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No Time for Fear: Anya's Journey Through Brain Surgery

Ten years ago, Anya Zach​-Salon​ was a 23 year-old recent college graduate with dreams of working in publishing. She had just moved to New York City and was interning at publishing houses, navigating the city's notoriously crowded subways and the excitement of starting her career. Today, at 33, she's living those dreams, working for a children's book publisher, married to her college boyfriend Will, having read approximately 500 books since her brain surgery.

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Podcast: Key Insights from ASH 2025

In this episode of CancerCast, Dr. Manish Shah is joined by Drs. Gail Roboz and Rick Furman, two internationally renowned AVÑо¿Ëù leaders in advancing therapies for leukemia and lymphoma, to preview groundbreaking research from the 2025 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting.

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This GERD Awareness Week, Get a Handle on Your Heartburn

Learn the basics of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) during GERD Awareness Week, including causes, common symptoms and treatment options.

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A Movember Primer on PSA Tests for Prostate Cancer

Learn about prostate-specific antigen (PSA), why you need a PSA test for prostate cancer and other ways to detect prostate cancer in Movember and beyond.

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Podcast: Liquid Biopsy – Cancer’s Clues in the Blood

A liquid biopsy is a blood test that looks for cancer cells or genetic material, such as DNA, that are shed into the bloodstream in patients with cancer. In this episode of CancerCast, Dr. Massimo Cristofanilli and Dr. Manish Shah explore how liquid biopsies unlock real-time insights into cancer evolution through molecular diagnostics, painting a more comprehensive and holistic picture of what’s going on with cancer inside the body, and often much earlier than other imaging tools. By analyzing... Read More

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Infographic: Managing Epilepsy and Seizures

Seizures are a telltale sign of epilepsy, but epilepsy can cause a number of other symptoms. Here are a few treatments that can help manage your condition.

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Podcast: Seizures and Epilepsy in Children

In this episode of Kids Health Cast, Dr. Asim Mohammad Shahid discusses seizures and epilepsy that can be impact children.

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Here's What We Know: The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has been protecting women from cervical cancer since 2006, when the first version of the vaccine became available.

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Diabetes Management 101: An Essential Diabetes Primer

Learn the basics about diabetes management and treatment. From the causes and diagnosis to medication and lifestyle changes, here’s what you should know.

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National Family Caregivers Month: How and Why to Celebrate

Find out why you should celebrate National Family Caregivers Month and how you can come alongside family caregivers in small but meaningful ways.