Health Professional Radio - Podcast

Curtis Barnett, President and CEO of Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, discusses his belief in the importance of addressing behavioral healthcare needs at the community level - through collaboration with local organizations that have demonstrated success in increasing access, improving outcomes, and reducing stigma. He talks about why he feels it's so vital to invest in mental healthcare, r...

Joe Ferra, Interim CEO and CFO of Elevation Oncology discusses the company's development of an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that targets Claudin18.2, a therapeutic target in the oncology field. The company’s Chinese partner released data on the company's lead asset at ASCO 2023, which demonstrated safety and early signs of efficacy in patients with resistant/refractory solid tumors. He al...

Gloria Caulfield, Vice President of Strategic Alliances for Tavistock and Executive Director of the Lake Nona Institute discusses the Lake Nona community which is a hub for life sciences innovation with companies, academic programs, and research organizations, including the UCF Lake Nona, Nemours Children's and Orlando VA hospitals, as well as the leAD Lake Nona Sports and Health Tech Accelera...

Steve Kent, Chief Product Officer at Know Labs , Inc., an emerging developer of non-invasive medical diagnostic technology, discusses the completion of its Generation 1 Device. Gen 1 is the next stage in the development of Know Labs’ proprietary Bio-RFID™ technology. It incorporates Know Labs’ radio frequency (RF) sensor – which has been proven as technically feasible and stable in delivering repe...

Dr. Andrea Furlan, MD, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto and a Staff Physician and Senior Scientist at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute discusses her new book "8 Steps to Conquer Chronic Pain: A Doctor’s Guide to Lifelong Relief." She shares insights from the latest scientific research on pain, advice on attainable lifestyle and minds...

Ellen Goldsmith, MSOM, LAc, Chinese herbalist and author of the book, "Nutritional Healing with Chinese Medicine: +175 Recipes for Optimal Health" discusses allergies and their causes, recommended foods and foods to reduce or avoid, and cooking methods to avoid. DISCLAIMER The recommendations offered are a general guide and should never be a substitute for the skill, knowledge and experi...

Dr. Shereen Lim, an Australia-based dentist discusses her book "Breathe, Sleep, Thrive: Discover how airway health can unlock your child’s greater health, learning, and potential." For more information visit www.drshereenlim.com.au #AirwayHealth About Dr. Shereen Lim: She is an Australia-based dentist with a post graduate diploma in dental sleep medicine from the University of Western Au...

Dr. Susana Banerjee, Consultant Medical Oncologist and Research Lead for the Gynecology unit at Royal Marsden NHS and lead investigator discusses results from the registration-directed RAMP 201 trial for Verastem Oncology's lead compound oral avutometinib (VS-6766) in combination with FAK inhibitor defactinib in low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSOC) that was presented at the ASCO 2023 annual...

Matthew D'Onofrio, co-founder, President and COO of Evoke Pharma , a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases discusses GIMOTI ®, the first and only FDA-approved nasal formulation of metoclopramide that is commercially available and specifically designed to deliver a non-oral dose of metoclopramide for the relief of symptoms in adults with acute an...

Eric Hughes, MD, PhD, Executive Vice President, Global R&D and Chief Medical Officer at Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd, discusses the availability of AUSTEDO ® XR, a once-daily treatment for adults living with tardive dyskinesia and chorea associated with Huntington’s disease. Tardive dyskinesia and chorea associated with Huntington’s disease are debilitating chronic movement disorders. T...

Eduardo Dunayevich, MD, Vice President, VMAT2 Franchise Leader, and Clinical Business Development Leader for Neurocrine Biosciences , Inc. discusses an involuntary movement disorder called tardive dyskinesia (TD) which is associated with prolonged use of certain mental health medicines (antipsychotics) that are used to treat depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder...

Returning guest, Beth Battaglino, RN-C, CEO of HealthyWomen discusses the new survey results and outlines how those results call for encouraging better conversations between women of reproductive age and their healthcare professionals to ensure that women are being informed of their birth control options. In addition, she talks about the need to call for the development of even more innovative con...

Joe Todisco, CEO of CorMedix , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapeutic products that prevent infection and other life-threatening conditions, discusses the dangers of hospital and other related infections, as well as the urgency behind the global expansion of antimicrobial resistance, which is on the rise. He also talks about the company's investigatio...

Dr. Patricia Hunt, PhD, Regents Professor in the School of Molecular Biosciences at Washington State University discusses her recent award , as well as her research in prenatal development and how it is impacted by aging, mistakes in meiosis, and environmental contaminants. #marchofdimes​ Throughout her career, Dr. Hunt has focused on understanding how prenatal development is impacted by aging, mi...

Dr. Peter Berglund, Chief Scientific Officer of HDT Bio , discusses the development of a next-generation RNA vaccine platform for infectious diseases and cancer. The RNA is self-replicating, meaning that it can produce a prolonged immunological effect at a much lower dose than the current RNA vaccines. The company has a COVID-19 vaccine candidate but is also focused on emerging pandemic threats an...

Yael Shvetz, 54, shares her story of surviving a rare hemorrhagic stroke, or brain bleed, to inspire and educate other women like herself. She is part of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women 2023 Real Women Class of Survivors. #HemorrhagicStroke Yael Shvetz, 54 (Hillsborough, NJ) was suffering from a days-long migraine when suddenly her speech became slurred and she lost control tryin...

Allen Comer, Senior Director, Research at Stratatech Corporation , a Mallinckrodt company, discusses a recent advancement in burn care and why there should be a move past autografting for deep partial-thickness burns. He talks about a cutting-edge treatment now available. Patients should consult their health care practitioners to learn whether it is appropriate for them, and about safety informati...

Dr. Christopher Flowers, M.D., Department of Lymphoma - Myeloma, Division of Cancer Medicine and chair of Lymphoma & Myeloma at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and POLARIX clinical trial investigator, shares his perspectives on the recent FDA approval of Polivy (polatuzumab vedotin-piiq) in combination with R-CHP as a first-line treatment for adults with certain types of diff...

Dr. Cynthia Silva, Vice President of Clinical Affairs at Outset Medical discusses a recent abstract that was presented at the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Spring Clinical Meeting “Redefining dialysis care on the Hawaiian Islands: reducing health disparities and resource utilization” that found that Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders have the highest rates of diabetes, coronary artery disea...

Returning guest, Dr. Bruce Dorr, MD, Senior Medical Advisor at Biote discusses a patient case study published in the peer-reviewed medical journal “The Aging Male” detailing how a 54-year-old male patient with a spontaneous fracture and osteoporosis achieved a complete recovery of osteoporosis after one year of pelleted testosterone therapy . #PelletedTestosteroneTherapy Bruce Dorr is a native of...

Maria, who runs her own salon business in Pennsylvania and lives with type 2 diabetes, shares her personal journey with diagnosis, adopting a new lifestyle, and her experience with Ozempic ® (semaglutide) injection. She is joined by Dr. Juan Frias, Medical Director of Velocity Clinical Research, Los Angeles who discusses the relationship between food, exercise, and type 2 diabetes, the importance...

Charlotte Burrows, Chair for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission discusses the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and who it protects​. She provides a few examples of reasonable accommodations and what other federal laws may apply to pregnant workers and new parents.​  #PregnantWorkersFairnessAct Charlotte A. Burrows was designated by President Biden as Chair of the EEOC on Jan....

Dr. Waqaas Al-Siddiq, founder and CEO of Biotricity, Inc. , a med tech company, discusses  the role of AI in the future of wearable heart monitoring devices and the FDA-cleared "Bioflux," Biotricity's latest technology being used  by cardiologists  nationwide to remotely monitor their patient’s heart conditions. Early intervention not only can reduce  hospital stays but save money an...

Dawn Johnson, a psychiatric nurse practitioner at the Indiana Center For Recovery discusses a survey that found that 94% of people agree that substance and behavioral addictions mask underlying mental health issues and other findings. She also talks about medication failure and how the GeneSight test allows medical providers to swab the inside of their patient’s cheek to give providers information...

Craig Coleman, PharmD, FASHP, FACC, Professor at the University of Connecticut discusses new data supporting XARELTO ® (rivaroxaban) efficacy and safety compared to warfarin in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) and concomitant obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) which was published in "TH Open", a peer-reviewed vascular biology and medicine journal. #XARELTO Craig I. Coleman...