Health Professional Radio - Podcast

According to addiction specialist, Dr. Cali Estes, "Certain foods have ingredients that ping the taste buds so strong that you can become addicted" She is here today to talk about food addiction, how it is different from overeating, signs, symptoms, and her own experience with food addiction. She is launching a new program to combat food addiction called the Certified Food Addiction Coach Program.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society President Dr. Louis DeGennaro is joined by Valerie Fiordilino Maslow, a multiple sclerosis patient benefiting from a leukemia therapy, to talk about how advances in blood cancer research and treatment are able to cross boundaries to treat other cancers and diseases to save lives.

Co-author Dr. Barbara Bruce discusses the new book (Sep 2019), "Mayo Clinic Guide to Fibromyalgia: Strategies to Take Back Your Life". She also discusses facts about this commonly misunderstood disorder and the science behind treatments and treatment options based on the latest research.

By 2030, all baby boomers will be older than 65. Dr. Leslie Soiles, Chief Audiologist at HearingLife and Tina Soika, SVP of HearingLife discuss the various ways healthcare professionals can be prepared for an increase in senior patients that may have hearing loss. They also discuss the Campaign for Better Hearing which encourages people to “Test Your Ears at 60 Years.”

October is National Protect Your Hearing Month and Dr. Leslie Soiles, Chief Audiologist for HearingLife and Tina Soika, SVP of HearingLife are here to talk about hearing loss and the importance of getting tested with The Campaign for Better Hearing.

Julie Charlestein, President and CEO of Premier Dental Products Company, who was voted one of The Top 25 Most Influential Women in Dentistry by Dental Products Report discusses key technological innovations, unexpected diseases that can arise as a result of not keeping on top of your dental health, and the use of AI and 3D modeling.

Mark Sawicki, Chief Commercial Officer, discusses Cryoport, the life sciences industry's global provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions for temperature-sensitive life sciences commodities.c

Dr. Jeanette Hill, founder of Spot on Sciences, discusses the company. They market the HemaSpot™ device for the collection of dried blood samples. She also discusses the development currently underway on devices for collection of additional biological fluids including urine, saliva and tissue.

Dr Joshua Hirsch from Massachusetts General Hospital and Liz Thompson, CEO of the National Osteoporosis Foundation, discuss back injuries resulting from a number of conditions such as osteoporosis and vertebral compression fractures (VCF) and the latest technology to provide the most up-to-date treatment.

Circadian Optics is the maker of bright light therapy lamps to mimic daylight. Here to discuss this product and how she quit a job to create a smaller, better designed lamp than what had been available, is founder Amber Leong. Circadian Optics lamps are an easy and effective way of getting exposure to bright light indoors.

On World Heart Health Day 2019, integrative cardiologist, Dr. Jason Kaplan joins us to discuss cardiovascular health issues in Australia and around the world, and evidence based therapies to support heart health such as Ubiquinol, the active form of the powerful antioxidant, Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10).

There has been an incredible surge in methamphetamine overdose deaths and In Ohio the surge has been as much as 130%. Dr. James Sturmi, MD, American Board of Addiction Medicine Fellow and Ohio Medical Director for Pinnacle Treatment Centers, discusses this increase in deaths, what the surge in meth is related to, eliminating the stigma associated with Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), the prevalence of the opioid epidemic and the larger picture of treating substance use disorder (SUD).

Mike Kijewski, the CEO, discusses MedCrypt, the company he launched in 2016 after seeing a particular 2012 episode of Homeland, that provides proactive cybersecurity solutions to medical device vendors.

Dr. Alyssa Dweck discusses this condition that many women are uncomfortable talking to their healthcare providers about. Hypoactive sexual desire disorder or HSDD is biological and not a result of issues or unhappiness. It can be handled with the proper care and treatment. Learn more at www.Vyleesi.com. PRODUCT IS ONLY APPROVED FOR USE IN THE U.S. Sponsor: Interview courtesy of AMAG Pharmaceuticals.

Mike Davis, Head of the U.S. Neurology Patient Value Unit at UCB, a global pharmaceutical company, discusses the collaboration with the University of Washington's School of Pharmacy to improve access to care for people living with epilepsy. This interdisciplinary project will explore ways in which community pharmacists can better support people living with this neurological disorder.

Dr. Jonathan Steinfeld, global clinical lead for the GSK mepolizumab pediatric asthma indication discusses the recent FDA approval of GSK's Nucala (mepolizumab) the only biologic for use in children as young as 6 years old that have severe eosinophilic asthma.

Tony Abate, Vice President & Chief Technical Officer at AtmosAir in Fairfield, CT, discusses the benefits of high-tech Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) devices in hospitals and medical offices. He says they help to eliminate dust particles, mold, odors, mildew and bacteria that create an unhealthy environment in a hospital and cause illness and infections.

Over 200,000 cosmetic procedures were performed on teens last year. Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Demetri Arnaoutakis discusses why we are seeing an increase in teens, ages 13 to 19, getting plastic surgery and the dangers associated with it.

New CEO of Squarex, Jack V. Talley discusses the positive results of the phase 2 study on their new investigational drug candidate SQX770, a topical immunomodulator treatment to extend the time between herpes labialis (recurrent cold sores) outbreaks caused by Herpes Simplex Virus 1 or Herpes Simplex Virus 2. Squarex is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company.

Dr. Doug Manion, CEO of Kleo Pharmaceuticals, discusses his personal journey from working as an engineer in Africa to going to med school and then moving into drug development.