Health and Medicine (Audio‪)‬ UCTV

Benjamin Smarr Ph.D. discusses wearable tech in health research, stressing community engagement in data sharing. He explores sensors tracking temperature, heart rate, and more, noting the importance of naps for health. Smarr addresses reliability, access, and the link between sleep and conditions like dementia. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39853]

As part of the 2024 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference, Dr. Hao Nguyen discusses focal therapy as a choice of therapy in patients with low and intermediate risk prostate cancer at high risk for progression.
Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39760]

As part of the 2024 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference, Dr. Eric Small reviews Androgen Deprivation Therapy, including choices of agents, side effects, considerations in timing, duration, intensity of therapy, and discusses interpretation of clinical trial results.
Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39756]

As the influence of artificial intelligence expands through our daily lives, questions have emerged about how AI is being integrated in health and medicine. AI is now being implemented inside operating rooms, critical care units for patient evaluation and even within our homes to support those with disabilities. Along with the promise of AI comes ethical and social implications — which are crucial when applied in health care — including the representativeness of datasets used in algorithm training to avoid perpetuating health inequities. Four leading experts share their views on how society is navigating the new frontiers of artificial intelligence and the future of heath care. Series: "A Deep Look into the Future of Biology" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 39247]

As part of the 2024 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference, Dr. Mack Roach discusses the phenomenon of “biochemical recurrence” and approaches to risk assessment, following treatments for localized prostate cancer.
Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39761]

Medical advances have significantly improved the survival of preterm babies and term neonates with brain injuries due to environmental hypoxia or genetic causes. Anca Pasca, M.D., shares her work to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disorders associated with fetal and neonatal brain injury. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 39453]