Between Visits

Hope Health Network Media

Your everyday health. Medical and mental health topics for patients and the public. Each episode takes one topic and talks it through in plain language, built on a trusted public source such as a national health institute or a federal guideline. Please note: This show is for entertainment, education and general information only. It's not medical advice, and listening doesn't make you a patient. Our hosts and guests are not real people, medical doctors or healthcare providers. We do our best, but we can be wrong, and our content can have errors and omissions. Talk with a licensed medical provider in your state before you make any decisions about your health or medical care. The voices on this show are computer-generated. In an emergency, call 911. In a crisis, call or text 988. Every episode, with its transcript and sources: hopehealthnetwork.com/podcast Between Visits comes from Hope Health Network Media (HHN Media) and is sponsored by Hope Health Network. Request an appointment with one of its practices: Hope Integrative MedicineHope Medical AssociatesHope Behavioral MedicineHope Addiction Medicine

Episodes

  1. 13h ago

    Heart Disease and Depression: How Your Heart and Mood Are Connected

    Episode 10 of Between Visits. How heart disease and depression affect each other, how long-lasting stress can affect the heart, signs worth bringing up, and how Behavioral Health Integration brings mental health care into your primary care. Read more: https://hopeintegrativemed.com/blog/heart-disease-and-depression-integrated-mental-health-care Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, About Heart Disease and Mental Health (2024), https://www.cdc.gov/heart-disease/about/about-heart-disease-and-mental-health.html. This show is for entertainment, education and general information only. It's not medical advice, and listening doesn't make you a patient. Our hosts and guests are not real people, medical doctors or healthcare providers. We do our best, but we can be wrong, and our content can have errors and omissions. Talk with a licensed medical provider in your state before you make any decisions about your health or medical care. In an emergency, call 911. In a crisis, call or text 988. The voices on this show are computer-generated. Episode page, transcript and sources: https://hopehealthnetwork.com/podcast/heart-disease-and-depression-integrated-mental-health-care Request an appointment with a Hope Health Network practice: Hope Integrative MedicineHope Medical AssociatesHope Behavioral MedicineHope Addiction MedicineHope Health Network Between Visits comes from Hope Health Network Media (HHN Media) and is sponsored by Hope Health Network.

    Heart Disease and Depression: How Your Heart and Mood Are Connected
  2. 2d ago

    Seasonal Affective Disorder: When Winter Depression Is More Than the Blues

    Episode 9 of Between Visits. How to tell seasonal affective disorder from the winter blues, the symptoms to watch for, how SAD is diagnosed, and what treatment can include, from light therapy to medication. Read more: https://hopeintegrativemed.com/blog/seasonal-affective-disorder-when-winter-depression-is-more-than-the-blues Source: National Institute of Mental Health, Seasonal Affective Disorder (2023), https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/seasonal-affective-disorder. This show is for entertainment, education and general information only. It's not medical advice, and listening doesn't make you a patient. Our hosts and guests are not real people, medical doctors or healthcare providers. We do our best, but we can be wrong, and our content can have errors and omissions. Talk with a licensed medical provider in your state before you make any decisions about your health or medical care. In an emergency, call 911. In a crisis, call or text 988. The voices on this show are computer-generated. Episode page, transcript and sources: https://hopehealthnetwork.com/podcast/seasonal-affective-disorder-when-winter-depression-is-more-than-the-blues Request an appointment with a Hope Health Network practice: Hope Integrative MedicineHope Medical AssociatesHope Behavioral MedicineHope Addiction MedicineHope Health Network Between Visits comes from Hope Health Network Media (HHN Media) and is sponsored by Hope Health Network.

    Seasonal Affective Disorder: When Winter Depression Is More Than the Blues
  3. 3d ago

    Medicare and Weight Loss: Counseling, the GLP-1 Bridge and Part D

    Episode 8 of Between Visits. How Medicare covers weight-loss counseling in primary care, why Part D excludes drugs used for weight loss, when Part D still covers GLP-1 medicines, and who qualifies for the temporary GLP-1 Bridge. Read more: https://hopeintegrativemed.com/blog/medicare-and-weight-loss-counseling-visits-the-glp-1-bridge-and-what-part-d-covers Source: CMS, Medicare GLP-1 Bridge (2026), https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coverage/prescription-drug-coverage/medicare-glp-1-bridge. This show is for entertainment, education and general information only. It's not medical advice, and listening doesn't make you a patient. Our hosts and guests are not real people, medical doctors or healthcare providers. We do our best, but we can be wrong, and our content can have errors and omissions. Talk with a licensed medical provider in your state before you make any decisions about your health or medical care. In an emergency, call 911. In a crisis, call or text 988. The voices on this show are computer-generated. Episode page, transcript and sources: https://hopehealthnetwork.com/podcast/medicare-and-weight-loss-counseling-visits-the-glp-1-bridge-and-what-part-d-covers Request an appointment with a Hope Health Network practice: Hope Integrative MedicineHope Medical AssociatesHope Behavioral MedicineHope Addiction MedicineHope Health Network Between Visits comes from Hope Health Network Media (HHN Media) and is sponsored by Hope Health Network.

    Medicare and Weight Loss: Counseling, the GLP-1 Bridge and Part D
  4. 3d ago

    Lung Cancer Screening: Who Qualifies for a Yearly Low-Dose CT Scan

    Episode 7 of Between Visits. Who qualifies for a yearly low-dose CT scan for lung cancer, how to count pack-years, the benefits and trade-offs of screening, what insurance and Medicare cover, and where to get help quitting. Read more: https://hopeintegrativemed.com/blog/lung-cancer-screening-who-qualifies-for-a-yearly-low-dose-ct-scan Source: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Lung Cancer: Screening (2021), https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lung-cancer-screening. This show is for entertainment, education and general information only. It's not medical advice, and listening doesn't make you a patient. Our hosts and guests are not real people, medical doctors or healthcare providers. We do our best, but we can be wrong, and our content can have errors and omissions. Talk with a licensed medical provider in your state before you make any decisions about your health or medical care. In an emergency, call 911. In a crisis, call or text 988. The voices on this show are computer-generated. Episode page, transcript and sources: https://hopehealthnetwork.com/podcast/lung-cancer-screening-who-qualifies-for-a-yearly-low-dose-ct-scan Request an appointment with a Hope Health Network practice: Hope Integrative MedicineHope Medical AssociatesHope Behavioral MedicineHope Addiction MedicineHope Health Network Between Visits comes from Hope Health Network Media (HHN Media) and is sponsored by Hope Health Network.

    Lung Cancer Screening: Who Qualifies for a Yearly Low-Dose CT Scan
  5. Nov 4

    Starting Buprenorphine: What Induction Day Is Like and Why Timing Matters

    Episode 6 of Between Visits. What happens on the day you start buprenorphine (Suboxone), what the FDA label says about timing the first dose, why fentanyl can change the plan, and what the first days look like. Read more: https://hopeintegrativemed.com/blog/starting-buprenorphine-what-induction-day-is-like-and-why-timing-matters Source: SUBOXONE sublingual film prescribing information, FDA label via DailyMed (revised December 2025), https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=8a5edcf9-828c-4f97-b671-268ab13a8ecd. This show is for entertainment, education and general information only. It's not medical advice, and listening doesn't make you a patient. Our hosts and guests are not real people, medical doctors or healthcare providers. We do our best, but we can be wrong, and our content can have errors and omissions. Talk with a licensed medical provider in your state before you make any decisions about your health or medical care. In an emergency, call 911. In a crisis, call or text 988. The voices on this show are computer-generated. Episode page, transcript and sources: https://hopehealthnetwork.com/podcast/starting-buprenorphine-what-induction-day-is-like-and-why-timing-matters Request an appointment with a Hope Health Network practice: Hope Integrative MedicineHope Medical AssociatesHope Behavioral MedicineHope Addiction MedicineHope Health Network Between Visits comes from Hope Health Network Media (HHN Media) and is sponsored by Hope Health Network.

    Starting Buprenorphine: What Induction Day Is Like and Why Timing Matters
  6. Oct 31

    Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder: What They Feel Like and What Helps

    Episode 1 of Between Visits. What a panic attack feels like, how panic disorder differs from a single attack, how it is diagnosed, and what treatment can include, from cognitive behavioral therapy to medication. Read more: https://hopeintegrativemed.com/blog/panic-attacks-and-panic-disorder-what-they-feel-like-and-what-helps Source: National Institute of Mental Health, Panic Disorder: When Fear Overwhelms (2025), https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/panic-disorder-when-fear-overwhelms. This show is for entertainment, education and general information only. It's not medical advice, and listening doesn't make you a patient. Our hosts and guests are not real people, medical doctors or healthcare providers. We do our best, but we can be wrong, and our content can have errors and omissions. Talk with a licensed medical provider in your state before you make any decisions about your health or medical care. In an emergency, call 911. In a crisis, call or text 988. The voices on this show are computer-generated. Episode page, transcript and sources: https://hopehealthnetwork.com/podcast/panic-attacks-and-panic-disorder-what-they-feel-like-and-what-helps Request an appointment with a Hope Health Network practice: Hope Integrative MedicineHope Medical AssociatesHope Behavioral MedicineHope Addiction MedicineHope Health Network Between Visits comes from Hope Health Network Media (HHN Media) and is sponsored by Hope Health Network.

    Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder: What They Feel Like and What Helps

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Your everyday health. Medical and mental health topics for patients and the public. Each episode takes one topic and talks it through in plain language, built on a trusted public source such as a national health institute or a federal guideline. Please note: This show is for entertainment, education and general information only. It's not medical advice, and listening doesn't make you a patient. Our hosts and guests are not real people, medical doctors or healthcare providers. We do our best, but we can be wrong, and our content can have errors and omissions. Talk with a licensed medical provider in your state before you make any decisions about your health or medical care. The voices on this show are computer-generated. In an emergency, call 911. In a crisis, call or text 988. Every episode, with its transcript and sources: hopehealthnetwork.com/podcast Between Visits comes from Hope Health Network Media (HHN Media) and is sponsored by Hope Health Network. Request an appointment with one of its practices: Hope Integrative MedicineHope Medical AssociatesHope Behavioral MedicineHope Addiction Medicine