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The next podcast from the Integrative Medicine Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital is now online. Today, Dr Rosanne Sheinberg and Harpreet Gujral talk with Chief Acupuncturist, Christina Tian, about the benefits of acupuncture. In this preview, Christina explains the benefits of acupuncture for oncology patients. To listen to the full podcast, click here: http://bit.ly/2UTo8pI
In our next podcast, Dr Bill Nelson speaks with Louise Knight, the Director of the Harry J Duffey Family, Patient and Family Services Program, and Reverend Rhonda Cooper, our Cancer Center Chaplin, about the social services available to patients and care providers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. In this preview, they look ahead […]
In the next podcast from the Integrative Medicine Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital, Dr Rosanne Sheinberg and Harpreet Gujral talk with Yoga Therapist Mary Pappas-Sandonas about the benefits of yoga. In this preview, Mary shares how yoga can help the healing process. To listen to the full podcast, click here: http://bit.ly/2zInNgv
In our next podcast with Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Director Dr Bill Nelson, he speaks with Sarah Hoehlein, Director of Residential Living at the Hackerman-Patz Patient and Family Pavilion, about the services they offer to cancer patients, their families and care providers. In this preview, Sarah explains how the community and residents of the […]
We are in the middle of cold and flu season and Dr Rosanne Sheinberg and Harpreet Gujral from the Integrative Medicine Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital have some tips to help you avoid getting sick. In this preview, Harpreet shares how a routine of diet and exercise can provide a barrier to the flu. To […]
In the next podcast from Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Director Dr Bill Nelson, he talks with Dr Trinity Bivalacqua, the Director of Urologic Oncology at the Johns Hopkins Brady Urologic Institute and the Deputy Director of the Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute, about the treatment options for bladder cancer. In this preview, […]
In our latest podcast from the Integrative Medicine Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital, Dr Rosanne Sheinberg and Harpreet Gujral discuss the importance of caring for yourself. In this preview, Dr Sheinberg explains why sleep is a vital aspect to self care. To listen to the full podcast, click here: http://bit.ly/2E14l1F
Combinations strategies involving checkpoint immunotherapies were approved as first-line options in two cancer types and showed promise in clinical trials for several hard-to-treat cancers. Important advances were also made with respect to immune-related biomarkers, cellular immunotherapies, and personalized vaccines. Elizabeth Jaffee, M.D., deputy director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, is focusing her research […]
7-year-old Ella spent the holiday season raising money to help find a cure for cancer by selling Christmas ornaments. After initially hoping to raise $100, she blew past her goal, eventually topping $400. We talked with Ella about what motivated her to take time out from celebrating with friends and family in order to help […]
In the latest podcast from Kimmel Cancer Center Director Dr Bill Nelson, he speaks with Dr Khaled El-Shami about treating leukemia and the growing hematologic program at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington DC. In this preview, they discuss how leukemia treatment has evolved over the last 15 years, drastically reducing the toxicity and side effects […]