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20-Minute Health Talk
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How good leadership equals good health — for people and businesses
When you hear words like abundance and scarcity, you think of food, water and other essentials. For Laura Freebairn-Smith, PhD, author of "Abundance Leaders…
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Solar eclipse glasses: What you need to know
Whether you're planning to watch from your backyard or travel, it's important to watch the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse safely. On this episode, you'll…
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A kid-friendly (and opioid-sparing) scoliosis surgery
Opioids are a necessary part of surgery, but they come with many downsides — addiction risk being the most worrisome. So, when Vishal Sarwahi, MD met a young…
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Keeping moms and babies safe: Improved heart care during and after pregnancy
Heart disease remains the No. 1 killer of women in America, but many don’t realize that symptoms commonly associated with pregnancy, like shortness of breath…
20-Minute Health Talk100-plus: Centenarians reveal their healthy-aging secrets
You might think that living a full life past 100 is a stretch, but these centenarians say otherwise: They’re active, inspired and full of energy after 100-plus…
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Top 5 medical advances of 2023
As 2023 comes to a close, we look back on five exciting medical advances coming from the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research — the research arm of…
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School shooting survivor turns tragedy into advocacy
Two years after surviving a high shooting that claimed the lives of four of her fellow students, Kylie Ossege, now 19, is still recovering from the physical…
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20MHT Classic: Adding PrEP injectables to fight against HIV
In recognition of World AIDS Day today, we encourage you to listen to this classic episode of the podcast from early 2022 exploring the injectable form of…
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Healing veterans: Understanding the long-term effects of burn pit exposure
Exposure to the smoke from burn pits — the large open-air fires the military has used to dispose of waste — harmed veterans such as Juan Serrano, Patrick…
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20MHT Classic: Why military burn pits are a major health hazard
On this episode of 20-Minute Health Talk, we take another look at our August 2022 conversation with Anthony Szema, MD. At the time of this episode's recording…
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Covid, flu, RSV: What vaccines do I need this fall/winter?
While the flu shot has been around since 1945, 2023 marked the introduction of a new vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) — the first ever — and the…
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A ’revolutionary’ RSV vaccine and monoclonal antibody
In recent months the FDA and CDC approved two new drugs that experts say will change how respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is managed. This comes at a critical…
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20MHT CLASSIC: mRNA pioneers win Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
On today’s episode, we revisit a conversation we had with two pioneers of the mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccines, Katalin Karikó, PhD, and Drew Weissman, MD, PhD…
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How safe spaces save LGBTQ lives and what parents, schools and communities can do to create them
On the third and final episode in our series on child suicide prevention, we discuss the spike in suicidality among our LGBTQIA+ youth, as reported in 2023 by…
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YourMomCares about how you feel
“We need to change the conversation from mental illness to mental wellness,” says Sharon Feldstein, who helped launch a nonprofit called YourMomCares with the…
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Kids in crisis: How to start the conversation about child suicidality
With suicidal thoughts and behaviors on the rise in the U.S., Vera Feuer, MD, director of Emergency Psychiatry Services at Cohen Children’s Medical Center…
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A better treatment for essential tremor
Murray Bocian, 76, was prone to spilling things: His hands were so shaky that he had to begin using a child's sippy cup. Murray was battling a condition called…
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Sports medicine: Treating the athlete, not the injury
The field of sports medicine isn’t just for serious athletes: The Nicholas Institute for Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma (NISMAT), Northwell’s sports…
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Screening smarter: How Northwell is improving prostate biopsy
While cancer deaths are in decline in the United States, there is one glaring exception: Prostate cancer. Over the last decade, the number of prostate cancer…
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Food as opportunity: Breaking the cycle of poverty through urban farming
Within a three-block radius of P.S. 175 in Harlem, there are 55 fast-food restaurants, 29 pharmacies and not one affordable food option, something Tony Hillery…
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Food insecurity: How Northwell is helping
The lack of consistent access to quality food, or food insecurity, can have a devastating impact on people's health and well-being. In the wealthiest nation in…
20-Minute Health TalkFood is health: How these two experts made hospital food delicious and nutritious
Hospital food has a reputation for being bland and inedible — something that's no longer true at Northwell's 21 hospitals. Over the last seven years, our…
20-Minute Health TalkHeart disease and pregnancy: Prevention, treatments and a new approach
Pregnancy is like a stress test on the body. Most women adapt just fine, but for some, the strain can dramatically raise the risk of heart disease — even in…
20-Minute Health TalkPreparing high schoolers for medical careers: Northwell partners with FutureReadyNYC
Knowing what you want to be when you grow up can be tricky, but the New York City's Department of Education internship program, FutureReadyNYC, is designed to…
20-Minute Health TalkUnderstanding the options for hernia surgery
Of the 1 million people who need hernia surgery in the US each year, most get a procedure that inserts a mesh patch to cover the hernia. Mesh surgery has a…
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Pregnant while Black: A conversation with Dr. Monique Rainford
On this episode, Sandra Lindsay speaks with Monique Rainford, MD, about her new book, "Pregnant While Black: Advancing Justice for Maternal Health in America."…
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Better care for Black mothers and babies
For too long, Black women have faced high maternal mortality rates, largely due to institutional bias, says Dawnette Lewis, MD, director of Northwell Health's…
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Emergency NYC: A new Netflix series featuring Northwell
This new docu-series follows the lives of a diverse cast of healthcare pros, including paramedics, nurses, emergency physicians and surgeons. On this podcast…
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The healing power of ECT (Part 2)
In Part 2 of this deep dive into ECT, which stands for electroconvulsive therapy, Sohag Sanghani, MD, director of the ECT service at Zucker Hillside Hospital…
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The healing power of ECT
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) carries stigma thanks to negative portrayals in movies like "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Such portrayals hide ECT's true…
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Why Black women are at higher risk of heart disease — and what we can do about it
Stacey Rosen, MD, joins Sandra Lindsay on this 20-Minute Health Talk to discuss why heart disease disproportionately impacts Black women, what factors…
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What everyone needs to know about obesity
There are many misconceptions around weight — starting with the fact that people burn fat differently depending on their size, says Mitchell Roslin, MD…
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Can famotidine — a heartburn drug — treat Covid?
People with Covid-19 often get sick because the body’s inflammatory response to the virus overreacts. To tamp down that inflammation, researchers at the…
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Covid treatments: Over-the-counter, prescription and in-hospital
While Covid-19 vaccines remain the best protection against the novel virus, if you do catch Covid there are also several treatments to help manage symptoms…
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BONUS: Top 5 moments of 2022
On this episode, we look back on Northwell Health’s most newsworthy moments from 2022. Our experts made headlines with life-saving treatments and innovative…
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Top 5 medical innovations of 2022
As 2022 comes to a close, we look back on five exciting medical advances coming from clinical researchers at Northwell Health and the health system's Feinstein…
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BONUS: Can pediatricians treat psychological disorders?
It's a staggering stat: More than 15 million children and adolescents are in need of a pediatric psychiatrist. But finding treatment is anything but easy with…
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Tripledemic: Should you be concerned?
Heading into the holidays, surging cases of Covid-19, the flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) pose a unique threat, which many are calling a…
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Doctor/therapist: How a NYS program is expanding access to behavioral health care
While we associate mental health care with psychologists and psychiatrists, primary care doctors are often the first to see children and families with…
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How hyperbaric oxygen therapy heals the body - Part 2
More than just a treatment for scuba and deep sea divers experiencing decompression sickness, hyperbaric oxygen therapy has evolved during the last 70 years…
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How hyperbaric oxygen therapy heals the body - Part 1
Oxygen is crucial to healing — but it has to be able to reach the damaged tissue to help the body recover and fight off infection. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy…
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RSV: What parents need to know about the surge of this airway infection
Typically, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) sends thousands of children to the hospital over fall and winter, peaking in January and February. But for the…
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20MHT BONUS w/ Sandra Lindsay: Understanding cultural barriers to hospice
On this bonus episode Sandra Lindsay, DHSc, MA, MBA, RN, speaks with Tara Liberman, DO, executive director for Northwell Health’s Hospice Care Network, about…
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6 myths about hospice care: Educating patients, families and clinicians
From pain and symptom management to emotional and spiritual support, hospice care can improve and even extend life for some patients with advanced illness, as…
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How to know if you’re at high risk for breast cancer
While most breast cancers are found in women who are 50 years of age or over, about 1 in 10 diagnosed with breast cancer are under 45, and often their cancer…
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20MHT BONUS w/ Sandra Lindsay: What women need to know about heart disease
Despite the best efforts of heart health experts, only 56% of women recognize that heart disease is their No. 1 killer; among African American women that…
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How to pick a cardiologist or cardiac surgeon
Cardiovascular disease remains the number one killer of both women and men in the United States. Most of us will need to see a cardiologist or cardiac surgeon…
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Providing police officers improved access to behavioral health care
"Police officers see everyone on their worst day," says Katelyn Jetelina, PhD, a guest on this week's 20-Minute Health Talk. This constant exposure to…
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Honoring mRNA pioneers Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman
While the Covid vaccines were developed and deployed in less than a year, the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology that powered them took more than five decades to…
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Burn pits: Understanding the problem, identifying solutions
For the 5 million veterans who served overseas in the last couple of decades, burn pit exposure continues to pose a threat to their well-being. Toxic fumes…
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Why — and how — surgeons are ditching opioids in the OR
Recovering from surgery can be difficult — and opioids actually make it tougher. In addition to side effects such as nausea, lethargy and potential breathing…
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Regenerative medicine: Helping the body heal itself
It sounds like science fiction, but researchers today are unlocking the body's natural healing ability as part of an emerging field of science called…
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How philanthropy is improving health equity
Medical research often depends upon the generosity of donors: In this episode we talk to philanthropy experts about the role of donations in driving medical…
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Injectable PrEP: Adding choice to HIV prevention
An estimated 38,000 Americans are diagnosed with HIV annually. An important tool in the effort to end the ongoing epidemic is an injectable form of…
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Treating trans youth: Separating fact from fiction
In recent months, more states have debated and even passed legislation that limits how health care is delivered to transgender individuals. In the last year…
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Nerve blocks: Fighting opioid addiction with safer pain management
The overuse of opioids in health care over the last two decades has had devastating effects. The development of the ultrasound-guided nerve block has…
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Telemedicine in Ukraine: A system to support frontline healthcare workers
On this episode of the podcast, we speak with two Northwell leaders who have led the effort to create and deploy a 24/7 consultation and support service to…
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CCTA: Diagnosing chest pain just got a lot easier
For the millions of US patients who go to an ER or medical office with chest pain every year, doctors have several options for screening. New national…
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Jaw-in-a-Day
Jaw-in-a-Day accomplishes in one surgery and one day what used to take three surgeries or more. Prior to this revolutionary procedure, the process to get…
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Outsmarting endometriosis: How breakthrough research is leading the way
Diagnosing a disease usually requires a test or blood sample. But for women with endometriosis, diagnosis requires an invasive surgery. For April Summerford, a…