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Prostate cancer treatment milestones: A pioneer looks back Apr 01, 2020

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Dr. Marc Garnick is the Gorman Brothers Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the editor in chief of Harvard Health Publishing's Annual Report on Prostate Diseases. As the 2020 edition starts rolling off press, Dr. Garnick sat down to review major milestones in a 40-year career treating men who've been diagnosed with cancer in this most troublesome gland.

The gift of caring for a sick or elderly loved one Mar 25, 2020

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All of us will have to step up to the plate at one time or another. But with some sensitivity and advanced planning, this phase of life can be uplifting for both the care recipient and the care giver. The key is communication—early and often—regarding broad goals and daily activities. Your guide is Dr. Suzanne Salamon, chief of clinical programs in the Gerontology Division of Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She is the faculty editor for the Harvard special health report Caregiver's Handbook.

How to conquer your anxieties during the COVID-19 outbreak Mar 23, 2020

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Your feelings arise from a misaligned ratio of stress to resiliency. The more resilient you become the less stress you'll feel. Dr. Greg Fricchione, director of the Benson-Henry Mind Body Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital, describes the tools and techniques for building resilience into your life during stressful times so we can better manage our anxieties.

The front lines of COVID-19: A doctor's eye view Mar 20, 2020

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Dr. Todd Ellerin is an infectious diseases physician at South Shore Health in Weymouth Massachusetts, and an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School. He also serves as an associate physician at Boston's prestigious Brigham and Women's Hospital. He offers insight—and practical information-- from the front lines in the battle to stem COVID-19

Coronavirus status report: Harvard public health expert Dr. Ashish K. Jha fills us in on where we are and where we're headed Mar 19, 2020

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The COVID-19 outbreak has caused markets to collapse and worldwide health systems to become overwhelmed. When there's a global pandemic, it's nice to hear from the steady, transparent and yes even reassuring voice of experts on the front lines. We spoke to Dr. Ashish K. Jha, faculty director of the Harvard Global Health Institute. Dr. Jha's recent appearance on the PBS Newshour caused reverberations throughout the federal and state response system. Here's his update.

COVID-19 and the vulnerable: How we can help the sick and the elderly Mar 17, 2020

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There's a lot we don't know about the novel coronavirus that's shutting down the world. But we do know this: The sick, the elderly, the immune-compromised are particularly at risk. If you or a loved one fall into this category, there are some things you can do to help keep COVID-19 at bay. As Harvard's Dr. Rob Shmerling points out, it starts with situational awareness.

Stress and anxiety in the time of Covid-19. A Harvard psychiatry professor weighs in. Mar 13, 2020

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Dr. Greg L. Fricchione is the Mind Body Medical Institute Professor of Psychiatry at Mass General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Here he places in context the worries we all feel when an infectious disease like the coronavirus COVID-19 comes calling. You'll be happy to know the stress you're experiencing is hard-wired into your mammalian brain as a well-known flight or fight mechanism. Digging a little deeper, we can come to understand that countering stress with a healthy dose of resilience can help us deal with these anxieties. Dr. Fricchione is the faculty editor for the Harvard Health Publishing special health report Stress Management.

Update: A Harvard infectious diseases doctor looks at Covid-19 Mar 03, 2020

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Dr. Todd Ellerin is on the front lines of infectious disease containment and mitigation as the director of infectious diseases at South Shore Health in Weymouth, Massachusetts. He's an instructor at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital. We spoke to him this week to get an update on the rapidly developing story surrounding the coronavirus Covid-19

Sensitive Gut: A review of major conditions and concerns Feb 26, 2020

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Harvard professor Lawrence S. Friedman describes the primary gut problems we may be heir to, from ulcers to colorectal cancer. He is the faculty editor for the Harvard Health Publishing special health report Sensitive Gut. His talk includes a rundown of conditions like simple dyspepsia, ulcer, irritable bowel syndrome and more serious conditions like colitis and crohn's disease. Dr. Friedman makes a strong case for colon screening to combat colorectal cancer.

State of the art: How medical science can handle your enlarged prostate Feb 19, 2020

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The handy euphemism for an enlarged prostate gland—which constricts the urethra and makes it harder to void—is weak stream. It's just one of the conditions tackled each year in Harvard's annual Prostate Disease Guide. Here, Editor-in-chief Dr. Marc Garnick explains some possible steps if you're experiencing the first subtle signs of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

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