunch today came from a vending machine. But whether you're living on salads, sneaking cookies after dinner, or wondering why you crash every afternoon, the foods we eat can have a major impact on our blood sug ...  Show more

Northwell Health recently cut the ribbon on the new Cohen Children's Northwell Health Physician Partners Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery and Urology, opening a new hub for pediatric care for our area. Located at 1111 Marcus Avenue in New Hyde Park, the new location spans 17,000 squa ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we cover a host of malignant emergencies. We begin with their categorization, then walk through pertinent history details, physical exam, and your approach to diagnosis and treatment. Written by: Dr. Claire Browne (Internal Medicine resident) and r ...  Show more

Diagnosing cancer in primary care is difficult. Many patients present with non-specific symptoms and the positive predictive value of even the ‘red flag’ symptoms is low. In this podcast, Dr Thomas Round and Professor Willie Hamilton discuss the issues around cancer diagnosis in ...  Show more

When a friend or loved one is diagnosed with cancer, the right words can be hard to come by. The good news: you can’t go wrong with heartfelt authenticity. Guest author, psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen, has some helpful tips for what to say. Plus, the 7 things to avoid at all c ...  Show more

Hear diagnostician Gurpreet Dhaliwal try to solve the case of a patient who came to the emergency room with an unusual combination of symptoms. Plus, we discuss how difficult it is to separate the signal from the noise when treating patients, and how cognitive biases factor into ...  Show more