On Call for Men's Health

Dr. Michael Lutz welcomes Dr. John Oliffe, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Men’s Health Promotion at the University of British Columbia, for a conversation about men’s health, mental health, prostate cancer, and the fear that often surrounds screening. Dr. Oliffe explains that his interest in men’s health came from years working in emergency care, where he saw men deny serious symptoms even...

On this episode of On Call for Men’s Health , Dr. Michael Lutz talks with Dr. Jason Hafron about how prostate cancer screening has changed, and why PSA should be treated as a starting point, not a diagnosis. Dr. Hafron explains that early in his career, an elevated PSA usually led directly to biopsy. Today, the process is more thoughtful. A PSA result needs context, repeat testing, risk assessment...

Dr. Michael Lutz welcomes Dr. Craig Rogers to On Call for Men’s Health for a conversation about prostate cancer detection, access, and how the field has changed. Dr. Rogers is chair of the Department of Urology at the Vattikuti Urology Institute at Henry Ford Health, and his work is personal. Family experiences with kidney cancer and prostate cancer helped lead him toward urologic oncology, even b...

In this episode of On Call for Men’s Health, we focus on prostate cancer, survivorship, and advocacy through a powerful conversation between Dr. Michael Lutz and Andre Melvin, PhD. Andre Melvin is an employee of Lantheus, a pharmaceutical company. However, this podcast is not promotional in nature. The opinions expressed are his own and are provided for general informational purposes only.  We beg...

In this episode, we sit down with Commander Craig Reiner, a retired Navy fighter pilot and prostate cancer survivor, to explore the intersection between military service and men's health. We open with Craig's journey through the Naval Academy and his decorated career as a combat pilot, including the high-risk, high-adrenaline experiences of landing an F/A-18 on an aircraft carrier at night. But it...

In this episode, we explore how we’re reshaping the way we approach prostate cancer screening. We begin with Dr. Arnon Chait’s fascinating personal journey—from working as a physicist and rocket scientist at NASA to co-founding Cleveland Diagnostics. His transition from space science to biotechnology is rooted in a deeper mission: making medical diagnostics more effective, accessible, and less inv...

In this episode of the On Call for Men’s Health Podcast , we sit down with Alex Kimbrough, a longtime Emmy Award-winning director at Fox 2 Detroit, to explore his deeply personal and professional journey. While known for his behind-the-scenes presence in news broadcasting, Alex opens up about his upbringing, the influence of Cass Technical High School, his health battles, and his path to transform...

In this episode of the On Call for Men's Health podcast, Dr. Michael Lutz is joined by Frank Lescas, Vice President of Marketing at Blue Earth Diagnostics, to discuss prostate cancer survivorship, the evolution of prostate cancer diagnostics, and the role of radiopharmaceuticals in improving men's health. Blue Earth Diagnostics, founded in 2014, has become a leader in developing innovative diagnos...

Today, Dr. Michael Lutz's guest is award-winning filmmaker Landi Maduro.  Her documentary, The Silent Killer: Prostate Cancer in the African American Community has been screened by the Congressional Black Caucus and has been used by health care professionals and scholars educating on healthcare disparities and prostate cancer survivorship. As a Black female, Landi got involved with this topic when...

For years, urology has operated under the assumption that high testosterone was a risk factor for prostate cancer.  Thanks to new research, we are now learning that low testosterone could be a greater cause for concern.  At the forefront of this research is Dr. Ananias Diokno, Professor of Urology at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and University of Central Florida College o...

Dr. Deanna Lites has over 20 years of local and national health reporting experience on television and on the radio.   She's interviewed Dr. Lutz many times over the last 10 years, but today we are turning the tables on her. She tells stories of covering many different aspects of health, what got her into the field, and the phenomenon of men often putting off their own health care.   Dr. Lites tel...

Ken Hayward is a Vice President for Community Relations at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.  He joins us today to discuss his journey as a prostate cancer survivor. Ken talks about his experience from diagnosis to treatment to survivorship, and how his experience as a collegiate baseball player at the University of Michigan informed his perspective.   He needed "teammates," from his wife to fel...

Gary Thompson is not A beer guy. He's THE beer guy.  For 40 years he worked in the beer industry.  He's now retired from Michigan's Powers Distributing. We open the show with the big question.  Is "breaking the seal" an urban legend, or is it true?  Your friends often warn you against making that first trip to the men's room in the bar.  What's the science behind beer and urination? What about kid...

Dr. Michael Rovito founded the Male Wellness Collective (formerly the Men's Health Initiative) in 2010.  He's often collaborated with us at the MIU Men's Health Foundation and was very intentional in choosing his organization's new name.  He explains why. Dr. Rovito had a testicular cancer scare at the age of 16, a time in a male's life when he may not be comfortable discussing such things. He tal...

Come on, man. Let's talk about the stuff you don't want to talk about, even though you're thinking about it. It could save your life. And women,. let's talk about how your man can get healthy and stay healthy. All topics will be fair game from hair loss and penis size, to premature ejaculation and testicular cancer. We're going to talk about all of it on the On-call For Men's Health Podcast. I'm D...