Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone (Audio)
Episodes
What is Yoga? Perspectives on its Journey from East to West
09 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For thousands of years, yoga has been a path to re-orienting our relationship to body, mind, and spirit, opening ourselves to transformation. At its e...
What Causes Cancer?
02 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer has been around for as long as we have. And yet, the landscape of cancer today looks very different than in years past. Dr. Katherine Hyland of...
What is Cancer?
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer is a group of over 200 diseases. Shagun Arora, MD and Sam Brondfield, MD, MAEd, explain the various types, their origins, and common methods of...
Treating Cancer Pain without Opioids
22 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This program looks at how to treat cancer pain without opioids with Dr. Ann Shah. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone...
Anti-Racism Initiative: Fostering Institutional Change Following the Tragic Murder of George Floyd
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
UCSF examines institutional racism following the death of George Floyd and explores what's needed to foster change. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being an...
Pediatric Pain Management
08 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kids are not little adults and their pain should be treated through a pediatric pain management lens. Amber N. Borucki, MD, discusses what pain is, th...
Can 70 Really Be The New 50? Living Longer and Healthier with Exercise
01 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We may be living longer, but are we living healthier? As we age, proper nutrition and exercise can help us live more fulfilling lives and enjoy our ex...
Autopilot Mode vs. Mindfulness
31 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Neuroscientist and author Darya Rose discusses how practicing mindfulness allows us to interrupt our frequently-used autopilot mode. Series: "Osher W...
Lumps and Bumps of the Hand and Wrist
25 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren Santiesteban, MD, discusses basic hand anatomy and common hand injuries including trigger finger, ganglion cysts, hand arthritis, Palmar fibrom...
Educating for Equity: The Doctors Our Nation Needs
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How should we educate the doctors our communities need? How can we assure that current and future healthcare disparities are addressed by the field of...
Ouch! My Aching Feet: Common Ailments of the Foot and Ankle
18 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone has stubbed their toe or felt some pain after a busy day on their feet. How do you differentiate between day to day pains and when you shoul...
How to Counter Racism in Research
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our healthcare system produces inadequate and inequitable health outcomes. Tung Nguyen, MD, shares the steps needed to change this including: creating...
Integrative Pain Medicine: Paradigms and Possibilities
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pain is on the rise in adults. Heidi Reetz, MD, examines recent pain studies and what their impact are on the prevalence and trajectories of pain in t...
Technology vs. Pain and Addiction: Advances in Neuromodulation
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lawrence Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, discusses the intersection of neuromodulation, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the opioid crisis. Hear about techniques such ...
COVID-19 Disparities: The Disproportionate Impact on African American and Latinx Communities
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Health equity requires transformational change. Kim Rhoads, MD, MS, MPH, explains how programs embedded in communities can help make that change. Alic...
Hip Pain: When Your Hip Won't Let You Hop!
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Barry, MD, explains the anatomy of the hip joint and breaks down the most common contributors to hip pain and how to differentiate between them. ...
Embedding Equity in Clinical Care
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Malcolm John, MD, MPH, and Sarah Lahidji, MHA, share how to enhance language and clinical care access, patient experience and engagement, and clinical...
Injuries to the Female Athlete and the Creation of the Women's Sports Medicine Center at UCSF
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Participation by women in sports is at an all time high - and so is their injury rate. Sara L. Edwards, MD reviews the most common sports injuries fo...
Lower Back Pain
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lower back pain is one of the most commonly reported pain conditions. Paul Su, MD, explains the causes (both mechanical and psychosocial) as well as t...
Pain is a Mind-Body Experience. Now What?
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Research shows that knowing more about pain and how it works leads to lower pain intensity, moving and exercising more, and improved quality of life. ...
Conservative Management of Low Back Pain
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Low back pain is very common but can improve or resolve with proper care and treatment. Peter I-Kung Wu, MD, PhD explains the various causes of mechan...
History of Racism and Health: The UCSF Repair Project on REParations and Anti-Institutional Racism
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The UCSF Repair Project recognizes that long-standing racial inequities in health, health care institutions and scholarship are a result of structural...
Mindfulness is Not About Bliss
17 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Walter E. B. Sipe, UCSF Psychiatry and Pediatrics, discusses some common misunderstandings of mindfulness. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and In...
Health is an Issue of Psychology Not Nutrition
09 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Millions attempt some form of diet yet only a small fraction achieve permanent weight loss. Neuroscientist and writer Darya Rose discusses the power o...
Avoidance is a Trap
02 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Walter E. B. Sipe, UCSF Psychiatry and Pediatrics, explores the dysfunctional ways in which people avoid pain. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and...
Vitamin A: The Food Label Problem
18 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's possible to be well-fed, but undernourished. Chris Kresser talks about the two forms of Vitamin A and an issue with food labels. Series: "Osher ...
Vitamin D Sources and Supplements
11 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's possible to be well-fed, but undernourished. Chris Kresser discusses the sources of Vitamin D and ideas behind supplementation. Series: "Osher W...
What to Expect After Cataract Surgery
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Neeti Parikh discusses the recovery process after cataract surgery. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health ...
Alzheimer's Disease - The Language Syndrome
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Georges Naasan discusses communication difficulties associated with the language syndrome of Alzheimer's Disease. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being ...
Alzheimer's Disease - The Frontal/Executive Syndrome
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Georges Naasan describes the symptoms seen in the frontal/executive syndrome of Alzheimer's disease. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrati...
Delirium and COVID Hospital Stays
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
UCSF Pulmonologist Dr. Lekshmi Santhosh discusses disorienting effects that can occur during long hospital stays, particulary for patients being treat...
Lazy Eyes and Not So Lazy Eyes: Amblyopia Strabismus and Common Pediatric Eye Conditions
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One fourth of American school children have vision problems. Ophthalmologist Dr. Maanasa Indaram and optometrist Leila Shirazi explore eye conditions ...
Understanding Glaucoma Diagnosis Treatment and Research on the Horizon
14 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Glaucoma is the progressive loss and thinning of the tissue forming the optic nerve. UCSF experts explain that glaucoma isn't just one disease. They a...
Long COVID Time Frame
08 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Long COVID can happen to anyone who has had COVID-19, even if the illness was mild, or they had no symptoms. UCSF Pulmonologist Dr. Lekshmi Santhosh d...
Mandala Therapy: Art of Centering the Self
07 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Creating mandalas is seen as an act of meditation that is a therapeutic modality with the potential to contribute to wellness and self care. Dr. Sudha...
Art for Recovery
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Explore how to use the arts for healing with Amy Van Cleve, program manager of Art for Recovery at UCSF, and Healing Harpist Patrice Haan. The Art for...
Bringing Clarity to the Cornea: Dry Eye Disease and Surgeries of the Cornea
31 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
UCSF ophthalmologists review what the cornea is and why it is so important. Dr. Gerami Seitzman explores dry eye and Dr. Julie Schallhorn looks at sur...
Oculoplastics: Aesthetic Eyelid Surgery Botox and Fillers
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Oculoplastic surgery focuses on plastic and reconstructive surgery of the eyelids, tear ducts, and orbit, along with cosmetic surgery of the eyelids a...
Movement is Medicine
24 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Physical therapy is optimizes movement to improve the human experience. Alissa Garcia-Sanchez, Physical Therapist at UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion...
The Essential Role of Music Therapy in Pediatric Health Care
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Explore the role of music therapy to support treatment in the pediatric setting. Matthew Logan, Jennifer Goldhammer and Brianna Negrete are part of th...
Demystifying Retinal Diseases
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about retinal diseases and some of the more common conditions that are seen and treated by retinal specialists. UCSF ophthalmologist Dr. Melissa...
The Neuroscience of Creativity
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Neural imaging is a useful technique to understand the biological basis of artistic creativity. Post-doctoral Scholar Karen Chan Barrett explores how ...
Introduction to Ocular Disease and Cataract Surgery
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drs. Neeti Parikh and Saras Ramanathan discuss the structure of the eye and how it works and then explore ocular diseases and surgical as well as non-...
The Role of Music in Dementia Caregiving Relationships
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Research suggests that listening to or singing songs can provide emotional and behavioral benefits for people with Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Theresa Al...
COVID-19 Vaccines: Science and Safety
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Coronaviruses are not new but the new COVID-19 causes more severe symptoms and led to a global pandemic, in large part because it can be spread asympt...
COVID-19 Diagnostics: Everything You Need to Know About Tests and Variants
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
COVID-19 is uniquely characterized by pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic transmission. Dr. Chaz Langelier explores types of COVID testing, infectiousnes...
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Year One Experience of a Frontline Provider and National Advisor
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
ICUs, Emergency Departments and their staffs have been disproportionally affected by COVID. UCSF Professor of Emergency Medicine Dr. Robert Rodriguez ...
What Do We Know about Long COVID?
12 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Long COVID is a range of symptoms that can last weeks or months after first being infected or can appear weeks after infection. Long COVID can happen ...
Developmental Impact of COVID-19: Addressing Parental and Student Stress
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The pandemic heightened stress and anxiety in families and children. Dr. Petra Steinbuchel explores the collective mental impact of the pandemic and l...
COVID Therapeutics
05 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Annie Luetkemeyer discusses improving outcomes for COVID patients as well as medications such as remdesivir, dexamethasone, and anticoagulation. S...
The Importance of Community Engagement In the Care of COVID-19
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Diane Havlir knows it takes a community to end a pandemic. Latinx was particualry hard hit with COVID-19. She talks about what Unidos en Salud did...
Cultivating Emotion Awareness and Fierce Compassion
29 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Eve Ekman is a contemplative social scientist and teacher in the field of emotional awareness and burnout prevention. She discusses how to develop emo...
COVID-19: Science and the Public Health
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. George Rutherford shares what we know about the emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2, the epidemiology of COVID-19, and the status of immunizations...
A Call to Action: Transforming Community-Academic Partnerships to Secure Environmental Justice for All
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This presentation reflects on the long history of contamination in the Bayview Hunters Point community, the health harms disproportionately suffered b...
Aging of the Immune System in Space
22 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To study aging, scientists are looking to outer space. Space travel causes changes to the body that are similar to aging. Dr. Sonja Schrepfer, UCSF Di...
Environmental Injustice and Health Politics: Systems Change and Social Care
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This moderated discussion explores the structural inequities of the healthcare system, laid to bare most recently by the COVID pandemic, and the insti...
Integrative Therapy to Manage Anxiety and Reduce Stress
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Berger, somatic psychotherapist, physical therapist and bodyworker, provides practical suggestions for managing stress and anxiety. When stress a...
Space: The Spinal Frontier
15 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Prolonged exposure to microgravity experienced by astronauts in space is known to cause low back pain and a heightened risk of intervertebral disc her...
Effect of Spaceflight on the Skeleton
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The environment of long-duration spaceflight causes major disruption to all aspects of human functioning, including the musculoskeletal system. But as...
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon: Technology Issues in Human Spaceflight
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jonathan Clark explores enabling technologies and how they've been used in advancing humans in space while also having impacts on terrestrial appl...
Structural Racism and Environmental Justice in a World of Pandemics
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Reflecting on the devastating, disparate impacts of the COVID pandemic on communities of color, this panel examines the role of structural racism in h...
Bringing Willingness and Values to Challenging Times
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Walter E. B. Sipe, UCSF Psychiatry and Pediatrics, explores acceptance and commitment therapy that allows for creating a rich, full, and meaningfu...
Impact of Deep Space Radiation on Cognitive Performance: From Biological Sex to Biomarkers to Countermeasures
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCR) penetrate the hull of spacecraft and cause physiological changes to those within. Susanna Rosi, UCSF Professor and Directo...
Science in Space to Benefit Life on Earth
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Microgravity has profound effects on physical and living systems which makes the International Space Station an important place for scientific researc...
Scientifically Proven Strategies of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Empowering Parents with Knowledge and Tools to Effectively Manage Anxiety in the Family
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When a child does not outgrow the fears and worries that are typical in young children, or when there are so many fears and worries that they interfer...
State of the Pandemic: Risk Prevention and Treatment for Children and Families
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
No one anticipated a year like the one we've had. Prachi Singh, DO, UCSF Pediatrics, talks about the current epidemiology of COVID-19 globally, nation...
A True Wilderness: Working at an Altitude of 400000 Meters
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Robinson, Former Astronaut and Director of UC Davis Center for Spaceflight Research, talks about what's it's like to work in space and his exp...
Reimagining An Equitable Food System: Impact of Food Production on Agricultural Communities
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This presentation examines how the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries have created climate emergencies that have threatened global food producti...
Enhancing Neurodevelopmental Resilience from Conception to Adulthood
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Robert L Hendren, DO, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science discusses how to build resilience in children with or at risk of neurodevelopment...
Tissue Engineering in Space
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tammy Chang, UCSF Division of Surgery, explores tissue engineering in space and how it may be able to help meet the need. Series: "Osher WISE: We...
Environment War and Conflict
27 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This presentation explores how climate-fueled catastrophic environmental events have, and will increasingly, force mass displacement of populations wi...
Free Your Wandering Mind with Mindfulness
20 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Stuart Eisendrath, UCSF Professor Emeritus in Psychiatry, explores the psychology behind both anxiety and depression as well as how mindfulness ca...
Environmental Threats to Reproductive Health and Human Fertility
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Explore the relationship between our climate emergency and ubiquitous exposure to toxic environmental chemicals, regarding their impacts on human repr...
Is Food Addiction Just a Willpower Issue? No.
13 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An increasing number of scientific studies suggest that food, like drugs or alcohol, can have addictive qualities. Ashley E. Mason, PhD, explores how ...
Space Health: Earth’s Analog for Remote Medicine
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Human space exploration, extreme sports, remote environments, and pandemics all require medical care outside of the norm, often non-contact care. The...
The Four Stages of Bone Fracture Healing
06 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Bahney, PhD, gives an overview of how bones heal. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] ...
Protecting the Secrets of the Brain: Central Nervous System Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This presentation explores the role of radiotherapy in the management of central nervous system (CNS) tumors and the possible neurological complicatio...
Shared Solutions to Global Warming Human Disease and Health Inequities
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Complex problems can have shared solution. Explore actions that can simultaneously improve human health and health inequities, while mitigating global...
Combining Radiotherapy and Immunotherapy in Cancers of the Skin Head and Neck
26 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Immunotherapy has allowed many people with previously incurable cancers to live for years. This presentation explores the options of immunotherapy, ra...
Can Radiotherapy Cure Stage IV Cancer? The Future of Oligometastatic Cancer
25 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The state between localized cancer and wide-spread metastatic disease is termed oligometastatic. This presentation explores radiotherapy and the princ...
Impact of Health Care on Climate
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change represented the biggest global health threat of this century but tackling it successfully is the greatest health opportunity of the cen...
No Common Cold: Viruses Can Cause HPV Related Cancers
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This presentation explores how head and neck cancers caused by HPV differ from those caused by smoking and the key role of radiotherapy in the treatme...
No Beam Required! Inside-Out Radiotherapy: HDR Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This presentations explores the basic elements of prostate cancer anatomy, presentation, diagnosis and work-up and describe different techniques for t...
The San Francisco Response to the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Pandemic: What Cities Can and Should Do
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tomás Aragón, San Francisco's health officer, is on the front line of the effort to limit the number of infections and deaths caused by the coro...
Climate Change and Public Health: Modernizing Community Resilience and Disaster Preparedness
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why is San Francisco particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change? The San Francisco department of Public Health and the California Strate...
Targeting COVID-19 Viral Enzymes in an Evolving Landscape of Publishing and Peer Review
05 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
UCSF scientists studying a key enzyme used by the virus that causes COVID-19 have identified chemical building blocks that might eventually be used to...
Population Health Risks of a Changing Climate
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change affects the health of all Americans. The adverse health consequences are projected to worsen with additional climate change. Kristie Eb...
Politics and Division: The Sociology of Climate Change and Science Denial
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are humans rational beings guided by facts and information or do our moral views, desires, affiliations and motivations influence our perception of fa...
Close to the Heart: Modern Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer Treatment
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This program describes the ways in which new technology can help better protect the heart during radiation therapy for breast cancer and explores the ...
COVID-19: The Science of How We Got Here and Where We Are Headed
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the United States continues to set new daily record levels for coronavirus cases Dr. George Rutherford, a professor of epidemiology and biostatisti...