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Now to the inspiring story of a young woman faced with a difficult diagnosis. The surgery she needed to save her life would cause her to lose her hearing forever. So how would you spend your last days being able to hear the world? Jessica Stone did
Evidence is seen for a possible cause of solid tumors, but many questions remain. Transcript of radio broadcast: 24 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Some experts predict that doctors will someday use stem cells to treat many
By Melinda Smith Washington 31 August 2007 Centuries ago doctors used hypnosis to help relieve the excruciating pain of surgery. It then fell out of favor with the introduction of anesthesia. Now as VOA's Melinda Smith reports, new studies show a hos
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Artificial intelligence is getting a foothold in medicine. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration approved a computer algorithm that can help doctors identify wrist fractures. Researchers at Johns Hopkins have much more
Reporter: How did you learn those things? 记者:您是怎样学习到那些事情的呢? Smith: Through a lot of hard knocks. Learning when to stand up, when to sit down, when to shut up and when not to. I had a couple of uncles that were very h
For every action, theres a reaction. And for many movements we make, theres an intention: we think about moving, and we move. Now a study published in the May 8th issue of the journal Science suggests that the experience of moving is all in your min
By Pat Harris Washington, DC 01 March 2006 watch Prostate Cancer report Thousands of men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. And as VOA's Pat Harris reports, sometimes choosing a treatment
By David McAlary Washington 15 May 2007 Another African epidemic is taking the spotlight, cancer. Experts say aging and infectious diseases are increasing Africa's cancer burden. A new non-governmental group is trying to raise global awareness of the
By Carol Pearson Washington 21 May 2008 Doctors performed a biopsy on U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy and announced Tuesdaythat they found a malignant brain tumor. The Democrat and elder statesman of American liberal politics suffered a siezure last Satu
New Breast Cancer Treatment Shows Great Promise There's some promising news about breast cancer treatment. In clinical trials at Johns Hopkins Cancer Center in Baltimore, Maryland, doctors report they successfully pumped cancer-fighting medicine dire
Related Links Journal of the American Medical Society Progress in the War Against Cancer American Cancer Society Colon cancer study Despite advances in prevention, diagnosis and treatment, cancer remains the second-leading cause of death in the Unite
Experts: Chavez's Diagnosis Weakens Re-Election Chances Mr. Chavez disclosed his condition last week while visiting the site of a proposed tractor factory. He said he had been examined by doctors in Cuba who found a lesion in his pelvis where a cance
Psychologist Tells Inspiring Story of His Giant Uncle In more than 50 silent movies in the 1920s, Jake Erlich amazed audiences by towering over every actor in a scene. On stage, he was known as Jack Earle, The Texas Giant. To his show business friend
New Technology Gives Surgeons Unprecedented Views of Patients Bodies 影像新技术:外科医生前所未有的法宝 When could a video game possibly save your life? A new imaging technology, now being used at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Used to Kill Cancer Tumor 高强度聚焦超声治疗恶性肿瘤进展 LOS ANGELES, CA There is a new way of killing certain cancer tumors that allows the patient to go home on the same day. Surgeons at the Keck Med
Researchers Experiment With 3-D Printer to Produce Human Body Parts 研究人员用3D打印机制作人体器官 Human organ transplants have become fairly common around the world in the past few decades, but doctors and their patients still face the
GUY RAZ, HOST: On the show today, the Spirit of Inquiry, why the question is often more important than the answer and what happens when one question leads to another? KEVIN JONES: That's how every medical interview that I have with a patient begins -
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Many studies of new drugs simply languish. They don't attract enough patients, and they aren't completed. That slows medical progress. Well, here's a counterexample. So many volunteers signed up for a federally funded trial of un
By Mandy Clark London 26 December 2007 Many surgical procedures taken for granted in the West are not available to the world's poorest people. Yet, a dedicated crew of doctors and nurses, aboard Mercy Ships, bring hope and healing to those in need, w
By Phil Mercer Sydney 01 April 2008 Researchers in Australia say a Tasmanian devil called Cedric could hold the key to the survival of the embattled species. The world's largest marsupial carnivore is facing extinction because of a mystery facial can