WHSC HeathBytes

Emory's Dr. Wendy Book on heart disease. Lecture delivered as part of the 2008 Mini Medical School program.

Emory's Dr. Alpen Patel on allergies, covering how to prevent, diagnose and treat them. Lecture delivered as part of the 2008 Mini Medical School program.

Emory's Dr. Carolyn Meltzer on radiology, with a focus on 21st century diagnosis and treatment. Lecture delivered as part of the 2008 Mini Medical School program.

Emory's Dr. Fadlo Khuri on cancer, including both origins, prevention and latest treatment advances. Lecture delivered as part of the 2008 Mini Medical School program.

Emory's Dr. Stuart Zola on brain and memory, including updates on research into Alzheimer's Disease. Lecture delivered as part of the 2008 Mini Medical School program.

Emory's Dr. Jesse Roman respiratory health, with an overview of how the lungs work and stay well. Lecture delivered as part of the 2008 Mini Medical School program.

Emory's Dr. David Roberts presents a guide for guide for optimum health for men. Lecture delivered as part of the 2008 Mini Medical School program.

Dr. Andrew Smith on the topic of heart health, with advice on how to know your heart and take care of it. Lecture delivered as part of the 2008 Mini Medical School program.

Dr. Scott Boden, director of the Emory Spine and Orthopaedics enter, on bone, back and joint health. Lecture delivered as part of the 2008 Mini Medical School program.

Dr. Ruth O'Regan on breast cast, with a focus on the latest advances in research. Lecture delivered as part of the 2008 Mini Medical School program.

Dr. Jennifer Zreloff presents a guide to optimum health for women. Lecture delivered as part of the 2008 Mini Medical School program.

Dr. Boadie Dunlop on major depression and a new study designed to give doctor a better idea which treatment will be most effective for a particular patient.

Dr. Greg Martin on acute lung injury and a new USDA funded study to establish new treatments for this condition, which typipically afflicts critical care patients and has a mortality rate of 40 percent.

Randy Evans, a one-time heart bypass patient who went on to enroll in Emory's School of Nursing and eventually work at the Emory Crawford Long Hospital unit that cared for him.

Dr. Arthur Kellermann discusses a study showing that when cardiac arrest patients cannot successfully be resuscitated by emergency medical services in the field, lifesaving attempts to race them to a nearby hospital often prove futile.

Dr. Benjamin Druss of the Rollins School of Public Health on the intersection of public health and mental health.

Diabetes is taking a high toll on the United States -- in terms of money and in terms of lives. Learn more about diabetes from Dr. Venkat Narayan, co-director of the Global Diabetes Research Center.

Many people people believe that strokes are an inevitable consequence of aging or that only the elderly suffer from them. That's not true, says Dr. Michael Frankel of the Stroke Center at Grady Memorial Hospital. Learn your risk.

Dr. Michael Frankel of the Stroke Center at Grady Memorial Hospital on recognizing the signs of stroke and knowing how to respond -- and save lives.

Dr. Barbara Rothbaum of Emory University talks about on a study that uses virtual reality therapy and D-cycloserine to treat post-traumatic stress disorder in Iraq combat veterans.