Johns Hopkins Medicine A Womans Journey: Health Insights that Matter

Johns Hopkins Medicine A Womans Journey
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Johns Hopkins Medicine A Womans Journey: Health Insights that Matter Podcast

Join physicians at Johns Hopkins Medicine for its women’s health podcast series, A Woman’s Journey: Healthy Insights That Matter, on the first of each month. Host Lillie Shockney, acclaimed humorist cancer survivor discusses the latest in women's health with Johns Hopkins experts. Learn about medical advances and stay informed. For access to more women’s health information or to learn more about A Woman’s Journey, please visit: hopkinsmedicine.org/awomansjourney or call 410-955-8660

  1. Healthy Insights that Matter: DNA & Its Link to Chronic Inflammation

    1 SEPT

    Healthy Insights that Matter: DNA & Its Link to Chronic Inflammation

    As baby boomers grow older, the World Health Organization projects that by 2060, 95 million people will be age 65 or older. This month, moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by geriatrician and researcher Peter Abadir, an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine to discuss aging well, especially the role that our DNA plays in the development of chronic inflammation.

    43 min
  2. Healthy Insights that Matter: Symptoms You Shouldn't Ignore

    1 AUG

    Healthy Insights that Matter: Symptoms You Shouldn't Ignore

    According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), the U.S. will see just over 2 million new cancer cases in 2024, as well as over 611,000 cancer deaths.  In this month’s podcast, moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by medical oncologist and researcher Dr. Neeha Zaidi to discuss vague symptoms — such as unexplained weight loss, fatigue, bleeding, GI problems and new lumps or masses — that can be among the signs of cancers.

    36 min
  3. Healthy Insights that Matter: Know the Signs of Peripheral Arterial Disease

    1 JUL

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

    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 surgeon Dr. Rebecca Marmor, an assistant professor who specializes in the open and endovascular treatment of a wide range of vascular conditions.

    29 min
  4. A Woman's Journey: Skin Cancer

    1 JUN

    A Woman's Journey: Skin Cancer

    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 various cancers including melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma.

    38 min
  5. A Woman's Journey: Preventing Stroke

    1 MAY

    A Woman's Journey: Preventing Stroke

    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 Professor of Acute Stroke Diagnoses and Management and also serves as the director of the Center of Excellence in Stroke Detection and Diagnosis, Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute.

    36 min
  6. A Journey for Women of Color: Menopause

    1 APR

    A Journey for Women of Color: Menopause

    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 Behavioral Health at Sibley Memorial Hospital.  Dr. Richards sits down to discuss what women of color need to know about menopause with associate professor of gynecology and obstetrics, Dr. Wen Shen, who serves as director of the Women's Wellness & Healthy Aging Program at Johns Hopkins.

    15 min
  7. A Woman's Journey: Dry Eye

    1 APR

    A Woman's Journey: Dry Eye

    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.

    25 min
  8. A Journey for Women of Color: Multiple Myeloma

    1 APR

    A Journey for Women of Color: Multiple Myeloma

    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 multiple myeloma and other plasma cell dyscrasias.

    31 min
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Join physicians at Johns Hopkins Medicine for its women’s health podcast series, A Woman’s Journey: Healthy Insights That Matter, on the first of each month. Host Lillie Shockney, acclaimed humorist cancer survivor discusses the latest in women's health with Johns Hopkins experts. Learn about medical advances and stay informed. For access to more women’s health information or to learn more about A Woman’s Journey, please visit: hopkinsmedicine.org/awomansjourney or call 410-955-8660

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