Your Family's Health

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard gets practical advice to stay healthy during cold and flu season, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, from Dr. Ken Redcross, the author of “Bond: The 4 Cornerstones of a Lasting and Caring Relationship with Your Doctor,” and founder of Redcross Concierge, a personalized medical practice designed to enhance the patient-doctor relationship.

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard and Gina Peter learn about Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis inflammatory bowel disease with their guest, Susan Gomberg, the Director of Fundraising Campaigns and Volunteer Engagement at the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of Long Island.

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard and Gina Peter learn about Chiropractic Care - what it is and how it can help lead you on the path to better health, with their guest, Dr. Todd Sinett, a chiropractor and the Founder of Tru Health Care. Dr. Sinett is also a pain expert, author of several books, and the inventor of the Backbridge System.

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard and Gina Peter learn about the task of providing PPE to healthcare workers during the pandemic with their guest, Jay Baker, The President and Owner of Jamestown Plastics and Founder/Owner of TrueHero, Incorporated - companies that have helped create shields and other PPE for people in the medical field since March.

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard and Gina Peter update on the COVID-19 pandemic and how it is affecting hospitals on Long Island, by speaking with Dr. Frederick Davis, the Associate Chair and Physician in the Emergency Department at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, which is part of Northwell Heath.

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard and NCC Student Gina Peter learn about Parkinson’s Disease, and a local organization that helps makes life better for people with the disease by improving care and advancing research toward a cure, with their guest, Chris Jamele, the Development Director at the Parkinson’s Foundation New York & New Jersey Chapter.

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard and NCC student Gina Peter learn about dentistry and the questions you may be afraid to ask your dentist, especially concerning the COVID pandemic, with Dr. Bruce G. Valauri, the Chief Dental Officer and Director of Prosthodontics at ProHEALTH Dental.

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard and NCC Student Gina Peter talk about how addiction can affect anyone and everyone with sports and celebrity agent Darren Prince, who is also the author of Aiming High, a book that chronicles the story of his battle with addiction while representing some of the most iconic figures in the world such as Magic Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Charlie Sheen, Dennis Rodman, Chevy Chase, Den...

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard and Medical Student Caleb Garard talk with Dr. Stephen Sinatra, a cardiologist and psychotherapist, who has co-authored and published a paper on personalized nutrition for a COVID-19 Era with the American Nutrition Association. Listen as they learn about the connection between the heart, lungs and COVID-19, as well as precautions and preventive measures to take for people w...

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard and NCC nursing student talk about Mental Health and COVID with Dr. Prakash Masand, a psychiatrist who is founder of the Centers of Psychiatric Excellence, and an Adjunct Professor at the Academic Medicine Education Institute at Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School. He has developed specific therapies and trained therapists around the world to work with pati...

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard and NCC Nursing Student Gina Peter talk about Frequently Asked Questions that you may be embarrassed to ask your OB/GYN about fertility with Dr. Mary Jane Minkin, Clinical Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Yale University.

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard and NCC Nursing Student Gina Peter talk about back pain with Dr. Ron Donelson, Founder and President of SelfCare First, and the author of books including "Rapidly Reversible Low Back Pain: An Evidence-Based Pathway to Widespread Recoveries and Savings."

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard and NCC nursing student Gina Peter learn about Lyme disease - what it is, and how to prevent it, along with other tick- borne illnesses, with Dr. Alexis Chesney, a naturopathic physician and acupuncturist, specializing in Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, and author of the book “Preventing Lyme and other Tick-Born Illnesses.”

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard and nursing student Gina Peter learn how to prevent pressure injuries -- often the number one reported patient harm in health systems - with their guest, Martin Burns, CEO of Bruin Biometrics.

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard learns how one local hospital handled the COVID-19 pandemic, and finds out about Stop The Bleed, a new trauma program, with Dr. D’Andrea Joseph, the Chief of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery at NYU Langone Winthrop in Mineola.

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard learns about liver disease and The American Liver Foundation’s Greater New York Division, with Dr. David Bernstein, Chief of Hepatology, and Director of the Sandra Atlas Bass Center for Liver Disease at Northwell Health, and a member of the Foundation’s Medical Advisory Committee.

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard learns all about allergies with Dr. Debra Lebo from ENT and Allergy Associates, with 44 locations including in Lake Success on Long Island. Dr. Lebo is a board certified physician who holds memberships in both the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - and the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

Joan Buckley learns about America’s Number One Cause for Disability - something about 1 in 3 Americans have been diagnosed with - Arthritis, with Nancy Sorbella, Community Engagement Director at the New York Office of the Arthritis Foundation.

Take a free class and learn all about the latest in plastic surgery trends as Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard talks with Dr. Irina Domantovsky, a board certified plastic surgeon with Plastic Surgery of New York located in Great Neck in Nassau County, NY.

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard learns all about the body’s nervous system and the 12th Annual Long Island Brain Aneurysm Awareness Walk with Dr. David Chalif, the Chief of Neurosurgery at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, here on Long Island, and the Director of Northwell Health’s Brain Aneurysm Center.

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard finds out how one local health system has been able to test for COVID-19 and learns about a new at-home blood-draw program called LabFly with Michael Eller, The AVP of Northwell Health Labs, and Chris Zavala, the Director of Business Development and Marketing for Northwell Health Labs.

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard learns about the health of children and how the Coronavirus pandemic affects them with Dr. Michele Reed, a Family Physician and Primary Care Doctor in Rosedale, Queens, also known as The FitDoc.

Joan Buckley talks about nutrition - both during COVID-19 quarantine and planning for after - with Laura Burak, owner of Laura Burak Nutrition of Roslyn, NY, and the author of SLIM DOWN WITH SMOOTHIES!

Joan Buckley learns about finding a vaccine for COVID-19 and the problems with mass producing one, once we find the right one that works, with her guest, David Simchi-Levi, a Professor of Engineering Systems at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Co-Director of Leaders for Global Operations. His research currently focuses on developing and implementing techniques for logistics and m...

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard learns how Long Island Hospitals responded to the Coronavirus Pandemic and how they are preparing for a possible second wave and the future with Dr. Adhi Sharma, Chief Medical Officer at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside.