No New Episode for May
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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
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Another pandemic will happen. When it does, will we be prepared? What are we doing to make certain that we are? Our guest is the Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy. Hear about what is being done to facilitate and improve our ability to face another pandemic. Guest: "Major General (ret) Paul Friedrichs, MD, FACS, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR)" Major General (ret) Paul Friedrichs, Inaugural Director of OPPR and Principal Advisor on Pandemic Preparedness and...
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Episode 73: Health Behavior: What is it, What do we understand about it, How do we change it?
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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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We are pushing back the publication of our next episode of The Original Guide to Men's Health by one week due to a scheduling issue. We will be back with new content for you on March 13th with an excellent episode all about Health Behavior, what is it, what do we know about, and how do we change it? Join us next week for a fantastic episode of The Original Guide to Men's Health!
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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
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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_outlineIn this two part episode we explore where the modern male finds himself. We review data demonstrating a trend of increasing gaps in educational achievement, increasing rates of male suicide, and addictions, the preponderance of males in the homeless population and the decline in males participating in key careers.
We also hear about a Washington State bill to create a commission on boys and men, why it’s important and potentially unique.
If you're unsure if men are indeed in crisis, or are already familiar with some of the issues, listen as we explore,learn and hear not only the issues but solutions from our two very thoughtful, knowledgeable and engaging guests.
Guests:
Richard V. Reeves
Richard V. Reeves is a senior fellow in Economic Studies,The Brookings Institute, where he holds the John C. and Nancy D. Whitehead Chair and leads the Boys and Men Project. His research focuses on boys and men, inequality, and social mobility.
Richard’s publications for Brookings include his latest book Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It (2022) and 2017's Dream Hoarders: How the American Upper Middle Class Is Leaving Everyone Else in the Dust, Why That Is a Problem, and What to Do about It. He is a contributor to The Atlantic, National Affairs, Democracy Journal, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. Richard is also the author of John Stuart Mill – Victorian Firebrand, an intellectual biography of the British liberal philosopher and politician.
Rep. Mary Dye
First appointed to the House of Representatives in 2015, Representative Mary Dye is a Republican from the Eastern Washington community of Pomeroy. She is serving her fifth term, representing the 9th Legislative District. As a ranking member of the House Environment and Energy Committee, Representative Dye prioritizes protection of affordable and reliable energy, improving environmental and water quality and outdoor recreation. She is also working to improve irrigation infrastructure to ensure irrigated farms are climate resilient. Representative Dye graduated from the Harvard Kennedy School Senior Executive Leadership program and holds a B.S. in Crop Management from the University of Idaho. She and her husband farm dryland wheat in Garfield County. Get more information from her website: www.RepresentativeMaryDye.com
During This Episode We Discuss:
The background data and trends supporting the issues are reviewed in an enlightened discussion with Brookings Scholar Richard Reeves
Learn from a Washington State Legislator Rep. Mary Dye about her efforts to sponsor a bill that would create a Washington state commission on boys and men. The would address well-being, including educational achievement, suicide, homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction and overdose, and incarceration.
Those that feel this bill is serving a population that has already been privileged are looking through a narrow lens. These interviews demonstrate why vulnerable populations, men in poverty, and BIPOC populations would all find an advantage to having such a commission.
Recommended Resources:
Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male is Struggling, Why It Matters and What to Do About It
By Richard V Reeves
How Toxic is Masculinity by Zoe Heller, Books, The New Yorker August 8,2022 Issue
Men Need Purpose More Than ‘Respect’ Opinion by David French, The New York Times, Feb.12,2023
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1270.pdf?q=20230116070700
Soulhealfilm.com. A film by Jose Enrique Pardo
Equality for Boys and Men – Advancing empathy and equality ...
https://equalityforboysandmen.org
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