Another pandemic will happen. When it does, will we be prepared? What are we doing to make certain that we are? Our guest is the Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy. Hear about what is being done to facilitate and improve our ability to face another pandemic. Guest:   "Major General (ret) Paul Friedrichs, MD, FACS, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR)"   Major General (ret) Paul Friedrichs, Inaugural Director of OPPR and Principal Advisor on Pandemic Preparedness and Response ..read more

Why do we find it challenging to take care of ourselves, follow up on health concerns or enter into preventive health maintenance? Men in particular seem to have more difficulty in this regard. Even when we have the knowledge to pursue evaluation we sometimes fail to follow through.  Health Behavior is complex and has a multitude of factors influencing our decisions. Join in to listen to 2 experts review the theory of health behavior, as well as other health models. Guest: Grace Lasker, Ph.D, MCHES, CN, CHC (she/her) Director of Health Studies; Teaching Professor, Nursing and Health Studi ..read more

We are pushing back the publication of our next episode of The Original Guide to Men's Health by one week due to a scheduling issue. We will be back with new content for you on March 13th with an excellent episode all about Health Behavior, what is it, what do we know about, and how do we change it?   Join us next week for a fantastic episode of  The Original Guide to Men's Health ..read more

The final two presentations of the ‘Real Talk on Men’s Health’ event are presented in this episode.  The first presentation provides the listener with important information regarding the early detection of Prostate and Testicular Cancers.   The second presentation reveals important information regarding the new ‘ Obesity Medications” as well as information on Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome. Guests:   Men’s Cancers: Early Detection for Prostate and Testicular Cancers
 
 Yaw A. Nyame, MD, MS, MBA
Deputy Associate Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Fred Hutch Ca ..read more

This episode represents 2 additional presentations from the October 25 live event titled’ Real Talk on Men’s Health.   In this Episode the following presentations are featured: Heart Health: Keep Your Heart Beating and Benign Prostatic Enlargement Guest:   Heart Health: Keep Your Heart Beating Dr Eugene Yang, MD,MS, FACC, Clinical Professor Department of Cardiology University of Washington School of Medicine. He is the Carl and Renee Behnke Endowed Professor for Asian Health and the Medical Director, UW Physicians Eastside Specialty Center as well as the Co Director UW Medicine Cardi ..read more

In October a special event occurred in Seattle titled Real Talk on Men’s Health, an evening of presentations on prevention and lifestyle tips from men’s health experts. The event also reviewed a groundbreaking effort to create a state commission on boys and men. Presentations covered the following topics: Longevity, Sexual Health, ED & Testosterone, Heart Health, Benign Prostatic Enlargement, Prostate and Testicular Cancer, Metabolic  Syndrome, Diabetes and Obesity  (updates in management & medications), and a update regarding House Bill 1270, a Washington State bill to creat ..read more

Health Insurance continues to be a very complex, difficult to understand and in many instances less than transparent entity.    This episode explores health insurance from multiple perspectives (individuals, employers, health care providers and care delivery organizations.    The role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM’s) is also explored   Guest:   Dr Jeffrey Frankel, MD,  Is a Past President of the Washington State Urology Society, a Past President of the Western Section of the American Urological Association, a Past President of the American Association of ..read more

 Those aches and pains in your fingers, hand, elbow, toes, foot, ankle and knee, what causes them ? What to do when they seem to be getting more severe and are interfering with your activities? What are the various types of arthritis?  Not all Rheumatological disease is arthritis, what else does this area of medical specialties deal with? We explore the major Rheumatological diseases with a leading Rheumatologist and experienced clinician, researcher. Guest:   S. Louis Bridges, Jr., MD, PhD has served as Physician-in-Chief and Chair of the Department of Medicine at Hospital for ..read more

In this episode we explore our understanding of longevity with a leading longevity researcher. Guest:   Dr Matt Kaeberlein, PhD Former Director, Healthy Aging and Longevity Research Institute Former Director, Biological Mechanisms of Healthy Aging Training Program Co-Director, UW Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging Co-Director, Dog Aging Project Professor of Pathology Adjunct Professor of Genome Sciences Adjunct Professor of Oral Health Sciences   Dr. Kaeberlein’s research interests are focused on biological mechanisms of aging in order to facilitate trans ..read more

Learn all you need to know about Kidney Stones,who is at risk, the various types of stones and presentations.  Guest:   Robert M. Sweet, MD, FACS, MAMSE Professor of Urology, Surgery and Bioengineering(adj) Medical Director UW Medicine Kidney Stone Center Chief, Division of Healthcare Simulation Sciences Executive Director of WISH and CREST University of Washington   Dr. Sweet is a Joint Professor of Urology and Surgery and Adjunct Professor in Bioengineering at the University of Washington.  He is the Inaugural Chief of the Division for Healthcare Simulation Science and th ..read more