Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Steven Dubovsky, MD

Rushed for time, do you scan your journals for interesting studies and then only read the abstracts? You may be missing more than just the details. Join host Dr. Leslie Lundt as she talks with Dr. Steven Dubovsky, Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Buffalo about how to interpret clinical trial results.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Susan McDaniel, PhD

Patients who test positive for a genetic condition often feel like a ticking time bomb. How can we best help individuals facing a genetic risk? Dr. Susan McDaniel, co-editor of “Individuals, Families, and the New Era of Genetics“ joins Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss psychosocial strategies.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Susan McDaniel, PhD

The increasingly new science of genetic testing has potentially profound effects on not only the individual child, but the entire family system. Dr. Susan McDaniel joins Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss the implications of such testing on the family.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Jay Iams, MD

Magnesium has been used for the past two decades for treatment of pre-term labor. Yet there is doubt about its therapeutic value for this purpose and it has significant maternal morbidity. What else is changing in the management and treatment of pre-term labor? Our guest is Dr. Jay Iams who is a nationally recognized expert on pre-term labor. He is the Frederick Zuspan Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Vice Chair of the Department at Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. With hundreds of publications in the medical literature he is a member of the steering committee for the Maternal Fetal Medicine Network of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Jay Iams, MD

Almost 13% of all babies in the United Sates are born prematurely. With this growing epidemic, what can be done to prevent and treat pre-term labor and improve newborn outcomes? Our guest today is Dr. Jay Iams who is a nationally recognized expert on pre-term labor. He is the Frederick Zuspan Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Vice Chair of the Department at Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. With hundreds of publications in the medical literature he is a member of steering committed for the Maternal Fetal Medicine Network of National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Jay Iams, MD

With the growing epidemic of prematurity in the US, there is a pressing need to understand the biology of preterm labor. Why do some women deliver early? Do we even know? Our guest today is Dr. Jay Iams, who is a nationally recognized expert on preterm labor. He is the Frederick Zuspan Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Vice Chair of the Department at Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. With hundreds of publications in the medical literature he is a member of the steering committee for the Maternal Fetal Medicine Network of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Jay Iams, MD

According to a recent Institute of Medicine report preterm birth has increased by 30% over the past 25 years in the United States. Birth before 37 completed weeks now comprises 12.5% of all US births and poses a major public health problem and expense. Why is the rate of prematurity increasing even as the standard of living goes up? Our guest today is Dr. Jay Iams who is a nationally recognized expert on pre-term labor. He is the Frederick Zuspan Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Vice Chair of the Department at Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. With hundreds of publications in the medical literature he is a member of steering committed for the Maternal Fetal Medicine Network of National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Host: Renee Matthews, MD

In this segment Dr. Sanford Rosenberg talks about international egg donation and the diagnosis of infertility.

Host: Renee Matthews, MD

In this segment Dr. Sanford Rosenberg talks about infertility and how international egg donations allow many infertile couples to have children.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: William Thompson, PhD

In this segment host Bill Rutenberg questions William Thompson, Ph.D., lead author of the recent CDC Thimerosal study about some of the doubts critics of the study still have about the neuropsychological impacts of Thimerosal.