A Woman’s Journey: Insights That Matter

According to the National Uterine Fibroids Foundation, it is estimated that as many as 80% of all women have uterine fibroids. While the majority usually have no symptoms, 1 in 4 end up with symptoms severe enough to …

According to the National Institutes of Health: About 2 percent of adults aged 45 to 54 have disabling hearing loss. The rate increases to 8.5 …

Heart disease consistently remains the #1 killer of women! Listen to preventive cardiologist and women’s heart health expert Erin Michos review new …

Listen as moderator Lillie Shockney discusses Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) with psychiatrist Lindsay Standeven. Dr. Standeven discusses the typically signs and symptoms someone might experience with seasonal …

Moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by neuroscientist Mark Mattson to discuss intermittent fasting: what it is and the health impact of intermittent …

Moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by Johns Hopkins Medicine neurosurgeon Ali Bydon to discuss spinal surgery to alleviate back and neck pain. Also discussed are various degenerative disorders of the spine, spinal …

No one can argue that the world the last six months has upended our lives. The disproportionate number of Black and Latino deaths caused by COVID-19 created an awareness of health disparities among these communities.  

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The tragic early death of Chadwick Boseman has brought to everyone's attention colon and colorectal cancer. In this special podcast issue, moderator …

The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology recently projected that the number of surgical patients for pelvic floor disorders will increase by …

Gastroenterologist Olaya Brewer, clinical associate at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and moderator Lillie Shockney discuss the …

Lillie Shockney is joined by Johns Hopkins gynecologist Wen Shen, an assistant professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Gynecology and …

A woman's sex drive changes throughout her lifetime.  Sex therapist Kate Thomas discusses the various factors that can cause changes in the desire for sexual intimacy and what can be done to address this issue.

Endocrinologist and chief diversity officer Sherita Golden documents the number of elevated confirmed cases of COVID-19 among black and brown …

Director of Mindfulness Programs at Johns Hopkins, psychologist Neda Gould unleashes the power of mindfulness and meditation to help participants …

Everyone’s world has changed since we first heard the word “coronavirus.” Hear the latest about the COVID19 pandemic from Johns Hopkins Medicine …

Pediatrician Rachel Thornton reviews the vulnerability of children and symptoms of COVID-19 in children and adolescents and when parents should …

A Woman’s Journey: Insights that Matter is devoting this time to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are pleased to offer audio transcripts of a series of webcasts where Johns Hopkins experts focus on a number of pertinent topics.

Menopause is a monumental moment in a woman’s life that typically occurs around 50 years of age. Why would a woman decide to delay menopause?  This …

Low vision affects approximately 2.9 million Americans age 40 and older. This month’s guest is researcher Bonnielin Swenor, an assistant professor of …

Heart disease remains the #1 cause of death for women in the U.S. Preventative cardiologist Erin Michos discusses risk factors for women, …

In the United States alone, approximately 100,000 women are diagnosed with gynecologic cancer each year. Listen as GYN oncologist Anna Beavis, an …

The practice of staying present in the moment benefits individuals by lowering chronic stress, anxiety, blood pressure and pain intensity while also improving focus, memory and even immune function. Listen as clinical …

November is pancreatic cancer awareness month.  Alex Trebek has certainly brought the subject of pancreatic cancer into conversation this last year, …

The Johns Hopkins National Proton Therapy Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital opened its door the Fall of 2019.  Proton therapy is an advanced and highly precise radiation treatment for tumors and compared to other …

According to breastcancer.org, about 12% of American women will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime. In 2019, it's estimated that about 30% of newly diagnosed cancers in women will be breast cancer. About …

September is National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month. Atrial fibrillation (also called AFib or AF) is a quivering or irregular heartbeat …

Sleep is a vital part of our lives.  Without quality sleep we have no energy and cannot perform 100%. With 50 to 70 million people in the US …

The number of individuals being diagnosed with brain disorders is increasing: Alzheimer’s disease: 5.4M Americans and 24M globally; Parkinson’s: 630,000 Americans; Dementias: 46.8M globally; and Stroke: 795,000 …

June is Alzheimer’s disease Awareness Month.  In honor of the estimated 5.7M Americans are living with Alzheimer’s today and an estimated 14 million by 2050, Dr. Constantine Lyketsos, director of Memory and Alzheimer’s …

May is Bladder Cancer Month.

Did you know that bladder cancer is one of the most common genitourinary cancers in adults worldwide, and it is the …

Did you know that kidney disease is a serious disease affecting >30 million Americans and >700,000 have End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)? …

Colon cancer researcher Cynthia Sears defines what the microbiome is and how it contributes to disease, like heart, cancer, weight/obesity and mental …

Lillie Shockney talks with gastroenterologist and director of the Multidisciplinary Pancreatic Cyst Program at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Anne-Marie Lennon …