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In a world where physical ailments often take precedence in our minds, don’t overlook the urgency of mental health emergencies and when it’s time to seek help. Nyree Price, LCSW-C, director of clinical services with Mental Health Services at Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center joins Shanna and Nimeet to discuss what to do if you or someone you know is having a mental health emergency and more information about the services Adventist HealthCare provides to our community.

More than 133 million Americans are currently living with a chronic disease. In this episode, our hosts are joined by special guests; Hannah Gyasi-Adonten, RN, a nursing manager with Behavioral Health at Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, and Michele Brinson, LCPC, a behavioral health therapist with the Adventist HealthCare Outpatient Wellness Clinic. They discuss the connection between mental health care and chronic conditions.

This episode discusses topics that may be sensitive to some. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) affect nearly half of children in America. Team members from the Head Start program at the Lourie Center for Children’s Social & Emotional Wellness, Renee and Stephanie, join Shanna and Nimeet to discuss the services and support they provide to children and families.

Medical Oncologists and genetic specialists, Courtney Ackerman, MD and Shannon O’Connor, MD, join Shanna and Nimeet on this episode to share the benefits of genetic testing for breast cancer.

Shanna and Nimeet are joined by Jatinder Sekhon, MD, gastroenterologist and chief of the gastroenterology department at Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center to discuss colorectal cancer screenings. Together they talk about updated screening recommendations, different types of screenings and the importance of staying up to date on your colorectal cancer screenings.

Bobby Ghosh, MD, interventional cardiologist with Adventist HealthCare Cardiac Associates, joined Nimeet and Shanna this week to talk about the importance of taking care of your heart early in life. In addition, they cover the difference in heart attacks, signs and symptoms and heart disease.