AIDS on Film: Jay Corcoran
VIDEO: Documentary filmmaker Jay Corcoran captures the impact of AIDS on peoples lives. Corcoran’s three films; Life and Death on the A-List, Undetectable, and most recently, Rock Bottom, track the evolution of the AIDS epidemic since 1993.
Knowledge, Standards, and the Healthcare Crisis
What can be done to drive continuous improvements in care safety, quality and efficiency, which would enable people to remain healthy longer, manage chronic conditions more effectively, and receive the best possible healthcare delivered in the safest and most economical way? What will it take to foster widespread knowledge creation, use and evolution in our healthcare system? Why must developing a national health record system be so expensive? Aren’t there any easy, inexpensive ways to do it?
Reporting AIDS - C2EA: Campaign to End AIDS
VIDEO: In response to the lack of attention on HIV/AIDS issues during the 2004 Presidential election, a group of concerned HIV/AIDS leaders formed The Campaign to End Aids to ignite a political conversation about ending the AIDS epidemic
New Cancer Medication
VIDEO: Interview with Jonathan Lewis, MD, PhD, Executive Chairman of ZIOPHARM Oncology about development of new cancer medication.
Reporting AIDS - New HIV Treatment: Maraviroc
VIDEO: Reporting AIDS sits down with Mark Milano of ACRIA and Dr. Pete Gordon of Columbia University, to discuss Maravioc, the new entry-inhibitor HIV drug from Pfizer. The group discusses the impact of the drug and the concerns of advocates.
Alzheimers and RFID: Safety First or Privacy Violation?
ARTICLE: Radio Frequency Identification Devices are not new. They’ve just never been used this way in humans.
Forgotten World Trade Center Workers
VIDEO: 9/11 was a horrific tragedy. For most Americans, the nightmare is receding into the past. Life goes on, and coping becomes easier with time. But for others, the pain continues on a steady course… and may do so for a lifetime. The rescue and recovery workers that cleaned up the World Trade Center wreckage did not get many thanks or much glory. But they did get very sick.
I’m Too Young For This
Video: Cancer sucks no matter how you slice it. But when you�re under 40, it�s a whole different planet. Isolation, insurance, discrimination, fertility and lack of social networking resources are only the tip of the iceberg.
The Achilles Track Club
VIDEO/ARTICLE: Ivonne Mosquera is a blind runner with the Achilles Track Club, a team devoted to encouraging and supporting disabled athletes. The marathon runner talks about her experiences training and competing in marathons and other events.
The Living Brain - An Interview with Norman Doidge
AUDIO: Did you that your brain can grow new cells, reorganize its networks, and improve with time? This is not the immutable organ you learned about in high school biology class. The human brain is in fact a living, changing structure with immense potential for development.
