UPMC HealthBeat Podcast
Get to know our doctors. From explaining conditions and treatments to the latest medical advances and information about your everyday health, UPMC experts weigh in on a variety of topics in the UPMC HealthBeat Podcast.
Wellness
Health & Fitness
Fitness
Fitness & Nutrition
Health
Medicine
Nutrition
Science & Medicine
Mental Health
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 15 minutes
- Episodes
- 88
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2024
UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: Help with Your Headaches
Headaches are the most common form or pain. Robert Kaniecki, MD, Founder of the UPMC Headache Center, shares insight on causes and ways to find relief.
00:18:47 |
Sun 23 Jun 2024
UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: What We Now Know About Vaping
Nearly a decade since vaping was first introduced, researchers now have insight into how it affects the body. Shikha Gupta, MD, from the UPMC Vaping Clinic, discusses what they’ve learned and what an…
00:14:35 |
Wed 17 Apr 2024
UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: Laser Vision Correction
If you’ve worn glasses for years, it might be difficult to imagine no longer needed them. Deepinder Dhaliwal, MD, Medical Director of the UPMC Laser Vision Aesthetic Center discusses how to determine…
00:14:31 |
Wed 06 Mar 2024
UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: Reducing Mental Health Stigma
Once barely discussed, mental health is becoming an important topic of conversation. Keirston Parham, Lead Recovery and Peer Services Coordinator at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital and Western Beha…
00:12:34 |
Mon 05 Feb 2024
UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: How to Help Your Child Cope with Grief
The loss of a loved one can be devastating, especially for children. Elizabeth Schandelmeier, LCSW, APHSW-C, from UPMC Family Hospice discusses the challenges children face and ways you can help.
00:17:31 |
Mon 22 Jan 2024
UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: Cooking for One
Just because you live alone, it doesn’t mean you can’t eat healthy meals. UPMC Dietitian Emily Stasko, MPH, RD, LDN, shares some easy options.
00:15:17 |
Mon 08 Jan 2024
UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: My Child Won’t Share
My child won’t share. Is it a real problem or just a part of growing up? Pamela Schoemer, MD, what parents can do.
00:15:01 |
Mon 25 Dec 2023
UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: What You Need to Know About Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding brings with it important health benefits for both mother and baby, but it can also come with some challenges. Use these tips.
00:20:52 |
Mon 11 Dec 2023
UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: Navigating the Holidays with Diabetes
How can you navigate the holidays if you have diabetes? UPMC dietitian, Jacquelyn Klunk, MS, RDN, LDN discusses how you can take care of yourself while enjoying some of your favorite holiday foods.
00:15:26 |
Mon 27 Nov 2023
UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: What You Need to Know about DVT
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) can be a life-threatening condition. Ulka Sachdev, MD, Co-director of the Vein Center at UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute, discusses causes, the warning signs and what you…
00:15:33 |
Mon 13 Nov 2023
UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: Keys to a Good Night’s Sleep
UPMC pulmonologist, Blair Stone, MD, discusses things you can do to get a better night’s sleep.
00:15:54 |
Mon 30 Oct 2023
UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: Healing Your Spine
Back pain doesn’t have to take over your life. Christopher Standaert talks treatment options for patients to improve their pain without medications and surgeries.
00:23:41 |
Mon 02 Oct 2023
UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: The Importance of Medical Play for Hospitalized Children
Being in the hospital can be frightening and stressful for a child, but medical play can make a real difference in their experience.
00:15:44 |
Mon 18 Sep 2023
UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: Suicide and Grief with Kelly Monk
Coping with the suicide of a loved one is an emotional subject. Kelly Monk talks about steps family members can take to begin the healing process.
00:16:31 |
Mon 04 Sep 2023
UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: Grief, Loss, and Dementia
Elizabeth Schandelmeier, a bereavement coordinator and counselor with UPMC Family Hospice, discusses end-of-life issues.
00:23:16 |
Mon 07 Aug 2023
UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: Getting Your Child Ready for a Doctor’s Visit
Maureen HeneghaIn, a child life specialist at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, offers tips for making doctor's visits easier.
00:20:59 |
Mon 24 Jul 2023
UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: Treating Obesity as a Chronic Disease
David Rometo, MD, Clinical Director of the UPMC Center for Obesity Medicine, discusses a shift in mindset when it comes to weight loss, and approaches that can benefit a patient’s overall health.
00:20:02 |
Mon 10 Jul 2023
UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: Summer Camps for Medically Fragile Children
Kelley Gavel, MS, Certified Child Life Specialist, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh discusses the importance of summer camp and the many options available for children with dealing with medical…
00:14:33 |
Mon 26 Jun 2023
UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: The Importance of Eye Exams
Ellen Butts, OD, Director of Optometry and Contact Lens Service at the UPMC Vision Institute, explains why it’s important to do so.
00:14:53 |
Mon 29 May 2023
UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: Supporting a Child with Diabetes
Pediatric Endocrinologist, Katherine Vu-Boast, MD with UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh discusses ways parents and families can help a child who’s living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
00:17:09 |
Mon 15 May 2023
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