Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Joe Frascella, MD

Which areas of the brain are impacted most in addiction? Is addiction a developmental brain disease? In this segment, Dr. Joe Fracella of NIDA discusses what new research shows about the brain development and addiction.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Joe Frascella, MD

Dr. Joseph Fracella of the National Institute on Drug Abuse explains why the way our brains our wired can cause addictions. Learn what is actually happening in the brain when a person is using addictive drugs and why some people become addicts and others do not.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Michael Ryan, MBA

Dr. Larry Kaskel welcomes Mike Ryan, founder of Medical Mergers Group. Join us to hear the ins and outs of buy-ins and buy-outs from valuing partnerships, to disputes, to financing.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Michael Ryan, MBA

Dr. Larry Kaskel is joined by Mike Ryan, founder of Medical Mergers Group. Mr. Ryan has helped thousands of medical practices improve their operations and determine the market value of their practice. Learn what how to determine what your practice may be worth and what you can do to increase the value.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: Chris Beyrer, MD, MPH

Dr. Maurice Pickard is joined by Dr. Chris Beyrer who discusses the startling finding that for women, the greatest risk for contacting Aids is being married despite being monogamous. Adding great insult to injury, these individuals are often the ones exclusively blamed for "shamefully bringing" this disease into their families.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Richard L. Harvey, MD

New robotic products help stroke patients learn to reuse their arms and legs. In this segment Dr. Richard Harvey talks specifically about several new robotics and explains how the intelligence of the robot gradually trains the patients to reuse their limbs.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Richard L. Harvey, MD

Cortical Stimulation has been found to improve the brain functioning of patients after stroke. In this segment Dr. Richard Harvey of RIC explains 3 methods of cortical stimulation and talks about when, how and why cortical stimulation can improve outcomes for stroke patients.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Richard L. Harvey, MD

Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) is a newer technique used to help stroke victims recover motor skills. In this segment Dr. Richard Harvey explains the history and process of improving motor skills using CIMT. He also breaks down the steps of shaping and talks about some of the state of the art tools used by rehab institutes to assist stroke patients in recovery.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Richard L. Harvey, MD

This segment begins with a medical explanation of stroke and the risk factors of stroke. Following the basics, Dr. Richard Harvey of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago explains the neuroplasticity and recovery of the brain following a stroke.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD

Guest: Jayanta Debnath, MD

Autophagy and Anoikis sounds to the unfamiliar like a hip law firm, but in truth these terms describe cellular processes that may soon help us find the cure to cancer.