Your Radio Doctor with Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie

On January 13, Dr. Marianne Ritchie discussed how to prepare for your annual physical and how you can play a proactive role in your health care by keeping tabs on your symptoms, family history, use of alcohol, smoking/vaping, diet and exercise.

On January 6, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie shared stories of Your Real Champions®, someone who faces adversity with courage or who does great work in the community.

On December 16, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie sat down with Deputy Fire Marshal Matthew Maguire and Officer Carl Harper to discuss holiday safety tips. The message from both guests is to be aware of your surroundings and their advice could save your life!

On December 9, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie sat down with Sue Daugherty, RDN, LDN, CEO to discuss how nutritional support of chronically ill patients with meals tailored to their medical needs can improve the patient’s quality of life, increase the ability to tolerate medical treatments, decrease hospital admissions and lower health care costs. MANNA is an organization which serves over one million mea...

On Saturday, December 2, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie spoke with nationally-recognized sport psychologist, Dr. Joel Fish as he explained the concept of mental toughness, the importance of considering each athlete’s mental health and wellness in addition to their physical health, and the wise reminder that “fun” is part of the equation in every sport.

On Saturday, November 18, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie spoke with Dr. David E. Loren about the early warning signs, what patients should be screened, and an update on the latest treatments.

On Saturday, November 11, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie discussed how military medical personnel will be embedded at Cooper University Hospital to offer exposure to critical care of more severe trauma and surgical patients than they typically experience in a military treatment facility. 

On Saturday, November 6, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie spoke with Dr. Monica Morrow about the process of "staging" your cancer and the factors considered in creating your unique plan.

On Saturday, October 28, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie spoke with Dr. Lauren Hricik Vandevere about training for sleep and the potty.

On Saturday, October 21, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie spoke with Dr. Paul Offit about an update on the COVID-19 vaccine for 2023-2024, information about the flu vaccine, and who will benefit most from the RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) vaccine. 

On Saturday, October 14, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie spoke with Dr. Clifford A. Hudis about important information and how participation in a trial can be very beneficial.

On Saturday, October 7, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie spoke with Dr. Nicholas A. DiNubile about how to maximize your safety playing pickleball.

On Saturday, September 30, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie spoke with Dr. Bruce A. Brod about the potential risks of tattoos, including allergic reactions to the various dyes, thickened scars called granulomata, and the possibility of infection.

On Saturday, September 23, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie spoke with Dr. George Cotsarelis about common causes of hair loss and the most current therapies.

On Saturday, September 16, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie spoke with Dr. Richard J. Schwab about why adequate sleep is important, tips for good sleep hygiene, and when you should seek the help of a sleep med specialist if you have symptoms of a sleep disorder.

On Saturday, September 9, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie spoke with Dr. Generosa Grana about the benefits and the concerns of genetic testing, and the differences between genetic testing to look for risk of disease, genetic testing of a tumor, and genetic testing performed by a public company where you send your own specimen of saliva. 

On Saturday, August 26, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie spoke with Dr. Sean P Duffy about  the most updated therapies and how the diagnosis is made.

On Saturday, August 19, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie spoke with Dr. Maura Sammon about how you can plan to stay healthy while traveling internationally. 

On Saturday, August 12, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie spoke with Dr. Sara Keely Schultz about screening, prevention, and therapies, especially the great advances that have occurred in the treatment of HIV. 

On Saturday, August 5, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie spoke with Dr. Matthew Martinez about those at risk and what limitations are imposed to prevent sudden cardiac arrest.

On Saturday, July 29, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie spoke with Andrew Alexis, MD, MPH about skin lesions in people of color.

On Saturday, July 22, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie spoke with Anthony Infantolino, MD about abdominal pain.

On Saturday, July 15, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie spoke with Steven Markos, MD  about BOTOX, the familiar trade name for a treatment that uses small amounts of the chemical that causes botulism to weaken/paralyze muscles for therapeutic reasons. 

On Saturday, July 8, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie spoke with Dr. James Pawelski and his wife, Suzie Pileggi Pawelski, about the value of community.

On Saturday, July 1, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie spoke with the Narberth Ambulance staff to discuss heat exhaustion and heat stroke, near drowning, severe sunburns, and injuries from fireworks.