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                          JeffNEWS, August 1, 1995
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`Health Matters' Brings Jefferson Home to You
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Jefferson is pleased to co-sponsor "Health Matters," a new medical news and 
information television series on CBS-affiliate KYW-TV, Channel 3. If you'll 
tune in Channel 3 on Sundays, beginning September 10. Jefferson specialists 
will fill you in on the latest medical treatments and offer tips on 
prevention on the following topics:

September 10	
  Breast Self Examination
  Emily F. Conant, MD
    Radiology, JMC

September 17
  Varicose Veins
  R.A. Carabasi, MD 
    Surgery, JMC

September 24
  Cancer and Men
  Leonard G. Gomella, MD
    Urology, JMC

October 1
  Menopause
  Craig A. Winkel, MD
    Obstetrics and Gynecology, JMC, and Director of Division of Reproductive 
      Endocrinology and Infertility

October 8
  Digestive Disorders
  Steven A. Edmundowicz, MD, Medicine, JMC

October 15
  Choosing a Primary Care Physician
  Richard C. Wender, MD
    Family Medicine, JMC

October 29
  Fixing a Faulty Heart
  Howard H. Weitz, MD
    Cardiology, JMC

November 5
  Breast Feeding
  Joan U. Bretschneider,PhD, RN
    Nursing Service, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

November 12
  Colorectal Cancer
  Robert D. Fry, MD
    Surgery, JMC and Director of Division of Colorectal Surgery

November 26
  Breast Implant Safety 
  James W. Fox, MD
    Surgery, JMC

December 17
  Asthma
  James E. Fish, MD
    Medicine, JMC and Director of the Division of Pulmonary Medicine and
    Critical Care

December 24
  Leukemia
  Neal Flomemberg, MD
    Medicine, JMC and Director, Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Division
      of Neoplastic Diseases

December 31
  Lasers 
  Eric F. Bernstein, MD
    Dermatology, JMC

January 7
  Miracle Babies
  Alan R. Spitzer, MD
    Chairman of Pediatrics, JMC and Director, Division of Neonatology

January 14
  Stroke Treatment
  Rodney Bell, MD
    Neurology, JMC

January 28
  Detecting Cervical Cancer
  John A. Carlson Jr., MD
    Obstetrics and Gynecology, JMC and Director, Division of Gynecologic
      Oncology

February 4
  Foot Problems
  Keith L. Wapner, MD
    Orthopaedic Surgery, JMC and Director, Division of Foot and Ankel
      Surgery


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