Here are some recent news items involving MD Anderson. Select any headline to read more about that topic.
The next generation of health care leaders recently witnessed the future of telemedicine in action: telesurgery. Through the AT&T/Junior Achievement Worldwide Job Shadow Initiative, 30 students from the DeBakey High School for Health Professionals and The Woodlands High School visited
MD Anderson to learn about a new telesurgery program that AT&T is funding.
While a lack of saliva may seem like a minor inconvenience, xerostomia (severe dry mouth) greatly impairs patients' quality of life. A recent study shows that acupuncture, when given alongside radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, prevents xerostomia.
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Patients benefit from quality improvement efforts
Nurses, educators and others skilled at mapping out work processes team up to help front-line employees and their managers find solutions to problems.
Recycling efforts make positive impact on environment
The task of curing cancer comes with some inconvenient truths — environmentally speaking.
Symptom burden lifted for rare blood cancer
For Mike Harris, life is good.
Integrative medicine addresses physical, mind-spiritual and social health
Lorenzo Cohen, Ph.D., practices what he teaches.
Program offers a collection of artistic opportunities
In 2006, when Jennifer Wheler, M.D., approached her new boss with a proposal to create an art program for cancer patients, Razelle Kurzrock, M.D., wasn’t immediately sold on the idea.
