• By Dawn Ehde, PhD, Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine  |  Mar 15, 2017

    Multiple Sclerosis: Overcoming Pain

    Real World Health Care continues our series on pain management by speaking with Dawn Ehde, PhD, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Ehde serves as a clinical psychologist and professor at UW. She conducts research evaluating the efficacy of various behavioral, exercise, and pharmacological interventions…more.

  • By Bob Twillman, PhD, Executive Director, Academy of Integrative Pain Management  |  Feb 15, 2017

    Calling for an Integrative Approach to Pain Management

    This week, Real World Health Care continues our series on pain management with an interview with Bob Twillman, PhD, FAPM, Executive Director of the Academy of Integrative Pain Management. Dr. Twillman is responsible for overseeing federal and state pain policy developments and advocating for those supporting an integrative approach to…more.

  • By Bryan Jensen, PhD, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System  |  Feb 1, 2017

    Assessing Chronic Pain

    Our series on Pain Management continues this week with insight on how clinicians assess chronic pain. We spoke with Bryan Jensen, PhD, a clinical health psychology postdoctoral fellow at the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, where he treats inpatients and outpatients with chronic pain as well as facilitates…more.

  • By Emily Burke, Ph.D., Director of Instruction, BiotechPrimer.com  |  Jan 18, 2017

    A Big Pain

    Editor’s Note: This article in our pain management series originally appeared in Biotech Primer Weekly. For more of the science behind the headlines, please subscribe. The Science Behind Opiods The opioid addiction epidemic gained attention at the highest levels of U.S. policy circles this past year, as presidential candidates that…more.

  • By Hossein Borghaei, DO, Fox Chase Cancer Center  |  Nov 16, 2016

    NSCLC: The Promise of Immunotherapy

    As part of our series on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Real World Health Care spoke with Hossein Borghaei, D.O., in the Department of Hematology/Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center, which is part of the Temple Health System. Dr. Borghaei serves as Chief, Thoracic Medical Oncology; Director, Lung Cancer Risk…more.

  • By Gregory Masters, MD, FASCO, Associate Professor, Thomas Jefferson University Medical School  |  Nov 2, 2016

    Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: With Greater Understanding Comes Greater Challenges

    This week, Real World Health Care speaks with lung cancer specialist, Gregory Masters, MD, FASCO, attending physician at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and associate professor at the Thomas Jefferson University Medical School. In addition to being Fellow of the American Society for Clinical Oncology, Dr. Masters is co-chair…more.

  • By Linda Barlow  |  Aug 24, 2016

    How to Help Sick Kids Get Better When Insurance Isn’t Enough

    During the month of August, Real World Health Care will take a short break from focusing on medical breakthroughs and the researchers who are shaping the future of medicine. We will instead bring you a special series from our sponsor, the HealthWell Foundation, about what happens when families cannot afford…more.

  • By Linda Barlow  |  Aug 10, 2016

    Focusing on Recovery, Not Financial Burdens

    During the month of August, Real World Health Care will take a short break from focusing on medical breakthroughs and the researchers who are shaping the future of medicine. We will instead bring you a special series from our sponsor, the HealthWell Foundation, about what happens when families cannot afford…more.