Seeking out the best medical care possible

June 23, 2008

Patients go on a quest for the best medical care

EVERY DAY, doctors and hospitals bring healthy babies into the world, jump-start stalled hearts and find cancer when it's still curable. The wonders of medical care, whether delivered within a sprawling urban campus or a tiny rural clinic, have become routine. Excellence is expected.

June 23, 2008

How to find the best medical treatment

Even if you're not rich or well-connected, you can find leading-edge treatment when it matters. And it could well matter if your condition is rare or if few doctors have developed expertise in treating it. For starters, be Internet savvy -- and pushy. Here are some tips for getting what you need:

June 23, 2008

Mom wins a quicker fix for boy's microtia, a congenital ear deformity

June 23, 2008

L.A. resident heads to Mayo Clinic for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy surgery

June 23, 2008

Hodgkin's disease treatment without a blood transfusion

For the masses in the middle -- people who may have to borrow and scrape to pay for care -- finding the best of the best can be just as important.

June 23, 2008

With an inoperable brain tumor, Bob Tisch wound up at Duke

Preston Robert Tisch, known as Bob and a co-owner of the New York Giants, had the wherewithal to go anywhere in the world for treatment for his inoperable malignant brain tumor. He was diagnosed with stage IV glioblastoma in August 2004. His son, Steve Tisch, producer of films including "Forrest Gump" and "Risky Business," moved his family from L.A. to New York to be with his parents and take on the task of searching out some faint glimmer of hope for a devastating diagnosis.