Health and Medicine (Audio)
Episodes
Prostate Cancer: PSA Recurrence and Risk Assessment
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Steven Seyedin presents an overview of PSA recurrence and risk factors for assessment. A PSA test is a blood test used to detect prostate-specifi...
Prostate Cancer: Optimizing Bone Health
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Prostate cancer and its treatments can significantly impact bone health, increasing the risk of fractures and weakening the immune system. Dr. Terence...
Maternal and Infant Health: Clinical Landscape and OGRS Opportunities
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gladys (Sandy) Ramos, M.D. outlines the comprehensive maternal care services at UC San Diego, emphasizing clinical excellence, innovation, and communi...
Bottom-Up Midbrain-Subthalamic Control of Feeding
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
UCLA’s Avishek Adhikari, PhD, presents new research on the role of GABAergic neurons in the brain’s periaqueductal gray (PAG) region. Previously s...
Silverseq and Liquid Biopsy
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sheng Zhong, Ph.D. pioneers technologies that advance women’s reproductive health. Zhong develops a minimally invasive method to analyze extracellul...
A Guided Meditation Exercise with Fadel Zeidan
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Fadel Zeidan, Ph.D. for a guided meditation. Follow along as he teaches simple breathing techniques and short practices designed to build focus a...
Healthy Aging and Longevity in Women
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea Z. LaCroix, Ph.D. presents major public health trends affecting women across the lifespan, from rising maternal mortality and chronic disease r...
REI: Fertility Infertility and So Much More
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Antoni J. Duleba, M.D. outlines the broad scope of reproductive endocrinology and infertility, emphasizing care across a woman’s lifespan—from ado...
Aging and Menopause: Clinical Landscape and OGRS Opportunities
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Linda Brubaker, M.D. emphasizes the urgent need to advance women’s health research beyond its traditional focus on reproduction, pregnancy, menopaus...
Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kelly Fitzgerald explains current standards of care for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, focusing on treatment strategies shaped by b...
Therapeutic Approaches for Autistic Children and Adults
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As part of the 2025 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Dr. Diane Cullinane talks about the spectrum of therapeutic approaches for working with peo...
Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
UCSF’s Dr. Cornelia Ding demystifies the prostate cancer pathology report and explains how to read and understand it. The report contains five key s...
Prostatectomy for Localized Prostate Cancer
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Samuel Washington presents an in-depth overview of prostatectomy, a surgical option for treating prostate cancer confined to the prostate gland. H...
Prostate Cancer Overview
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Prostate cancer remains the most commonly diagnosed cancer and second leading cause of cancer death among men in the U.S., with evolving screening and...
MotherToBaby
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gretchen Bandoli, Ph.D., highlights four major research initiatives within her division focused on maternal and child health. The Center for Better Be...
Technology AI and People with Developmental Disabilities
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As part of the 2025 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Yao Du from the Keck School of Medicine at USC, talk about the risks and benefits of techno...
Advancing Pelvic Floor Disorder Research: NIDDK and NICHD Networks
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Lukacz, M.D., M.A.S. presents research from two national networks focused on female pelvic floor disorders. One project studies bladder health i...
Prostate Cancer: The ABCs of Androgen Deprivation Therapy
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this presentation, UCSF’s Dr. Eric Small explains the role of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in prostate cancer treatment across various stag...
College Bound For People with Autism
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As part of the 2025 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Edlyn Peña, Professor of Educational Leadership Doctoral Program at California Lutheran Un...
Understanding the Diagnostic Label Autism
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As part of the 2025 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Dr. Eric London, Director of the Autism Treatment Laboratory at the New York State Institut...
Medication Shortages for ADHD and Other Conditions
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As part of the 2025 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Marta E. Wosińska from the Center on Health Policyat The Brookings Institution talks about...
Focal Prostate Cancer Ablation
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Hao Nguyen presents focal therapy as a promising treatment option for carefully selected prostate cancer patients, especially those with intermedi...
Prostate Cancer: PSMA PET and Functional Imaging
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Thomas Hope presents PSMA PET imaging as a transformative advancement in prostate cancer care. This technology uses a radioactive tracer to precis...
Autism Screams in the Emergency Department: De-Escalation of the Agitated Autistic Patient
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As part of the 2025 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Dr. Whitney Deal, an emergency physician at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, talks about u...
Never Do Nothing Tips To Start Exercising
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this excerpt, Dr. Natalie Marshall shares tips on starting exercise routines. Dr. Marshall emphasizes how doing something, exercise-wise, is signif...
The Genetics and Genomics of Prostate Cancer: Implications for Current and Future Patient Care
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
UCSF oncologist Dr. Jonathan Chou discusses how genetics and genomics are transforming the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. He explains how...
Prostate Cancer: Demystifying Clinical Trials
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
UCSF's Dr. Rahul Aggarwal explains the role of clinical trials in advancing prostate cancer treatment and how trial design is evolving to match today’...
Autism Community Intervention for Suicide Prevention
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As part of the 2025 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Anne V. Kirby, Associate Professor, University of Utah, talks about suicide prevention in ...
Barriers Inequities and Policy Options for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities Aging Out of Public Programs
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As part of the 2025 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Peggy McManus with The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health/Got Transition talks ...
How Do We Increase Muscle Mass?
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this excerpt, Dr. Natalie Marshall focuses on numerous forms of strength training as it is the best way to increase muscle mass and and it will hel...
Maternal and Infant Health
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Experts discuss recent advances in how maternal health and immune function during pregnancy affect infant development and long-term outcomes. Research...
Aging and Menopause
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Explore key aspects of aging and menopause, focusing on women’s health and how biological changes impact overall well-being. Experts discuss current...
CARTA: Is There a Point to Periods? The Evolutionary History of Menstruation and Implications of Women's Health with Deena Emera
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Menstruation is the cyclical shedding of the endometrium triggered by falling progesterone levels. Menstruation is a rare trait found in less than 2% ...
Carbohydrates Are Not Your Enemy
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this program, Dr. Sean Spencer explores the healthy way in which carbohydrates are digested throughout the body. To understand this concept Dr. Spe...
Defining the Limits of Metabolic Flexibility of Squamous Cell Carcinoma with William Lowry - Sanford Stem Cell Symposium 2023
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
William Lowry, Ph.D., discusses manipulating metabolic pathways in hair follicle stem cells to inhibit tumorigenesis. By blocking glycolysis and gluta...
Fertility and Infertility
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Experts highlight innovative research and clinical advances in fertility and infertility. Speakers share new ways to improve IVF outcomes using liquid...
The Fountain of Youth: Proteins and Stem Cells
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Curious about the secret to staying young? Rob Signer shares insights into how our bodies age, focusing on the role of stem cells and a critical prote...
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As part of the 2025 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Dr. Adiaha Spinks-Franklin provides a brief overview of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Se...
Telomere Health
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this excerpt, Dr. Natalie Marshall discusses the central importance of exercise to improve chromosomal and telomere health. Series: "Osher WISE: We...
Mindfulness-Based Mental Training to Enhance Well-Being and Healthy Aging
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fadel Zeidan, Ph.D., discusses the science of mindfulness and how meditation can change the brain. He explains what happens in the brain during stress...
Serving Tribal Communities: Improving Service Access and Equity
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As part of the 2025 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Season Goodpasture, Founder and Executive Director, Acorns to Oak Trees, talks about improv...