Baptist HealthTalk
Expert advice, real stories, better health. The Baptist HealthTalk podcast connects you with top doctors and specialists from Baptist Health South Florida, delivering the latest medical insights and wellness tips straight to you. But we don’t stop at the facts—you’ll also hear heartfelt testimonials from patients who’ve experienced life-changing care. Get informed, be inspired, and take control of your health with Baptist HealthTalk!
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 203
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Examining Benign Breast Conditions
Annual screening mammograms can detect breast cancer at an early stage when it is most treatable, but often mammograms show other irregularities in the breasts that are not cancerous, such as cysts, …
Diagnosed With Breast Cancer: What's Next?
Jonathan Fialkow, M.D. hosts a panel of breast cancer experts to answer the most common questions women have after receiving a cancer diagnosis. Listen in to their wide-ranging discussion about treat…
Telehealth and Beyond
Telehealth visits for urgent care and mental health counseling have become commonplace during the last 18 months. Technology once limited to the doctor’s office is expanding; being integrated into th…
Aneurysms: A Talk With A Pioneering Leader
Aneurysm, or ballooning of an artery, is often called a silent killer because it develops without any symptoms. Most aneurysms are discovered by accident during imaging scans that are performed for …
Veins and Vein Diseases Explained
Blood vessels are like pipes that carry blood throughout the body. While arteries carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the organs, our veins have the job of taking waste-filled blood back to the…
Answers to the Top-Searched Health Questions
Thanks to the Internet, answers to almost any question are available with a few clicks of the mouse – including questions about health concerns. Millions of people turn to search engines, primarily …
Stories From Our COVID Units: Battling The Delta Surge
Host, Jonathan Fialkow, M.D. introduces personal stories from healthcare workers on the front lines of the current surge of COVID-19 cases. Sharing their experiences in their own words, these men and…
Clinician Well-Being During COVID and Beyond
A career in health care is physically, mentally and emotionally demanding. Even in the best of times, healthcare providers can experience symptoms of burnout.
Over the past year, and now in the midst…
Integrative Medicine: Healing the Whole Person
Healing involves more than undergoing a medical procedure or taking a pill. Increasingly, health care systems like Baptist Health South Florida are offering integrative therapies such as acupuncture…
The COVID-19 Delta Variant: What You Need To Know
Confused about the Delta variant? Get the facts from host, Jonathan Fialkow, M.D., and his guest, Sergio Segarra, M.D., chief medical officer at Baptist Hospital. Their conversation covers frequently…
COVID-19 Cases Are Rising Again. What's Going On?
COVID-19 is again dominating the headlines and challenging the health care system, with a sharp increase in new infections. Nearly 20% of these new cases are in the state of Florida. What are the fac…
Cardiometabolic Disease: Understanding A Global Killer
Cardiometabolic disease is the number one cause of death in the world – so why haven’t you heard about it? Maybe because its components, (including hypertension, high triglycerides, insulin resistan…
Testosterone, "Low T" and Exercise
From radio and TV ads to social media posts, there's a lot of buzz about testosterone and something called "Low T." What are the facts behind all the hype? We clear up the confusion with guest expe…
Your Gut Microbiome & Your Health
Our bodies are not ours alone. We share them with trillions of bacteria, fungi and other microbes. Most of these live in our large intestine and are known collectively as the gut microbiome. The hea…
Preventing Child Drownings
Drowning can happen in an instant, in as little as an inch or two of water. It is the leading cause of injury death in children between one and four years of age, and Florida has the most child drown…
Leg Swelling: Is It Serious?
Swollen ankles, puffy legs - we've all experienced them at some point. There are dozens of possible causes. Most aren't serious, but some, like blood clots, are dangerous conditions that require im…
Why Don't Men Go to the Doctor?
Men are much less likely than women to seek medical attention when they’re not feeling well. The question is: why? Why are men more prone to skipping the screenings and check-ups that could potential…
Do Men and Women Sleep Differently?
Who tends to wake up earlier? Who is more prone to sleep apnea? What role do hormones play? And how can you keep your partner's sleep issues from keeping you awake?
Those questions and more are ex…
Men's Mental Health - Let's Talk About It
The COVID pandemic has raised awareness of mental health symptoms. Yet there is still a certain stigma attached to the subject. That stigma can make it particularly tough for men in our society, many…
Arthritis Symptoms and Solutions
About 23% of adults in the United States have arthritis. The associated joint pain and stiffness can make everyday activities difficult --- so difficult, in fact, that 8-million working-age adults wi…