Category: Health

MONTEZ DAVIDSON AND KASARA DAVIDSON: Living with Sickle Cell Disease

Montez Davidson and her daughter and advocate, Kasara Davidson graciously share what it’s like to live with sickle cell disease.

From Trauma to Triumph: Matin Miryeganeh on Survival, Resilience and Finding Strength | All Is Well

What happens when life repeatedly knocks you down? In this powerful episode of TALK! with AUDREY, host Audrey Adams sits down with scientist and author

Synchrony Care Credit Fair Financing Principles Initiative

BOBBI REBELL: Flexible Financing Options for Health and Wellness Not Covered by Insurance

Bobbi Rebell, a certified financial professional and author, has information about what consumers should consider when considering flexible financing options for their health and wellness

MONTEZ DAVIDSON AND KASARA DAVIDSON: Living with Sickle Cell Disease

Montez Davidson and her daughter and advocate, Kasara Davidson graciously share what it’s like to live with sickle cell disease.

Sickle Cell Disease: Advances in Treatments, Patient Care and Research

Episode 1 of my 3 part special series of interviews about Sickle Cell Disease, Dr. Cheryl Mensah, Assistant Professor and Co-Chair of the Sickle Cell Research Workgroup, and a Hematology and Oncology Specialist at Northwell Hofstra Zucker School of Medicine, and attending at Phelps Memorial Hospital talks with me about advances in the treatment and care of sickle cell patients and ongoing research.

Genealogist Bernice Bennett: Family Health History Conversations Could Help Drive Awareness and Diagnosis of an Inherited Condition

Genealogist and health educator Bernice Bennett, host of Alnylam’s Family Health History Road Trip program, traveled and visited families affected by an inherited condition called hereditary ATTR amyloidosis – She is joined by Giselle, whose father’s diagnosis solved her own health puzzle and why it’s so important for families to discuss their health history with each other, and with their doctors.

Dr. Richard T. Benson – Director, Office of Global Health and Health Disparities at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Older adults (age 65 and over) often shoulder a significant portion of healthcare costs but may not always receive the care they prefer. This month, FAIR Health, with generous support from The John A. Hartford Foundation, launched FAIRHealthOlderAdults.org, a free website that offers tools, educational content and resources to help older adults and family caregivers plan for care relevant to older adults. FAIR Health Executive Director of Grants and Consumer Education Nicole Iny joins me to tell us more about the new website and how patients can have a voice in what happens as their health needs grow.

Nicole Iny—Executive Director of Grants and Consumer Education at FAIR Health

Travel: America’s National World War II Museum-Expressions of America

America’s National World War II Museum unveiled its first of a kind, nighttime sound and light experience called Expressions of America. They’re celebrating the power of individual Americans to impact the world around them during a time of monumental conflict. Joining me with more about this new experience, Kim Guise, the National WWII Museum’s Senior Curator and Director for Curatorial Affairs.

The Warning Signs of Chronic Kidney Disease and Treatment Options

Kathleen Belmonte, Chief Nursing Officer at Fresenius Medical Care North America and Maria Jimenez, a kidney transplant, recipient and kidney care advocate join me to talk about the warning signs of Chronic Kidney disease and treatment options.