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So, what, exactly, is hepatitis c? how can you protect yourself when going to the doctor's office or the hospital? we have a practicing internist and faculty member at new york university school of medicine. thank you, doctor. so, tell us, what is hepatitis c and what caused it? >>guest: hepatitis c is a virus that infects the liver, causing a chronic liver problem going on to what we call sir -- cirhossis, this is an evil act for anyone who perpetrates it. >>heather: the symptoms? >>guest: you may, early on, develop a viral like symptom where you are fatigued and you may have symptoms of hepa...

>>gregg: more than 16 million americans suffer from depression and it is estimated it could be the second leading cause of illness over the next several years. now, there is a new study suggesting a simple blood test could possibly help diagnosis it. >>heather: a practicing internist and faculty member at new york university, and author of "no guts, no glory," a successful book. greg >>gregg: number one on the health list and am done. when it comes to depression what we are talking about today who do you tell between teenager who is just suffering from normal teen angst and one who is depresse...

Doctor, what was this board going to do? >> well, the purpose of this board, megyn, is actually to review medicare services and decide if they're essential and make recommendations about reimbursements. and theoretically, this board could end up cutting doctors' fees for services they don't think are essential. the problem with that not only in terms of medicare -- by the way, the democrats have been saying, medicare, you get to keep your benefits, but if your services are cut, are you keeping your benefits? that's debatable. megyn: right. the health care law said this board was not going to b...

Lamb, practicing internist and faculty member at new york university school of medicine and a contributor to the daily. what do you think of the study? >> i think it's once again, vitamin b has become a superstar. it's gotten legendary status right now. we know vitamin d is important. i think this is an interesting observation that children with the lowest vitamin d level followed a few years later seemed to have a higher risk of depression, period. >> gregg: could be other factor as soon as. >> could be so many other factors. but the reality is that vitamin d has already been shown to have an...

This first point it will cost a dollar a year per patient that insurance. $2 the second year. if you're mandated to have insurance, if obamacare actually stands, you know that could be seen as a tax. and then, what is going to be done with the money? i think there is real question in my mind as a practicing internist by the way whether one treatment is ever better than another. we coined something a few years ago that fits this called forced substitution. when a treatment is already working but you come along, insurance company says, wait a minute, that is costing too much. let's switch it to ...