Best Johns Hopkins Medicine A Woman S Journey Podcasts (2024)

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Healthy Insights that Matter: Know the Signs of Peripheral Arterial Disease 28:45

12d ago28:45

28:45

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…

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A Woman's Journey: Skin Cancer 37:56

2M ago37:56

37:56

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 var…

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A Woman's Journey: Preventing Stroke 35:58

3M ago35:58

35:58

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 Profes…

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A Journey for Women of Color: Menopause 14:39

4M ago14:39

14:39

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 Be…

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A Woman's Journey: Dry Eye 24:46

4M ago24:46

24:46

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.

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A Journey for Women of Color: Ethnic Skin and Cosmetic Surgery 38:29

4M ago38:29

38:29

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.…

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A Journey for Women of Color: Multiple Myeloma 30:54

4M ago30:54

30:54

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 mu…

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A Wake-Up Call: The Impact of Sleep on Our Health 28:52

5M ago28:52

28:52

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.

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A Discussion on Colorectal Cancer 47:46

6M ago47:46

47:46

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…

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Healthy Insights that Matter: Living with Dementia 41:28

7M ago41:28

41:28

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, moderato…

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The Root of Addictive Behaviors 39:31

8M ago39:31

39:31

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 serve…

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The Highs and Lows of Managing Diabetes 28:51

9M ago28:51

28:51

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 Jo…

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Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Breast Cancer 31:51

10M ago31:51

31:51

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 …

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Let's Talk about Menopause 45:05

11M ago45:05

45:05

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.…

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The Upside and Downside of Caffeine 37:35

12M ago37:35

37:35

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. L…

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The Troublesome Itch: The Importance of Acknowledging Chronic Itch 34:04

1y ago34:04

34:04

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.

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Benefits of High-Intensity Exercise on the Heart 25:20

1y ago25:20

25:20

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.

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Journey for Women of Color: Diabetes 38:54

1y ago38:54

38:54

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.…

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Journey for Women of Color: Sickle Cell Anemia 35:56

1y ago35:56

35:56

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 si…

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Journey for Women of Color: Triple-Negative Breast Cancer 39:35

1y ago39:35

39:35

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 re…

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Your Eyes Can Be A Diagnostic Tool 28:28

1y ago28:28

28:28

Join moderator, Dr. Lillie Shockey as she sits down with ophthalmologist Dr. Meghan Berkenstock from the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute to discuss how an eye examination can be used to diagnose other health conditions.

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Want Probiotics? Try these... 24:40

1+ y ago24:40

24:40

Probiotics are live bacteria that research suggests may have many health benefits (John Hopkins Medicine, 2022) They can be found in yogurt and other fermented foods, dietary supplements, and beauty products (NIH, 2023). Moderator Dr. Lillie Shockney is joined by Johns Hopkins clinical dietitian Ashli Greenwald to discuss probiotics.…

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Mitral Valve Disease 29:51

1+ y ago29:51

29:51

According to the CDC, heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States, which balances out to one person dying every 34 seconds in the United States. One cause of heart disease is valvular heart disease. Moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by cardiac surgeon, Dr. James Gamm…

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Plant-Based Diets 33:41

1+ y ago33:41

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Medicine is concerned with advancing effective methods to treat existing disease but also the proactive prevention of disease. New evidence is emerging about the value of a plant-based diet in preventing disease and enhancing wellbeing. In this podcast, moderator Dr. Lillie Shockney is joined by clinical dietitian Jaclyn Rose to discuss plant-based…

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Relieving Back Pain 35:02

1+ y ago35:02

35:02

According to several sources: 80% of the US population will experience lower back pain in their lifetime. Women aged between 45 and 65 years old are most likely to suffer from back pain. Learn more with orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Lee Riley, III, professor of orthopaedic surgery at Johns Hopkins.

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An Introduction to Transgender Health 22:22

1+ y ago22:22

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November 13-19 is Transgender Awareness Month followed by November 20, which is serves as a Day of Remembrance. To mark these dates, we bring you an introductory discussion on transgender health with three Johns Hopkins Medicine experts. In this podcast, moderator Dr. Lillie Shockney is joined by Paula Neira, the Program Director of LGBTQ+ Equity a…

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When Alcohol Becomes the Problem 42:23

2y ago42:23

42:23

Moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by psychiatrist, Dr. Denis Antoine, who serves as the Director of the Center for Addiction and Pregnancy (CAP) and Director of the Addiction Treatment Services (ATS) at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center to have a frank discussion about when drinking alcohol becomes a problem.…

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Music as Medicine 40:46

2y ago40:46

40:46

Moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by neurologist Dr. Alexander Pantelyat, who also serves as the director of the Atypical Parkinsonism Center at Johns Hopkins and is the co-founder and director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Music and Medicine to discuss the potential role music can play within medicine to help heal and prevent some neurodegener…

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A Journey for Women of Color: Preventing Heart Disease 23:09

2y ago23:09

23:09

In the final podcast in the A Journey for Women of Color series, moderator Kelly Swoope explores the importance of heart disease prevention with cardiologist Sabra Lewsey, M.D. and cardiovascular nurse epidemiologist Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, Ph.D.

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A Journey for Women of Color: Confronting the Threat of Colon Cancer 22:25

2y ago22:25

22:25

In the second podcast of the A Journey for Women of Color series, special guest moderator Kelly Swoope is joined by two Johns Hopkins Medicine experts to discuss the threat of colon cancer for women of color: colorectal surgeon, Dr. Alodia Gabre-Kidan and oncologist and Co-Director of Cancer Genetics and epigenetics, Dr. Nilofer Azad.…

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A Journey for Women of Color: Coping with Stress and Anxiety 30:19

2y ago30:19

30:19

In the first of three special podcasts under the title "A Journey for Women of Color," special guest moderator, Kelly Swoope Anchor/Reporter for WMAR 2 News, discusses the importance of coping with stress and anxiety for women of color with psychiatrist and chair and medical director of the department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Johns Ho…

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Lessons Learned From COVID and Future Implications 35:37

2y ago35:37

35:37

It has been a hard two years for everyone! The COVID pandemic has been life altering and has changed how they interact in the world. In this podcast, moderator Dr. Lillie Shockney is joined by Dr. Stuart Ray, a professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases within the Department of Medicine to talk about present and future issues in the case of p…

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Irritable Bowel Disorder (IBD) 43:04

2y ago43:04

43:04

Moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by gastroenterologist Dr. Aline Charabaty, who is the clinical director of the Gastroenterology Division and director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Johns Hopkins Sibley Memorial Hospital for a conversation on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

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Combating the U.S. Blood Shortage 27:13

2y ago27:13

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This month, moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by Dr. Steven Frank, professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Frank serves as medical director for the Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Program. He is also director of the Interdisciplinary Blood Management Program and of Perioperativ…

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The Aging Eye 35:47

2y ago35:47

35:47

In this episode, moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by ophthalmologist Sharon Solomon, M.D., the Katharine M. Graham Professor of Ophthalmology to discuss common issues from dry eye to macular degeneration, which can develop in the eye as we age.

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Autoimmune Disorders in Women 27:07

2+ y ago27:07

27:07

With over 100 autoimmune disease affecting 23.5 million Americans and nearly 80% of those being women, moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by Dr. Julie Paik, assistant professor of medicine and the director of Clinical Trials at the Johns Hopkins Myositis Center to discuss autoimmune diseases in women.…

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Natural Light and Skin Aging 29:34

2+ y ago29:34

29:34

Moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by dermatologist Anna Chien, M.D., an associate professor of dermatology and the medical director of Johns Hopkins Dermatology at Howard County to talk about the different types of light we come in contact with on a daily basis, skin aging and photoprotection.

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Stress Cardiomyopathy: Stress Affecting the Heart 38:22

2+ y ago38:22

38:22

Moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by cardiologist Dr. Ilan Wittstein, the foremost expert in “broken heart syndrome,” also known as stress cardiomyopathy or takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Dr. Wittstein and Professor Shockney talk about exactly what stress cardiomyopathy or broken heart syndrome is, its symptoms and how it differs from other heart issu…

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Hernias: Types and Treatments 23:14

2+ y ago23:14

23:14

In this episode, moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by Dr. Gina Adrales, an associate professor of surgery and the director of the division of minimally invasive surgery at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Dr. Adrales and Professor Shockney talk about various types of hernias and minimally invasive surgical options available to treat the hernias.…

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Update on the Importance of Sleep 36:25

2+ y ago36:25

36:25

According to the American Sleep Association, 50-70 million US adults have a sleep disorder with insomnia as the most common specific sleep disorder. Short term issues were reported by about 30% of adults and chronic insomnia by 10%. Moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by Dr. Rachel Salas, a professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins University School …

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Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare 26:12

2+ y ago26:12

26:12

COVID has certainly brought to the forefront everyone's ability to adapt to uncertain times. This has never been more so in the case of businesses, who had to adapt to having their workforce remote. Healthcare is no different. For several years, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare as been a topic of interest. In this month's Insig…

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Preparing Children to Return to School 1:02:18

3y ago1:02:18

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This has been a trying time for everyone, especially children who have seen their lives upended for the last 18 months. In the latest Insights that Matter podcast, pediatric psychiatrist and former public school teacher Hal Kronsberg, M.D., discusses the signs of anxiety that children may be feeling about returning to school after a tumultuous year…

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Low Vision: Rehabilitation and Gaining Independence 22:03

3y ago22:03

22:03

According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, more than 2.9 million Americans age 40 and older have low vision, which is defined as best-corrected visual acuity worse than 20/40. Moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by two guests discussing gaining independence in the presence of vision loss. First guest is optometrist, Associate Professor of …

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COVID-19: Variants and the Importance of Vaccination 30:06

3y ago30:06

30:06

Moderator Lillie Shockney sits down with epidemiologist and senior director of Infection Prevention for The Johns Hopkins Health System, Dr. Lisa Maragakis to discuss COVID variants such as Delta and why it is so important for individuals to get the COVID vaccine here in the U.S. and abroad.

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Knee Replacements 26:51

3y ago26:51

26:51

Moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by Harpal "Paul" Khanuja, M.D., an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, director of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Johns Hopkins Bayview, and is the director of adult reconstruction, hip and knee replacement surgery for Johns Hopkins Medicine. Discussed is the basic structure of the knee, common …

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Stroke: Diagnosis, Symptoms and Risk Factors 34:22

3y ago34:22

34:22

According to the CDC, every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke and stroke is a leading cause of death in the United States and is a major cause of serious disability for adults. About 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke each year. Listen as moderator Lillie Shockney discusses diagnosis, symptoms and risk factors of stroke wi…

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Uterine Fibroids: Diagnosis, Causes, Treatments & Health Disparities 29:22

3+ y ago29:22

29:22

According to the National Uterine Fibroids Foundation, it is estimated that as many as 80% of all women have uterine fibroids. While the majority usually have no symptoms, 1 in 4 end up with symptoms severe enough to require treatment.

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Hearing Loss 27:23

3+ y ago27:23

27:23

According to the National Institutes of Health: About 2 percent of adults aged 45 to 54 have disabling hearing loss. The rate increases to 8.5 percent for adults aged 55 to 64. In the latest Insight that Matter podcast moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by otolaryngologist Frank Lin to discuss hearing loss and its possible connection to dementia.…

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New Findings from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2020 40:54

3+ y ago40:54

40:54

Heart disease consistently remains the #1 killer of women! Listen to preventive cardiologist and women’s heart health expert Erin Michos review new findings on heart disease released at the most recent annual American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD 34:17

3+ y ago34:17

34:17

Listen as moderator Lillie Shockney discusses Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) with psychiatrist Lindsay Standeven. Dr. Standeven discusses the typically signs and symptoms someone might experience with seasonal affective disorder, who is most likely to be affected and why, and how it differs from clinical depression or holiday blues.…

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