Ask Dr. Mia: Navigating Dementia Caregiving
Ever wonder how to help your love one through memory changes? Want to find a geriatrician or memory specialist, but they are few and far in between? Dr. Mia is a board-certified geriatrician, former sandwich generation caregiver, memory specialist, on a mission to help you navigate the healthcare system and memory care. She interviews experts and real-life caregivers to help you navigate dementia care and memory changes with confidence and grace. www.miayangmd.com
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 55
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Season 2 Trailer
Welcome to ask Dr. Mia podcast conversations on aging well. I'm a geriatrician on the mission to empower older adults and all who care about them to thrive with aging. As a primary care…
Season 1 Highlights & Recap
Season 1 of Ask Dr. Mia podcast concludes after a baker's dozen of episodes. Dr. Mia talks about the highlight of each episode in season 1, behind the scene happenings, and upcoming Sea…
Microboosts for Pain with Dr. Sharma Part 2
Continuation of the conversation with Dr. Sharma, dual board-certified in physical medicine & rehabilitation and pain management, about holistic pain solutions based on the 5R's in Dr.…
Microboosts for Pain with Dr. Saloni Sharma Part 1
Dr. Mia talks with Dr. Sharma, dual board-certified in physical medicine & rehabilitation and pain management, about holistic pain solutions based on the 5R's in Dr. Sharma's book The P…
Old codgers and living your best life with Dr. Matt Kern
Dr. Mia talks with her colleague, Dr. Matt Kern, a geriatric psychiatrist about how he became interested in the field, how to counter mental health stigma, and living our best lives.
Hearing loss & memory connection with Dr. Jack Hitchens
Dr. Mia talks about the new FDA authorization for sale of hearing aids over the counter, our amazing hearing system, and how to distinguish hearing loss from memory loss with Dr. Jack H…
Lecanemab: new Alzheimer's drug against amyloid
Dr. Mia talks about the newly released preliminary results of anti-amyloid drug: lecanemab, the context of this newest drug development, and more questions than answers going forward.
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Dr. Mia's Mom's Surprising Diagnosis
Dr. Mia talks about her mom's story with lifelong anxiety as well as a recent surprising diagnosis.
How to help someone with anxiety: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-te…
Helping Care Partners with Samantha Culler LCSW, Memory Series Part 3
Dr. Mia talks with Samantha Culler, LCSW at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's Memory Counseling Program about her professional and personal journey of being a care partner. Neither o…
Safety in Dementia - early stages, Memory Series part 2
Dr. Mia talks about the difficult but common safety issues in Steve & Nina's story.
4 M's of safety problems in people with mild/early stage dementia: money, medications, meals, and mob…
Mimics of Dementia, Memory Series Part 1
Dr. Mia describes the domains of memory/cognition:
- short-term memory
- executive function
- visuospatial memory
- language
- attention
- speed of processing
Memory mimickers that can confound memory ev…
Why so many Alzheimer's drugs fail
Dr. Mia talks about two composite patients: Barbara and Steve who demonstrate two very different tales of Alzheimer's disease, what's sexy vs not in Alzheimer's research, and disease-mo…
Need Higher Levels of Care?
Dr. Mia uses a composite patient Ms. Smith's story to demonstrate her journey through different levels of care, from home to hospital, to skilled nursing facility (SNF), and then back t…
Why Dr. Mia Became a Geriatrician
This episode I tell you the story of how I became a geriatrician and a couple who inspired me during my training. I use their example to talk about the 5M's of geriatrics: Mind, Mobilit…
What is Aging Well?
Welcome to Ask Dr. Mia podcast: conversations on aging well. Dr. Mia introduces herself, why she started this podcast, and explores 4 different ways from her own grandparents on "aging …