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Mom: A special title for a group of exceptional women who have carried the weight of the world on their shoulders as they raised their tiny humans through two decades of life. Becoming and being a mother can bring on a range of feelings. And mothers deserve the best, including the very best mental health. May is a time when we come together to honor and celebrate the amazing mother in our lives – no matter where they are in their journey from newborns to empty nesters.
 
Host:
 
Johanna Gomez
 
Guests:
 
Natalia Echeverri, M.D., Obstetrician and Gynecologist and Baptist Health
 
Manuela Rodriguez, LMFT, Psychotherapist at Baptist Health

One minute, you and a friend are talking about your weekend plans. And the next thing you know, you feel confused, have trouble speaking and start slurring words. That’s what having a stroke feels like. If treated “fast” – and we’ll get to what the acronym F.A.S.T. means - a stroke can be reversed and permanent disability prevented or minimized. 
 
The longer the stroke lasts, the more brain damage occurs. The faster you treat it, the more brain you protect. F.A.S.T. represents the top signs of a stroke: F – Face Drooping; A – Arm Weakness; S – Speech Difficulty; and T – Time to call 9-1-1.
 
 
Host:
 
David Jeannot
 
Guests:
 
Guilherme Dabus, M.D., Co-Director of Interventional Neuroradiology at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute
 
Meisha McIntosh, Stroke Survivor

Award-winning actor Michael J. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991 at just 29 years of age. It's a progressive brain disorder that can strip away a person’s movement and speech over time. There’s been some headway since Mr. Fox created his foundation on Parkinson’s research in 2000. But what’s the latest and what more can be done for the estimated one million Americans who have this disease?
 
Host:
 
David Jeannot
 
Guests:
 
Diego Torres-Russotto, M.D., Chief of Movement Disorders at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute
 
Ana Velasco, Parkinson’s Patient

You’ve likely seen celebrities such as Christina Applegate, Selma Blair and Jamie Lynn Sigler talk publicly about their battles with multiple sclerosis, or MS. But do you know what this disease entails; or how common it is; or how disabling it can be? MS was among the first diseases to be described scientifically nearly 200 years ago. Although doctors back then didn’t understand what they saw and recorded, drawings from autopsies clearly show what we recognize as MS today.
 
Host: Johanna Gomez
 
Guests:
 
Amy Yu, M.D., Director of the Multiple Sclerosis and Immunology Program at Marcus Neuroscience Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital.
 
Farima Raof, Pharm.D., Pharmacy Manager at Baptist Health Infusion Care.
 
 

Imagine looking at a photo and not being able to recognize the person. In that moment, he or she is a stranger. However, in reality they have been your spouse or child for more than 30 years. Dementia is part of the harsh reality millions of people are facing and it’s a global problem. Dementia has plagued us for a very long time, but only recently has research begun to crack the code of fighting back.
 
Host:
 
Jonathan Fialkow, M.D., Chief Medical Executive at Baptist Health who oversees Population Health, Primary Care, Cardiology, Endocrinology and other Medical Specialties
 
Guest:
 
Peter Gliebus, M.D., Neurologist Specializing in Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology at Marcus Neuroscience Institute, a part of Baptist Health

Can you believe it’s been four years since the world shut down? It was March 15, 2020 when everyone was put on lockdown and the COVID-19 pandemic began. And we are still seeing a list of effects -- both directly from having had the virus, and indirectly from side effects related to how we work and live our lives. Although the federal government canceled the public health emergency just last year, the ripple effects of COVID-19 are still being felt across the country – from an alarming rise in cancer diagnoses and other diseases to lingering brain fog and heart issues. The list goes on …
  
Host:


David Jeannot
 
Guests:
 
Geoffrey Young, M.D., Chief of Head and Neck Surgery at Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute
 
Melanie Rodriguez, PA-C, Baptist Health