Advances in Women's Health
Advances in Women’s Health addresses advances, breakthroughs, and treatments for conditions related to women’s health, as well as preventive measures physicians can advise their patients to pursue. Topics will include breast health as it relates to cancer, ethnicity, fertility, and pregnancy; osteoporosis; female athletes’ health and emotional issues; mental health; pregnancy and all facets related to it; aging; nutrition and health; eating disorders; alternative medicine; and sex education.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Episodes
- 256
- Years Active
- 2007 - 2025
Matters of the Heart: Cardiac Disease and Psychosocial Issues in Women
Guest: Kim Lebowitz
Women are twice as likely as men to experience depression, and that statistic holds true for female cardiac patients. Linking heart diseas…
Matters of the Heart: Cardiac Disease and Psychosocial Issues in Women
Guest: Kim Lebowitz
Women are twice as likely as men to experience depression, and that statistic holds true for female cardiac patients. Linking heart diseas…
Abstinence-Only Sex Education: Failing Teens?
Guest: Lorie Chaiten, JD
For the past 25 years, the U.S. government has funded abstinence-only sex education in public schools. Still, 47 percent of high scho…
Abstinence-Only Sex Education: Failing Teens?
Guest: Lorie Chaiten, JD
For the past 25 years, the U.S. government has funded abstinence-only sex education in public schools. Still, 47 percent of high scho…
Questions Answered About the HPV Vaccine
Guest: Sharmila Makhija, MD
Since the Gardasil vaccination has only been administered to young girls and teens since 2006, there are still questions concerning w…
Questions Answered About the HPV Vaccine
Guest: Sharmila Makhija, MD
Since the Gardasil vaccination has only been administered to young girls and teens since 2006, there are still questions concerning w…
AMOR-IPAT: A New Idea to Reduce the Rate of Cesarean Section
Guest: James M Nicholson, MD,MSCE
Over the last decade the rate of cesarean sections has increased from 22 percent to as much as 30 percent in some parts of the …
AMOR-IPAT: A New Idea to Reduce the Rate of Cesarean Section
Guest: James M Nicholson, MD,MSCE
Over the last decade the rate of cesarean sections has increased from 22 percent to as much as 30 percent in some parts of the …
Ultrasound: Improving Breast Cancer Detection
Guest: Wendie Berg, MD, PhD
The number of women affected by breast cancer every year is staggering: almost 180,000 new cases and upwards of 40,000 deaths. Resear…
Ultrasound: Improving Breast Cancer Detection
Guest: Wendie Berg, MD, PhD
The number of women affected by breast cancer every year is staggering: almost 180,000 new cases and upwards of 40,000 deaths. Resear…
Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Incontinence in Women: A Very Treatable Problem
Guest: Elizabeth Kavaler, MD
A large number of women suffer from pelvic organ prolapse and incontinence in the United States, many of these women are postmenopau…
Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Incontinence in Women: A Very Treatable Problem
Guest: Elizabeth Kavaler, MD
A large number of women suffer from pelvic organ prolapse and incontinence in the United States, many of these women are postmenopau…
New UTI Guidelines for Women
Guest: Elizabeth Kavaler, MD
One in 10 American women reports a medically confirmed urinary tract infection (UTI) every year. Combined with the rise of antibioti…
New UTI Guidelines for Women
Guest: Elizabeth Kavaler, MD
One in 10 American women reports a medically confirmed urinary tract infection (UTI) every year. Combined with the rise of antibioti…
Epidural Anesthesia and Challenges in Pain Control
Guest: Cynthia Wong, MD
Epidural anesthesia has changed dramatically since its introduction to the obstetric arena in the early 1970s. Now we have various types …
Epidural Anesthesia and Challenges in Pain Control
Guest: Cynthia Wong, MD
Epidural anesthesia has changed dramatically since its introduction to the obstetric arena in the early 1970s. Now we have various types …
The HPV Vaccine: Not Just for Young Girls and Teens
Guest: Sharmila Makhija, MD
We are finding the highest prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) among women in their early 20s, but the FDA now recommends tha…
The HPV Vaccine: Not Just for Young Girls and Teens
Guest: Sharmila Makhija, MD
We are finding the highest prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) among women in their early 20s, but the FDA now recommends tha…
Pills, Patches and Potions: An Update On Contraception
Guest: David Grimes, MD
There are so many choices when it comes to choosing the right contraceptive for your patient that it can make your head spin. Dr. Davi…
Pills, Patches and Potions: An Update On Contraception
Guest: David Grimes, MD
There are so many choices when it comes to choosing the right contraceptive for your patient that it can make your head spin. Dr. Davi…