N.E.D.

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = N.E.D.

| image = File:NED Concert, Aladdin Theater, 2011.jpg

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| caption = N.E.D. performing at the Aladdin Theater, 2011

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| alias = No Evidence of Disease

| origin =

| genre = Alternative rock

| years_active = 2008–present

| label = Motéma Music

| associated_acts =

| website = {{URL|www.nedtheband.com}}

| current_members = John Bogess
Nimesh Nagarsheth
William Winter
Bob Burger
Gizelka David-West

| past_members = Joanie M. Hope
William "Rusty" Robinson
John Soper

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N.E.D. (No Evidence of Disease) is an alternative/folk rock band whose members are medical doctors, mostly gynecologists and gynecologic oncologists. Their members are John Bogess, M.D. on lead vocals, guitar, and harmonica; Nimesh Nagarsheth, M.D. on drums and percussion; Robert "Bob" Burger, M.D. on bass, Gizelka David-West, M.D. on vocals; and William Winter, M.D. on guitar and backing vocals. They released their self-titled debut on Motéma Music in 2009, followed by a second album in 2010 titled 6 Degrees. Their songs focus on emotional content and make no explicit references to cancer.

The band has been reported on by The New York Times,{{Cite web | first=Susan | last=Gubar | title=Living With Cancer: Dancing With N.E.D. | url=https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/living-with-cancer-dancing-with-n-e-d/ | website=The New York Times | date=20 December 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225103835/http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/living-with-cancer-dancing-with-n-e-d/ | archive-date=25 December 2012 | url-status=dead | access-date=30 May 2019 }} USA Today,{{Cite web | first=Kim | last=Painter | title=Rocking doctors make noise about below-the-belt cancers | url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/02/04/rock-band-doctors-cancer/22810531/ | date=4 February 2015 | website=USA Today | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209094105/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/02/04/rock-band-doctors-cancer/22810531/ | archive-date=9 February 2015 | url-status=live}} The Washington Post, Forbes,{{Cite web | first=Elaine | last=Schattner | title=NED, A Vibrant Band Of Doctors Rocking For Women With Cancer | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/elaineschattner/2015/02/08/ned-a-rock-band-of-gynecological-oncology-doctors-make-music-for-womens-cancers-in-music-and-film/ | website=Forbes | date=8 February 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213012418/http://www.forbes.com/sites/elaineschattner/2015/02/08/ned-a-rock-band-of-gynecological-oncology-doctors-make-music-for-womens-cancers-in-music-and-film | archive-date=13 February 2015 | url-status=live}} NorthJersey.com,{{Cite web | first=Jennifer | last=Vazquez | title=N.E.D. band making waves while bringing attention to breast, gynecological cancers | url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/n-e-d-band-making-waves-while-bringing-attention-to-breast-gynecological-cancers-1.428321 | date=27 September 2012 | website=NorthJersey.com | publisher=North Jersey Media Group | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515201849/http://www.northjersey.com/news/n-e-d-band-making-waves-while-bringing-attention-to-breast-gynecological-cancers-1.428321 | archive-date=15 May 2015 | url-status=dead}} and KGW.{{Cite web | title=Doctors Spread Healing through Rock | url=http://www.kgw.com/news/making-a-difference/Doctors-spread-healing-through-rock-114401649.html | date=21 January 2011 | website=KGW | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405071127/http://www.kgw.com/news/making-a-difference/Doctors-spread-healing-through-rock-114401649.html | archive-date=5 April 2012 | url-status=dead}} The band has also been profiled by Lifetime Television and thinkMTV.com.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} N.E.D. was the subject of a 2013 documentary, No Evidence of Disease, produced by Spark Media.{{Cite web | first=Jason E | last=Kaplan | title=No Evidence of Disease (N.E.D) play the Aladdin on Saturday | url=http://oregonmusicnews.com/2012/03/06/no-evidence-of-disease-n-e-d-to-play-the-aladdin-theater-march-10-2012/ | date=6 March 2012 | website=Oregon Music News | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313121019/http://oregonmusicnews.com/2012/03/06/no-evidence-of-disease-n-e-d-to-play-the-aladdin-theater-march-10-2012/ | archive-date=13 March 2012 | url-status=dead}}

History

The band formed to play at the annual medical conference of the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance in 2008 and decided that it should be more than just a side project.{{Cite news | first=Rachel | last=Saslow | title=Oncologists by day, rock stars by night. | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/oncologists-by-day-rock-stars-by-night/2011/07/13/gIQApTNEZI_story.html | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=25 July 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527030656/http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/oncologists-by-day-rock-stars-by-night/2011/07/13/gIQApTNEZI_story.html | archive-date=27 May 2014 | url-status=live}} Their musical style is influenced by U2, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Foo Fighters, Rush, Weezer, and Natalie Merchant.

One of the goals of the band is to increase awareness and education about women's cancers. "GYN cancers are not things people talk about in our culture, and they’re woefully underfunded and misunderstood", John Boggess commented against The Washington Post. "We really believe that we’re starting a conversation. Because there are worse things than getting cancer, and that’s feeling isolated and without help and understanding." Their song lyrics deal with issues of hope and survival, as well as partying and relationships. The band members have the case studies that show that music therapy is beneficial to the healing of cancer patients, and that is the band's mission.{{Cite book | last=Nagarsheth | first=Nimesh | title=Music and Cancer: A Prescription for Healing | year=2010 | publisher=Jones & Bartlett Learning | location=Sudbury, MA | isbn=9780763779085 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MzqaFJBg_boC}}

Documentary

A 2013 documentary about the band, also titled No Evidence of Disease, was directed by Andrea Kalin. The film is about the life of the band as well as their patients, their families, and cancer awareness advocates.{{cite web | title=August Newsletter | url=http://www.ovariancancer.org/2010/08/05/august-newsletter/ | publisher=Ovarian Cancer National Alliance | accessdate=24 July 2013 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913064445/http://www.ovariancancer.org/2010/08/05/august-newsletter/ | archive-date=13 September 2012 | url-status=dead }}

Education and Advocacy

N.E.D. is an official part of Marjorie J. Johnson Uterine Cancer Education Fund, a Portland, Oregon based charity named after a musician who died of uterine cancer.

In 2010, Music and Cancer: A Prescription for Healing by Nimesh Nagarsheth was released by Jones & Bartlett Learning. The book quotes his and his bandmates' songs.{{Cite web | title=Music and Cancer: A Prescription for Healing | url=http://www.jblearning.com/catalog/9780763779085/ | publisher=Jones & Bartlett Learning | accessdate=24 July 2013}} Dr. Nagarsheth also gave a talk at 92YTribeca about the topic.{{Cite web | title='Music and Cancer: A Prescription for Healing' at 92Y Tribeca | url=http://sohojournal.com/content/%E2%80%9Cmusic-and-cancer-prescription-healing%E2%80%9D-92y-tribeca | publisher=SOHO Journal | accessdate=24 July 2013}}

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