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A Woman’s Journey: Healthy Insights That Matter

Johns Hopkins Medicine A Womans Journey

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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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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation: 1 in 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. In 2024, an estimated 310,720 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. An estimated 42,250 U.S. women will die from breast cancer in 2024. In this month’s p…
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Actionable Insights for PCOS Weight Management Main Theme: Managing Weight with PCOS—A Holistic Approach Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) presents unique challenges, especially concerning weight management. This guide provides ten actionable insights to help individuals with PCOS achieve a balanced, healthier lifestyle. 1. Dietary Modifications: Bu…
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Fueling Your Body Right: Diet and Exercise for PCOS Lifestyle Modifications: Diet and Exercise Learning Objectives: Understand the importance of diet and exercise in managing PCOS. Learn about PCOS-friendly eating patterns. Discover effective exercise routines for PCOS management. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) affects millions of women worldwide…
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10 Actionable Insights for Creating Healthy Habits Start Tiny: Begin with habits that take less than two minutes to complete. This makes it easier to start and builds momentum for larger changes. Use Habit Stacking: Attach new habits to existing routines. For example, do a brief stretching routine right after brushing your teeth in the morning. Des…
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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…
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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 pr…
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The Alarming Connection Between Sleep Apnea and Heart Disease Are you a young person who thinks that sleep apnea is an older person's disease? Oh, are you a young person who thinks that sleep apnea isn't a big deal? Well, think again on both counts. A new study shows that sleep apnea could be silently damaging your heart. We spoke to Doctor Pujol a…
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In this article, The Medical Experts @ The Health Standard, share their expert insights of the findings and provide Hawaii residents with evidence-based recommendations for protecting their health. Why This Matters to You A new study from Penn State University suggests that prunes may play a significant role in supporting bone health in postmenopau…
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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…
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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 var…
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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 Profes…
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Here's your Health minute. We're talking about gut health and diabetes. So a new study is showing us something that your mom's already been telling you. Eat your fiber. If you eat fruits, veggies, whole grains, all that good stuff. New research is showing that these not only feed the healthy gut bacteria, but they ultimately have a beneficial effec…
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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 Be…
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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 mu…
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Did you know that there is there a difference in aging concerns between Caucasian women and non-Caucasian women? In the 1st of three A Journey for Women of Color podcasts, reporter Ava-joye Burnett sits down with professor of otolaryngology Dr. Kofi Boahene, who serves as a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Johns Hopkins Medicine.…
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In 2023, approximately 153,020 individuals were diagnosed with colorectal cancer and an estimated 52,550 will die from the disease, including nearly 20,000 cases and 3750 deaths in individuals younger than 50 years. In this month’s podcast, moderator Dr. Lillie Shockney is joined by colorectal surgeon, Dr. Ada Graham, assistant professor of surgery…
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According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 6 million Americans of all ages have Alzheimer's disease, nearly three quarters of whom are age 75 or older. This means that about 1 in 9 people age 65 and older has Alzheimer's. Almost two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer's are women. In this month’s podcast, the first of the new year, moderato…
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Substance abuse and addiction kill 11.8 million people annually, more than all cancers combined. This month's podcast features a discussion on the root of addictive behaviors and substance abuse disorders between moderator Dr. Lillie Shockney and Johns Hopkins Medicine internal medicine and public health physician, Dr. Michael Fingerhood, who serve…
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The World Health Organization estimates that 537 million people globally are living with diabetes and by 2045, projections show this number rising to some 783 million diabetics globally. We frequently hear that obesity, a contributing factor to diabetes, has reach epidemic proportions in the U.S. Today, moderator Dr. Lillie Shockney is joined by Jo…
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, podcast moderator Lillie Shockney is joined breast surgeon Dr. Hanh-Tam Tran, clinical associate at the Sullivan Breast Center at the Sibley Memorial Hospital, whose clinical research focuses on identifying patients who could avoid having axillary surgery to …
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In this podcast, moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by gynecologist Dr. Wen Shen, who is an associate professor of gynecology and oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is also the clinical director of the Menopause Consultation service and Co-Director of the Women’s Wellness & Healthy Aging Program.…
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We all drink caffeine is some form or another. When we think of caffeine, we automatically think of coffee. According to the National Coffee Association: post-Covid coffee consumption is up nearly 14% since January 2021 and 66% of Americans now drink coffee each day, more than any other beverage including tap water. In this podcast, moderator Dr. L…
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In the final installment of the three part Journey for Women of Color podcast series, special guest moderator Ava-joye Burnett is joined by Johns Hopkins Medicine endocrinologist Dr. Sudipa Sarkar, who serves as the Director of the Inpatient Diabetes Management Service at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.…
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In this second installment, special guest moderator Ava-joye Burnett sits down with hematologist Dr. Robert Brodsky who serves as professor of medicine and director of the Division of Hematology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of clinical expertise is classical hematology and haploidentical bone marrow transplant for si…
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Did you know that although their overall rate of developing breast cancer is lower than white women, African American women tend to have worse breast cancer outcomes? Black women seem to be more likely to have what is called triple-negative breast cancer, which accounts for about 10% to 20% of all breast cancer cases. Special guest moderator and re…
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Probiotics are live bacteria that research suggests may have many health benefits (John Hopkins Medicine, 2022) They can be found in yogurt and other fermented foods, dietary supplements, and beauty products (NIH, 2023). Moderator Dr. Lillie Shockney is joined by Johns Hopkins clinical dietitian Ashli Greenwald to discuss probiotics.…
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According to the CDC, heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States, which balances out to one person dying every 34 seconds in the United States. One cause of heart disease is valvular heart disease. Moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by cardiac surgeon, Dr. James Gamm…
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Medicine is concerned with advancing effective methods to treat existing disease but also the proactive prevention of disease. New evidence is emerging about the value of a plant-based diet in preventing disease and enhancing wellbeing. In this podcast, moderator Dr. Lillie Shockney is joined by clinical dietitian Jaclyn Rose to discuss plant-based…
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November 13-19 is Transgender Awareness Month followed by November 20, which is serves as a Day of Remembrance. To mark these dates, we bring you an introductory discussion on transgender health with three Johns Hopkins Medicine experts. In this podcast, moderator Dr. Lillie Shockney is joined by Paula Neira, the Program Director of LGBTQ+ Equity a…
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Moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by neurologist Dr. Alexander Pantelyat, who also serves as the director of the Atypical Parkinsonism Center at Johns Hopkins and is the co-founder and director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Music and Medicine to discuss the potential role music can play within medicine to help heal and prevent some neurodegener…
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In the second podcast of the A Journey for Women of Color series, special guest moderator Kelly Swoope is joined by two Johns Hopkins Medicine experts to discuss the threat of colon cancer for women of color: colorectal surgeon, Dr. Alodia Gabre-Kidan and oncologist and Co-Director of Cancer Genetics and epigenetics, Dr. Nilofer Azad.…
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In the first of three special podcasts under the title "A Journey for Women of Color," special guest moderator, Kelly Swoope Anchor/Reporter for WMAR 2 News, discusses the importance of coping with stress and anxiety for women of color with psychiatrist and chair and medical director of the department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Johns Ho…
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It has been a hard two years for everyone! The COVID pandemic has been life altering and has changed how they interact in the world. In this podcast, moderator Dr. Lillie Shockney is joined by Dr. Stuart Ray, a professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases within the Department of Medicine to talk about present and future issues in the case of p…
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This month, moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by Dr. Steven Frank, professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Frank serves as medical director for the Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Program. He is also director of the Interdisciplinary Blood Management Program and of Perioperativ…
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Health, wellness, and medical news for you. 00;00;01;16 - 00;00;22;11 HSTK Well. Hello. Hello. Good morning to you. Let's take a walk around the body. I've got seven health stories for you written by and vetted by our team of physicians here at health stuff to know. We won't waste any time. Let's jump right into it. So here's story number one, Food…
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All right, let's begin our walk around the body. We're going to start with heart health. So a study was just published in the journal Circulation, and this study looked at over 1 million cases of people who had acute coronary syndrome aces. And this is what you need to know. Exposure to air pollution can weaken your cardiovascular system and even t…
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The background: A new study finds that vegetarian and meat eating children have similar growth and nutrition, but not weight. Being underweight can be a sign of malnutrition and can indicate that one's diet isn't enough to support appropriate growth. Doctor's Expert Insights The big picture: But this does not mean, at least according to the study, …
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The background: Certain foods and ingredients can be bad for your digestion. Well, a new study shows just that! Fried foods, citrus fruits, fructose and peppermint, these are some of the more common types of foods that can cause indigestion. Doctor's expert insights The big picture: These foods can increase the amount of acid in your stomach, and s…
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Children's Health Here's what you need to know: There's been an unusual uptick in the number of cases of hepatitis in children. New data is showing that some children develop liver failure and two required liver transplants, the CDC said in a recent report. The good news here is that all of the children either recovered or are recovering. Doctor's …
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