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Sibley Integrative Medicine – Acupuncture

March 19, 2019

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

Clinton ⋅ acupuncture, Christina Tian, Harpreet Gujral, Integrative Medicine, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, podcast, Rosanne Sheinberg, Sibley Memorial Hospital ⋅

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Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Harry J. Duffey Patient and Family Services

March 14, 2019

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 […]

Clinton ⋅ Bill Nelson, Cancer Matters, Harry J Duffey Patient and Family Services, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Louise Knight, podcast, Rhonda Cooper ⋅

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Sibley Integrative Medicine – Yoga

March 5, 2019

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

Clinton ⋅ Harpreet Gujral, Healing, Integrative Medicine, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Mary Pappas-Sandonas, podcast, Rosanne Sheinberg, Sibley Memorial Hospital, Yoga ⋅

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Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – The Hackerman-Patz Pavilion

February 21, 2019

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 […]

Clinton ⋅ Bill Nelson, Cancer Matters, Hackerman-Patz Patient and Family Pavilion, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, podcast, Sarah Hoehlein ⋅

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Sibley Integrative Medicine – Cold and Flu Season

February 19, 2019

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 […]

Clinton ⋅ Cold and Flu Season, diet, exercise, Harpreet Gujral, Integrative Medicine, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, podcast, Rosanne Sheinberg, Sibley Memorial Hospital ⋅

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Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Treatment Options For Bladder Cancer

February 7, 2019

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, […]

Clinton ⋅ Bill Nelson, bladder cancer, Brady Urologic Institute, Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, podcast, Trinity Bivalacqua ⋅

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Sibley Integrative Medicine – Self Care

February 5, 2019

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

Clinton ⋅ Harpreet Gujral, Integrative Medicine, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, podcast, Rosanne Sheinberg, Self Care, Sibley Memorial Hospital, Sleep ⋅

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Jaffee looks to the future of checkpoint immunotherapy for cancer treatment

January 28, 2019

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 […]

Larry Frum ⋅ Issues & Perspectives, Prevention/Screening Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute For Cancer Immunotherapy, Cancer Research Institute, checkpoint immunotherapy, Elizabeth Jaffee, immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, precision medicine, treatment, webinar ⋅

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7-Year-Old Ella Wanted To Cure Cancer For Christmas, So She Raised Money Selling Ornaments

January 25, 2019

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 […]

Clinton ⋅ Giving Back cancer research, Christmas Ornaments, Ella, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center ⋅

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Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Leukemia and Hematologic Cancers

January 24, 2019

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 […]

Clinton ⋅ Bill Nelson, Hematologic Cancer, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Khaled El-Shami, Leukemia, podcast, Sibley Memorial Hospital ⋅

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