New drugs, devices and technologies have resulted in remarkable improvements in everything from slowing the aging process to identifing and curing disease. While new discoveries are exciting, it is critical to understand the appropriate use of new innovation. The videos in this category cover issues such as CAT scans and cancer risk, new breast cancer screening methods, organ transplantation, and continuous blood sugar monitoring.
Personalized genetic testing may be available in local pharmacies in the near future. But this concept has caused a stir in the medical community and the FDA.(Aired May 12, 2010)
As we are getting close to the end of another year, we like to look back at some of the most interesting health care discoveries of 2009.