With every fall, comes a new flu vaccine. As we age, vaccines become an increasingly important tool to keep us healthy and avoiding unnecessary illnesses. In this month's podcast, moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by infectious disease expert, Dr. Anna Durbin, to discuss various different vaccines and the importance of vaccine compliance as we age. 

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation: 1 in 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. In 2024, an estimated 310,720 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. An estimated 42,250 U.S. women will die from breast cancer in 2024. In this month’s podcast, moderator, nurse and two-time breast cancer survivor, Lillie Shockney, sits down with medical oncologist Dr. Channing Paller,...

As baby boomers grow older, the World Health Organization projects that by 2060, 95 million people will be age 65 or older. This month, moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by geriatrician and researcher Peter Abadir, an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine to discuss aging well, especially the role that our DNA plays in the development of chronic inflammation. 

According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), the U.S. will see just over 2 million new cancer cases in 2024, as well as over 611,000 cancer deaths.  In this month’s podcast, moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by medical oncologist and researcher Dr. Neeha Zaidi to discuss vague symptoms — such as unexplained weight loss, fatigue, bleeding, GI problems and new lumps or masses — that can be among the signs of cancers.

An estimated 8 million Americans are affected by peripheral arterial disease, also known as peripheral artery disease (PAD). This condition can cause leg discomfort when walking or more serious problems such as pain in the foot at rest, toe ulcers, toe infections and gangrene.   In this month’s podcast, moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by vascular surgeon Dr. Rebecca Marmor, an assistant professor who specializes in the open and endovascular treatment of a wide range of vascular...

According to the Skin Cancer Foundation: In the U.S., more than 9,500 people are diagnosed with skin cancer every day. More than two people die of the disease every hour. In this month’s podcast, moderator Dr. Lillie Shockney is joined by dermatologist Dr. Farah Succaria, M.D., assistant professor of dermatology. Her research interests focus on various cancers including melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma.

According to the CDC: Every year, more than 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke. About 77 % of which are first-time or new strokes. Every 3 minutes and 14 seconds, someone dies of stroke. In this month’s podcast, moderator Dr. Lillie Shockney is joined by neurologist, Dr.  Argye Hillis, who is the Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute Professor of Acute Stroke Diagnoses and Management and also serves as the director of the Center of Excellence in Stroke Detection and Diagnosis,...

Every woman will eventually go through menopause and while each woman's experience is unique, there is some unique experiences that unite women of color during perimenopause through post-menopause.  Special guest moderator for this podcast is psychiatrist Erica Richards, who serves as Chair and Medical Director in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Sibley Memorial Hospital.  Dr. Richards sits down to discuss what women of color need to know about menopause with associate...

Did you know that there is there a difference in aging concerns between Caucasian women and non-Caucasian women? In the 1st of three A Journey for Women of Color podcasts, reporter Ava-joye Burnett sits down with professor of otolaryngology Dr. Kofi Boahene, who serves as a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Johns Hopkins Medicine.

In the 2nd of 3 A Journey for Women of Color, reporter Ava-joye Burnett sits down to discuss what women of color need to know about multiple myeloma.  Her guest is Johns Hopkins Medicine associate professor of oncology, Dr. Carol Ann Huff, whose major research interests focus on the development of novel therapeutic approaches for the treatment of multiple myeloma and other plasma cell dyscrasias.

Approximately 20 million people in the United States (344 million worldwide) have #dryeye disease. Dry eye is most common in people over age 50. In this month’s podcast, moderator Dr. Lillie Shockney is joined by Dr. Lauren Gormley, an optometrist at the Wilmer Eye Institute.

Sleep disturbances affect a significant portion of the population. 50 to 70 million Americans have some type of sleep disorder. In this month’s podcast, moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by psychiatrist Andrew Huhn, M.D. to discuss the impact of sleep on our overall health.

In 2023, approximately 153,020 individuals were diagnosed with colorectal cancer and an estimated 52,550 will die from the disease, including nearly 20,000 cases and 3750 deaths in individuals younger than 50 years. In this month’s podcast, moderator Dr. Lillie Shockney is joined by colorectal surgeon, Dr. Ada Graham, assistant professor of surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She practices in the National Capital Region.  

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 6 million Americans of all ages have Alzheimer's disease, nearly three quarters of whom are age 75 or older.  This means that about 1 in 9 people age 65 and older has Alzheimer's.  Almost two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer's are women. In this month’s podcast, the first of the new year, moderator Dr. Lillie Shockney is joined by Dr. Halima Amjad, an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,...

Substance abuse and addiction kill 11.8 million people annually, more than all cancers combined. This month's podcast features a discussion on the root of addictive behaviors and substance abuse disorders between moderator Dr. Lillie Shockney and Johns Hopkins Medicine internal medicine and public health physician, Dr. Michael Fingerhood, who serves as director of addiction medicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine.  

The World Health Organization estimates that 537 million people globally are living with diabetes  and by 2045, projections show this number rising to some 783 million diabetics globally. We frequently hear that obesity, a contributing factor to diabetes, has reach epidemic proportions in the U.S. Today, moderator Dr. Lillie Shockney is joined by Johns Hopkins Medicine endocrinologist Dr. Daisy Duan to discuss the highs and lows of managing diabetes.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, podcast moderator Lillie Shockney is joined breast surgeon Dr. Hanh-Tam Tran, clinical associate at the Sullivan Breast Center at the Sibley Memorial Hospital, whose clinical research focuses on identifying patients who could avoid having axillary surgery to discuss ductal carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) breast cancer, which accounts for about 20% of breast cancers.  

In this podcast, moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by gynecologist Dr. Wen Shen, who is an associate professor of gynecology and oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is also the clinical director of the Menopause Consultation service and Co-Director of the Women’s Wellness & Healthy Aging Program. 

We all drink caffeine is some form or another.  When we think of caffeine, we automatically think of coffee.  According to the National Coffee Association: post-Covid coffee consumption is up nearly 14% since January 2021 and 66% of Americans now drink coffee each day, more than any other beverage including tap water.  In this podcast, moderator Dr. Lillie Shockney is joined by addiction researcher Dr. Dustin Lee to discuss the upside and downside of caffeine and some myths surrounding...

Moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by medical dermatologist and director of the Johns Hopkins Itch Center, Dr. Shawn Kwatra. They discuss the various causes of chronic itch and the implication of untreated chronic itch.

Heart health is vital! Exercise can play an important role in the conditioning and even improving our hearts.  Moderator Dr. Lillie Shockney is joined by Dr. Kerry Stewart, director of Clinical and Research Exercise Physiology at Johns Hopkins Bayview to discuss the many benefits of regular exercise. 

In the final installment of the three part Journey for Women of Color podcast series, special guest moderator Ava-joye Burnett is joined by Johns Hopkins Medicine endocrinologist Dr. Sudipa Sarkar, who serves as the Director of the Inpatient Diabetes Management Service at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.

In this second installment, special guest moderator Ava-joye Burnett sits down with hematologist Dr. Robert Brodsky who serves as professor of medicine and director of the Division of Hematology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of clinical expertise is classical hematology and haploidentical bone marrow transplant for sickle cell disease and aplastic anemia.

Did you know that although their overall rate of developing breast cancer is lower than white women, African American women tend to have worse breast cancer outcomes?  Black women seem to be more likely to have what is called triple-negative breast cancer, which accounts for about 10% to 20% of all breast cancer cases. Special guest moderator and reporter Ava-joye Burnett is joined by breast cancer surgeon, Dr. Olutayo Sogunro, who serves as an assistant professor of surgery at The Center for...