HealthDay Now: Diabetes Care in 2021
The 2021 conference of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has concluded. This year, the focus was on the pandemic and the many ways it affected people with diabetes.
In our latest HealthDay Now, Mabel Jong spoke with Dr. Robert Gabbay, the ADA's chief scientific and medical officer. Dr. Gabbay shared important takeaways from the meeting and addressed insulin prices and racial disparities in diabetes care.
Watch the in-depth discussion above, and see our past HealthDay Nows and other videos on our YouTube channel.
HealthDay Now: Cancer Experts Share Highlights From Two Conferences
Two world-renowned medical groups — the European Hematology Association (EHA) and the International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma (ICML) — conducted virtual meetings this month to share advances in the care of blood-based cancers.
In our latest HealthDay Now, Dr. Joshua Richter, assistant professor of medicine at the Tisch Cancer Institute, gave insights on the EHA meeting. Then, Dr. Anastasios Stathis, an oncologist and a member of this year's ICML organizing committee, joined us to discuss ICML.
Watch the in-depth discussion above, and see our past HealthDay Nows and other videos on our YouTube channel.
HealthDay Now: ASCO 2021 Highlights
In our latest HealthDay Now, Mabel Jong spoke with Dr. Lori Pierce, president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and a cancer radiation specialist at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Pierce shared important takeaways from the recently concluded 2021 ASCO annual meeting and discussed why equity was the chosen theme this year.
Watch the in-depth discussion above, and see our past HealthDay Nows and other videos on our YouTube channel.
HealthDay Now: Why the COVID-19 Vaccine is Safe for Kids and How Vaccine Myths Impact Families
In our latest HealthDay Now, Dr. Hina Talib, a pediatrician and adolescent health specialist at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore, debunks myths and common concerns parents may have about giving their children Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, which was recently approved for use in children and teens ages 12 and up.
HealthDay Now's Mabel Jong also speaks with Alan Santee, a high school freshman from Massachusetts, about why he didn't hesitate to get vaccinated, and Ethan Lindenberger, a 20-year-old vaccine advocate from Ohio, about his experience having a mom who is anti-vaccine and how kids and parents can approach these conversations.
Watch the in-depth discussion above, and see our past HealthDay Nows and other videos on our YouTube channel.
HealthDay Now: The State of Mental Health and Post-COVID Stress Disorder
Watch our latest HealthDay Now to hear about the state of mental health and why many people fear returning to their social and work lives.
HealthDay's Mabel Jong spoke to Dr. Vivian Pender, president of the American Psychiatric Association, and Sherry Amatenstein, a social worker and therapist who has been dealing with these anxieties herself.
Watch the in-depth discussion above, and see our past HealthDay Nows and other videos on our YouTube channel.