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Do you feel helpless in the face of "the system?" This show is to help you learn how to take control and steer your way to health. Hear how others have met these challenges and overcome them. Learn how you can do so too. This program is a forum to share your experiences, ask your questions, and learn how to create and manage your health care team. Make the healthcare system work for you!

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Robert Brooke, CEO of Genesis Biopharma, talks with Joyce about their new antibody therapy, recently approved by the European Patent Office for use as a therapeutic treatment in multiple cancers. Genesis Biopharma is developing its... more
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You have just received a diagnosis, and it lands like a bombshell. Genetic counselor Mary-Frances Garber speaks with Joyce about her private counseling practice, helping people come to terms with a diagnosis of a complex genetic... more
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Music education expert Sharon Burch talks with Joyce about the advantages of learning fundamental music concepts, introduced the Freddie the Frog Adventures. Freddie helps children understand the secret code of musical... more
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Kevin Graham, author of Weight Loss Empowerment: 50 Ways to Lose Your Luggage, talks with Joyce about the best indicators of overall health and well-being. Kevin will raise your spirits and empower you to enjoy the holidays... more
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Sheryl Kurland is a patient advocate and co-owner of Orlando Patient Advocates (Florida). As an independent patient advocate, she provides a range of services, from identifying the right doctors and conducting resarch on treatment... more
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For Melanie Rotenberg, M.D., humor has been a life preserver while riding the rough seas of nursing home and hospice work. She started in the field as a 15-year-old CNA, earning $2.65 an hour. “It helped pay for college,” she said.... more
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Why is it that there seems to be such polarized discussion in politics these days? What is changing about us that we seem to have lost the ability to disagree in a civil manner and discuss? According to Charles Glassman,MD, our uncivil... more
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When Carolyn Gross was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer she was offered the same treatmet boh her grandmothers had received thirty years earlier: mastectomy with chemotherapy and radiation. After doing careful research,... more
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Karen Roush, RN, MSN, FNP, BC, has been a nurse specializing in women's issues for over 25 years. Karen joins Joyce today for a discussion of women's health issues that women often find too embarrassing to raise with their doctors.... more
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Joyce is just back from the 9th International Medical Symposium on VHL in Rio de Janeiro. One day of basic science, one day devoted to optimal treatments for the various kind of VHL tumors, and one day designed specifically for the families.... more
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