Health Professional Radio - Podcast

Whether healthcare workers are on the front-line treating patients or working behind the scenes, the ability to successfully navigate change, rise above adversity, and triumph boils down to one word: RESILIENCE. Anne Grady , Keynote Speaker on Resilience and Leadership discusses resilience toolbox strategies  that can help healthcare workers to take time for self-care and avoid burnout. #Resi...

Anas Younes, Senior Vice President, Head of Haematology R&D, at AstraZeneca , discusses building a broad portfolio to target different hematological cancers through diverse mechanisms and modalities, such as the next wave of IO therapies and apoptotic pathway modulating agents and his vision to develop future cornerstones for novel combination treatment strategies in hematological cancers. #As...

Jim Geraghty discusses rare diseases and his book " Inside The Orphan Drug Revolution : The Promise of Patient-Centered Biotechnology. #OrphanDrugRevolution James Geraghty has been a director of eight NASDAQ-listed biotech companies and chair of five. He’s worked on orphan drugs for over forty years—as a strategy consultant, a CEO, a leader of pioneering international operations at Genzyme, and a...

Dr. Mary Dubon, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Massachusetts General Hospital discusses her recent presentation at the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) 2022 Annual Assembly. #AAPM #R2022 Dr. Mary Dubon, MD is a Sports Medicine Specialist in Boston, MA and has over 11 years of experience in the medical field. She graduated from ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE in...

Juliet Knowles, MD, PhD, pediatric neurologist at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health and assistant professor of Neurology and of Pediatrics at Stanford Medicine, discusses a new Stanford Medicine study outlining why seizures generally become more frequent and severe in epilepsy patients who don’t take medication or whose epilepsy doesn’t respond to medication. #EpilepsyAwareness Juliet Knowles, M...

Dr. Bernadette Hee, MD, a pulmonary/critical care medicine physician shares her experience working through COVID and how she found an outlet from the stress in writing which turned into a published sci-fi romance: "Kairn, Mates of the Alliance ." She shares tips and coping mechanisms for medical professionals. #MatesOfTheAlliance Bernadette Hee is a pulmonary/critical care medicine physician in Co...

Dr. Mi​ke Krams​, ​Chief Quantitative Medicine Officer​ at ​Exscientia ​ plc discusses the ​first clinical trial application (CTA) approval in Europe for IGNITE-AI, a Phase 1/2 trial studying EXS-21546 ('546) – an A2A receptor antagonist in combination with anti-PD-1 therapy – in patients with immunotherapy relapsed or refractory renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).​...

As a Broadway performer living with moderate-to-severe asthma, Tommy Bracco knows how difficult living with the disease can be. Tommy grew up singing and dancing and has always had a passion for the performing arts, but due to his asthma, he struggled with breath control and lung capacity. Tommy finally found Dupixent® (dupilumab) and it has helped make a differe...

Dr. Roger A. Levy, GSK Global Medical Expert, Immunology & Specialty Medicine discusses  the results from a global survey of  rheumatologists, nephrologists  and internal medicine specialists,  which showed that the  COVID-19 pandemic and other factors  prevented some people living with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) from getting optimal care in the past two y...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide. Metastatic breast cancer or mBC, also known as stage 4, cannot be cured and therefore brings a different experience than earlier stage cancer. Many people living with mBC often feel overlooked or even ignored. #MetastaticBreastCancer mBC Unspoken is a new digital platform from Oscar-winning director Cynthia Wade which uncovers the difficult unspok...

Dr. Ira Spector, PhD, co-founder and CEO of SFA Therapeutics , discusses the company's development of a novel platform to treat chronic, inflammation-mediated diseases that utilize metabolites formed in the microbiome. The company’s lead candidate SFA-002 was investigated in a six-patient Phase 1a study for psoriasis and showed very positive results – safe, strong efficacy, and durable response (o...

Graft-versus-host disease, also known as GVHD, is a life-threatening condition that can occur after an allogeneic stem cell transplant, or the transfer of stem cells from a donor, where the donated cells initiate an immune response and attack the transplant recipient’s organs, leading to significant morbidity and mortality. To help support those living with GVHD, Incyte created the Incyte Ingenuit...

Returning guest, Brad McElya, PharmD, Walgreens Director of Specialty Health Solutions discusses how pharmacists are uniquely positioned to provide holistic care to people living with HIV who may also have other health issues. He talks about managing the needs of an aging population that is living with HIV and the importance of cultural competency among people working with those living with HIV. #...

Dr. Jessica Shepherd, MD, discusses the increases in influenza activity and how the annual flu vaccine is the best way to protect against the flu. She opens up about what she’s seeing in her practice, shares tips and tricks on how to stay healthy, and some of her medicine cabinet must-haves – including, Theraflu Flu Relief Max Strength, Theraflu’s newest OTC cold and flu product. #Theraflu Dr. Jes...

Dr. Katherine Tomasino, PhD, co-director of the Behavioral Medicine for Digestive Health Program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago discusses the importance of identifying the causes of problems with gut health, treatment options, and tips to help treat the condition. For more information visit www.nm.org/radio #GutHealth Psychologist Kate Tomasino, PhD, is the co-director of the Behavio...

Dr. MeiLan Han, MD, MS, Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care at the University of Michigan discusses chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the importance of correctly identifying COPD risk, symptoms and exacerbations, knowing what to ask your doctor to make for a productive conversation and prioritizing treatment. She is joined by Tracy, a patient...

Many service members who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan following 9/11 are left struggling today with debilitating lung and respiratory conditions. The combination of exposure to toxic burn pits, diesel fuel, industrial pollution and dust clouds has created long-lasting issues for veterans unlike pulmonary experts have ever seen. Dr. Cecile Rose, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Center of Excellence o...

Matt Zemon, MSc, explains the benefits of psychedelics for treating depression, anxiety, and trauma. He highlights the 100 clinical trials and 300+ studies currently underway, and debunks the top five myths and rumors about psychedelics. He also discusses what's FDA approved and who is investing in psychedelics and why. As an author of the book "Psychedelics for Everyone: A Beginner’s Guide to The...

Determi-Nation is a health movement led by diverse patients, healthcare providers (HCPs), advocates, and Janssen Immunology. They aim to address the challenges faced by people of color with plaque psoriasis (PsO) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) by announcing two new solutions: Beyond the Textbook: Psoriatic Disease in People of Color and a new patient navigation program in partnership with SUNY Down...

Richard Browne, MD, FACC, leads Janssen's health equity initiative, Save Legs, Change Lives™, a multi-year initiative focused on creating awareness, urgency and action around the hidden threat of peripheral artery disease (PAD) related amputation, with an initial focus on Black Americans, who are up to 4X more likely to undergo a PAD-related amputation versus white Americans. He will discuss PAD,...

Discuss IHD's overarching goal, mission, Diagnostics-as-a-Service, at-home offerings and why at-home testing is important, what's next for IHD in 2023 by Ben Lejfer, leader of the DaaS team at Innovative Health Diagnostics (IHD) Labs, an FDA/EUA-approved, CLIA-accredited lab. Ben Lejfer, leader of the DaaS team at IHD Labs supports at-home testing capabilities of digital health, telehealth and fer...

Encourage healthy aging to maintain baby boomers' quality of life and physical functionality. Up to 1 in 3 adults are at risk of malnutrition which can have significant health and cost implications. A simple nutrition care program can drive health benefits like physical functionality, cognitive function, psychological well-being and quality of life among malnourished or at-risk older adults. Addre...

Discuss the importance of protecting the immunocompromised population amidst mutating Covid-19 variants Share the latest on the development of Abpro’s infectious disease antibody treatment that has demonstrated best-in-class efficacy against the multiple Omicron variants Chairman, Co-Founder of Abpro, CEO of rHEALTH, and President, CSO of DNA Medicine Institute, a medical innovation laboratory Hon...

Discuss key findings from data published in Molecular Therapy – Methods and Clinical Development and company’s next sa-mRNA technology platform Lead the R&D team at CSL Seqirus, one of the world’s largest influenza vaccine producers, developing vaccines that offer the greatest protection possible against infectious diseases, with a specific focus on influenza Ethan received post-doctoral train...

Sebastian Seiguer, CEO of Scene Health, and Dr. Kevin Hallgren of the University of Washington School of Medicine discuss the benefits of video observation of methadone dosing for patient safety, policy, and the behavioral health backlog. Dr. Hallgren is the lead author of a study, published in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, which evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and engagement...