Episode 58: Common Pulmonary(Lung)Conditions, Pulmonary Health and How to Maintain Healthy Lungs
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Release Date: 12/07/2022
No New Episode for May
The Original Guide To Men's Health
The Original Guide to Men's Health will be taking the month of May off and will be returning June 5th with brand new content for you. Until then be well, take care of yourselves and we will see you in June!
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Episode 74: Pandemic Preparedness
The Original Guide To Men's Health
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Episode 73: Health Behavior: What is it, What do we understand about it, How do we change it?
The Original Guide To Men's Health
Why do we find it challenging to take care of ourselves, follow up on health concerns or enter into preventive health maintenance? Men in particular seem to have more difficulty in this regard. Even when we have the knowledge to pursue evaluation we sometimes fail to follow through. Health Behavior is complex and has a multitude of factors influencing our decisions. Join in to listen to 2 experts review the theory of health behavior, as well as other health models. Guest: Grace Lasker, Ph.D, MCHES, CN, CHC (she/her) Director of Health Studies; Teaching Professor, Nursing and Health...
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Episode Delayed to March 13th
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Episode Summary: Episode 72: Real Talk on Men’s Health Part 3
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The final two presentations of the ‘Real Talk on Men’s Health’ event are presented in this episode. The first presentation provides the listener with important information regarding the early detection of Prostate and Testicular Cancers. The second presentation reveals important information regarding the new ‘ Obesity Medications” as well as information on Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome. Guests: Men’s Cancers: Early Detection for Prostate and Testicular Cancers Yaw A. Nyame, MD, MS, MBA Deputy Associate Director of Diversity, Equity and...
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Episode 71: Real Talk on Men’s Health Part 2
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This episode represents 2 additional presentations from the October 25 live event titled’ Real Talk on Men’s Health. In this Episode the following presentations are featured: Heart Health: Keep Your Heart Beating and Benign Prostatic Enlargement Guest: Heart Health: Keep Your Heart Beating Dr Eugene Yang, MD,MS, FACC, Clinical Professor Department of Cardiology University of Washington School of Medicine. He is the Carl and Renee Behnke Endowed Professor for Asian Health and the Medical Director, UW Physicians Eastside Specialty Center as well as the Co Director UW Medicine...
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Episode 70: Real Talk on Men’s Health Part 1
The Original Guide To Men's Health
In October a special event occurred in Seattle titled Real Talk on Men’s Health, an evening of presentations on prevention and lifestyle tips from men’s health experts. The event also reviewed a groundbreaking effort to create a state commission on boys and men. Presentations covered the following topics: Longevity, Sexual Health, ED & Testosterone, Heart Health, Benign Prostatic Enlargement, Prostate and Testicular Cancer, Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes and Obesity (updates in management & medications), and a update regarding House Bill 1270, a Washington State bill to...
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Episode 69: What to know about your Health insurance, Medicare and the role of PBM’s
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Health Insurance continues to be a very complex, difficult to understand and in many instances less than transparent entity. This episode explores health insurance from multiple perspectives (individuals, employers, health care providers and care delivery organizations. The role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM’s) is also explored Guest: Dr Jeffrey Frankel, MD, Is a Past President of the Washington State Urology Society, a Past President of the Western Section of the American Urological Association, a Past President of the American Association...
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Episode 68: Rheumatological Diseases
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Those aches and pains in your fingers, hand, elbow, toes, foot, ankle and knee, what causes them ? What to do when they seem to be getting more severe and are interfering with your activities? What are the various types of arthritis? Not all Rheumatological disease is arthritis, what else does this area of medical specialties deal with? We explore the major Rheumatological diseases with a leading Rheumatologist and experienced clinician, researcher. Guest: S. Louis Bridges, Jr., MD, PhD has served as Physician-in-Chief and Chair of the Department of Medicine at Hospital...
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Episode 67: Longevity, What we know and what we need to know about living longer and better
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In this episode we explore our understanding of longevity with a leading longevity researcher. Guest: Dr Matt Kaeberlein, PhD Former Director, Healthy Aging and Longevity Research Institute Former Director, Biological Mechanisms of Healthy Aging Training Program Co-Director, UW Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging Co-Director, Dog Aging Project Professor of Pathology Adjunct Professor of Genome Sciences Adjunct Professor of Oral Health Sciences Dr. Kaeberlein’s research interests are focused on biological mechanisms of aging in order to facilitate...
info_outlinePlease join and listen to this wonderful review of common conditions affecting the lungs. Dr Schwartz provides us with information regarding how today's air quality affects developing lungs in children, how it affects those of us who are adults and may or may not have underlying pulmonary issues.
We review the most common pulmonary concerns, advances in therapy and how to maintain good pulmonary health.
Dr Schwartz shares some very recent information on the genetics associated with one of the more common pulmonary diseases, Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Guest:
Guest Dr. David Schwartz, MD Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Immunology in the Division of Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care at the University of Colorado
Immediate Past Chair of Medicine The University of Colorado School of Medicine, Director Center for Genes, Environment & Health, National Jewish Health, and previous Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences at the National Institutes of Health.
During This Episode We Discuss:
A review of how the lungs function
The role of the Pulmonary specialist
How the lungs interact with the environment
A review of common lung conditions and diseases
What is COPD
Asthma
Bronchitis
Emphysema
Sarcoidosis
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Pulmonary Cancers and Detection
Pulmonary Infections
Smoking and Smoking related pulmonary diseases
Chronic Cough
When should you be seen by a Pulmonary specialist (Pulmonologist)
Current research and understanding of the role of the environment and the above conditions, diseases
Genetic determinants of pulmonary disease
How to maintain good pulmonary health
Quotes (Tweetables):
‘The Environment that we are faced with really is interesting because it forces the lungs to adapt and re adapt to a changing and dynamic environment’
Dr Schwartz
If you smoke less than 10 cigarettes per day, your not addicted to Nicotine
Dr Schwartz
Recommended Resources:
Pulmonary Fibrosis:
Google NIH, find
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Pulmonary Fibrosis
rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/8609/idiopathic-pulmonary-fibrosis/
The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
Dr David Schwartz
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences
Pulmonary Disease
WW.NIH.GOV
Select: Health Information: Pulmonary Disease
Your Primary Care Physician ( Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Physician )