The Health In Harlem Podcast
Episodes
Prevent, Detect, Survive: Colorectal Cancer Awareness & Screening with Dr. Arpit Chhabra of the New York Proton Center
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this important episode of Health in Harlem, Dr. Maurice Selby and the team are joined by Dr. Arpit Chhabra of the New York Proton Center for a c...
Sleep and Heart Health
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Health in Harlem on WHCR 90.3 FM, Dr. Maurice Selby and Reid Vero explore an often-overlooked pillar of cardiovascular health: slee...
Move to Live: How Physical Activity Protects Your Heart
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode of Health In Harlem, Dr. Maurice Selby sits down with Lili Barouch, cardiologist at Johns Hopkins University and the Director of the ...
Life's Essential Eight: Simple Steps to Prevent Heart Disease
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In observance of American Heart Month 2026, Dr. Maurice Selby welcomes leading cardiologist and epidemiologist Donald Lloyd-Jones to Health in Harlem*...
The 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans: What’s New, What’s Changed, and Why It Matters
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Health In Harlem, Dr. Maurice Selby is joined by Dr. Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Publ...
Lessons Learned: Rethinking Alcohol Use in Dry January 2026
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Health In Harlem Podcast – Lessons Learned from Dry January (2026) In this episode of Health In Harlem, Dr. Maurice Selby and Reid Vero reflect the ...
2026 New Years Resolutions Show!
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we look ahead to a new year, Health In Harlem invites listeners to rethink the way we approach New Year’s resolutions—especially when it comes ...
Holiday Health Tips 2025!
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Health In Harlem, Dr. Moe Selb and Reid Vero get together to bring you tips and strategies that will get you through this holiday s...
GLP-1 Update with Dr. Mary Elizabeth Patti
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound have exploded into public consciousness as “weight-loss shots”—but what do they a...
Health In Harlem Presents the Great American Smokeout 2025: Quitting for Life
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Health in Harlem, Dr. Maurice Selby is joined by Dr. Judith Prochaska of Stanford University—one of the nation’s leading expert...
Tylenol Talk: Pregnancy, Fears, Facts, and Setting the Record Straight
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special live episode of Health in Harlem, Dr. Maurice Selby is joined by Dr. Jennifer Braverman (University of Colorado), Dr. Heidi Feldman (S...
Empowering Awareness: The Truth About Breast Cancer
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful episode of Health In Harlem, Dr. Maurice Selby sits down with Dr. Kristin Hsieh, Radiation Oncologist at the New York Proton Center, ...
Lessons on Longevity
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
October is Health Literacy Month, a time to remind ourselves how vital it is to be able to obtain, process, and use health information and services to...
Time for Healing: Health In Harlem Refocused
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Time for Healing: Health In Harlem Refocused Health In Harlem is back! In this powerful reboot episode, hosts Dr. Maurice Selby, Reid Vero, Anastasia ...
Beyond the Stigma: Prostate Cancer Awareness and the Fight for Men’s Health
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Health in Harlem episode for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Maurice Selby sits down with Dr. Irini Yacoub, Radiation Oncologist ...
Precision in Cancer Care: Exploring the Power of Proton Therapy
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this enlightening episode of Health In Harlem, we’re joined by Dr. Arpit Chhabra, a leading Radiation Oncologist at the New York Proton Center, t...
Addiction Treatment in the Black Community
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Health In Harlem, we welcome Rahwa Gebrezghier and Traci Norman of the Addiction Treatment in the Black Community (ATBC) Initiative in Ha...
Dr. Moe Goes to the Doctor
27 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It sounds ridiculous, but despite the face value of the dictum "physician, heal thyself" doctors need primary care too! In this episode, Health In Har...
We ❤️ LiveOnNY
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amidst the miracles of modern medicine that we see in semaglutide, endovascular therapies for stroke, and pandemic ending vaccines, there is one that ...
The Semaglutide Show
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are in the midst of a weight loss revolution, and it's not thanks to your local quack-doctor or health guru. Semaglutide, a glucagon like peptide-1...
Milk Madness Part 2
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alt milk? as strange as this term sounds, it's largely true as many plant-based milks are not simply substitutes to dairy milk (especially when compar...
Milk Madness Part 1
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Got (soy, almond, rice, cashew, oat, etc.) milk? Considering the varieties and the various pros and cons associated with each, choosing which milk (or...
New Years’ Show 2023
14 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's 2023 and while the year is still new, there are many of us who have already reneged on one or more of our resolutions. But no need for sorrow or ...
The Pandemic Might Be Over (But COVID Is Not): The Omicron Booster Show
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Sunday September 18, 2022, in an interview on 60 Minutes President Joseph R. Biden declared "the pandemic is over." While some experts (mainly epid...
Probiotics and Your Health
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It is no surprise that a the distribution and consumption of probiotics has grown multi-billion dollar industry. Spurred by breakthroughs in understan...
UV Safety Month
16 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We on Health In Harlem are fans of enjoying the sun and getting those vitamin D levels up, but we are also very aware that scorched skin is no fun. Ju...
The BBL Show!
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With more than 40,000 procedures performed in 2020 and a 90% increase in the number of procedures performed between 2015 and 2019, the Brazilian Butt ...
Summer Safety 2022
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No matter your politics, religious beliefs, income level, Facebook status, everyone can agree that It's hot as heck right now! All across the United S...
Monkeypox???! ＞＞＞ What You Need to Know
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The bad news is that there is another viral pathogen floating around out there! The good news is that the premier public health agency in the world is...
The Never-ending Story: COVID-19 Update May 2022
21 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If there were such a thing as a post-COVID world, this is what I imagine it would feel like. Masks, while optional (and in some establishments, still ...
Marvel and Misery: Allergy Season 2022
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's Spring!!!!! With trees budding and flowers blooming, the world is teeming with life! But amidst the beautiful weather and optimism of nature rebo...
Living Beyond COVID-19 II: To Mask or Not to Mask
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Despite the widespread relaxation of mask mandates and social distancing measures, the SARS-CoV-2 Virus is still circulating amongst us and there are ...
Go The F@^K to Sleep: World Sleep Day 2022
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In observance of World Sleep Day and paying homage to the "children's" classic Go the Fuck to Sleep by Adam Mansbach, our title for this episode says...
The Mind-Heart Connection: How Stress Affects Your Cardiovascular Health
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Its American Heart Month, and on this episode of Health In Harlem we are going to focus on the "Mind-Heart Connection" as there is more information be...
Living Beyond COVID-19
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It seems we have moved on from the idea that SARS-CoV-2 might someday be eradicated. Rather, it is likely that this will be an endemic disease that we...
No More Fad Diets: AHA 2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In November 2021, the American Heart Association (AHA) released its latest Dietary Guide to Improve Cardiovascular Health. Gone are the proclamations ...
2022 New Year’s Resolutions: Tips and Strategies for Success!
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year! For much of recorded human history, the start of a new year has been the time to start anew with good habits and lifestyle practices t...
2021 Recap
31 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year!!!!! We made it through another 365 and as we get ready for 2022, we decided to recap some of the really important shows and topics we ...
Chronic Low Back Pain
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 25% of adults have reported having low back pain within the last 3 months. Low back pain ...
The Great American Smokeout 2021!
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 1970 in Randolph Massachusetts, Arthur P. Mullaney, then the Director of Guidance at Randolph High School, asked people in town to give up smoking ...
Big Mouths: Celebrities, Misinformation, and COVID-19 Vaccines
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As if SARS-CoV-2 wasn't bad enough, the "viral" spread of misinformation might be more harmful than the virus itself. This is not helped by celebritie...
Low Back Pain Part 1: The Overview
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Low back pain is the second-most common reason for a visit to the doctor and the most common cause of disability in the United States and in many othe...
Health Literacy Month
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For more than 20 years, October has been designated Health Literacy Month. This worldwide movement was started by Occupational Therapist, Educator, an...
Resistance Revolution
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We've made the case for working to improve your cardiorespiratory fitness through aerobic exercise, but there is increasing evidence over the last 2-3...
COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Jabs in Children and Boosters
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We can imagine everyone's head is spinning right now. Boosters versus third shots. Vaccines for young children. It seems that everyday there is a new ...
Back to School Safety in the COVID Era 2021
18 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
School is in full swing in New York City and throughout the United States as the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic rages on. With the delta variant being more conta...
Pro Tips for Your Prostate: National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over 174,000 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year and approximately 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. P...
We Are All on the Frontlines: National Suicide Prevention Week
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If we told you that you could save a life, would you do it? Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States and kills over 800,000 peo...
COVID and the Kids
14 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With the Delta Variant surging across the country, rates of COVID-19 diagnoses in children have increased significantly. While the direct complicati...
Beat the Heat 2021!
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's the hottest time of the year for many places in the continental United States and with the rise in temperature comes a rise in heat-related illne...
June COVID Update
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We've made tremendous progress in dealing with COVID-19 as hospitalization rates and death rates continue to decline. But be wary of the Delta Variant...
Man Up! Men's Health Week 2021
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Man Up! This is a call to all men around the world to take charge of your health as you have never done before. We must get out and be active and get ...
National Family Health and Fitness Day 2021 with Danielle Medina
12 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
June 12, 2021 is National Family Health and Fitness Day and the Health In Harlem Team is poised to help you make the most of it with solid information...
Family Health and Fitness Day: New York City Events Roundup
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Saturday June 12, 2021 is National Family Health and Fitness Day! Sponsored by the National Recreation and Park Association, National Family Health an...
Passion and Purpose: the Mentoring In Medicine Inc. COVID-19 STEM Community Education and Empowerment Internship
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Harlem has a new batch of frontline heroes and heroines in the fight against COVID-19. The COVID-19 STEM Community Education and Empowerment Internshi...
COVID Vaccine Update #7:Expanded EUA for Use of Pfizer mRNA Vaccine in Adolescents 12-15Years of Age
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The fight against SARS-CoV-2 continues and fortunately, here in the United States it's like we have a wave of reinforcements that can potentially join...
COVID Vaccine Update # 6
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
That's right ladies and gentlemen, this is our 6th COVID-19 vaccine update and we have some great new information for you all! With hospitalization ra...
Black Maternal Health
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“Black Women in our country are facing a Maternal Health Crisis.” This statement could have been a headline across any newspaper in the country (h...
COVID Vaccine Update# 5
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
6 cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis out of 6.6 million Johnson & Johnson vaccines administered! Don't let fear speak for the numbers here as s...
Colorectal Cancer Awareness with Dr. Finyinfolu Balogun and Dr. Onyinye Balogun
03 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While colon cancer is among the most preventable and treatable cancers and there has been a sustained increase in the number of young, previously heal...
Oral Health and Your Healthy Lifestyle
27 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I think we all at one point thought that the extent of poor dental health was an unsightly smile, but more and more, researchers are finding real link...
COVID Vaccine Update 4
13 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With the February 27, 2021 Emergency Use Authorization of the Janssen Biotech Inc. (a Jannsen Pharmaceutical Company of Johnson & Johnson) Covid-19 Va...
Put Your Heart Into It: Cardiovascular Disease Awareness and Prevention
27 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Long before COVID-19, Cardiovascular disease reigned supreme as the number one cause of death worldwide (this is still the case). This pandemic has ki...
Beyond Growing Pains: Pediatric Depression and Suicide in the COVID-19 Era
20 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Aside from rising death rates and significant economic effects, the COVID-19 pandemic is profoundly impacting the mental health of children worldwide....
COVID-19 Vaccine Update 3: Vaccine Mistrust and Hesitancy in Minority Communities
13 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With the COVID-19 vaccine distribution broadening (including people 65 years and older, essential workers, and people with certain comorbid illnesses)...
Cervical Cancer Awareness with Dr. Sharan Abdul-Rahman
06 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
January was Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, and though it is now January, we could not pass up the opportunity to talk about this wholly preventable ...
Ignorance Is Blindness: Glaucoma Awareness with Dr. Neha Shaik
30 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
More than 3 million people in the United States have glaucoma and according to the National Eye Institute that number will balloon to more than 4.2 mi...
To Make or Not to Make New Years Resolutions
16 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
According to the Pew Research Center, one-third to one-half of Americans make resolutions each year. Despite a desire to make important and often heal...
COVID-19 Vaccine Update 2: Vaccine Safety with Dr. Stephen J. Thomas
02 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
BNT162b2 by Pfizer/BioNTech and mRNA1273 by Moderna are vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 that have been granted emergency use authorization by the United S...
The Magic Pill: Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Your Health
19 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
According to Barry A. Franklin, PhD and Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH in an article that appeared in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, "there was a 64% decr...
COVID-19 Vaccine Update with Dr. Italo Brown
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's official, on December 11, 2020 BNT162b2, aka the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 received Emergency Use Authorization by the United St...
Fire Safety During the Holidays
12 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's the most wonderful time of the year! And it's also the time where fire emergencies and burn injuries increase. In this episode of Health In Harle...
Gratefulness and Good Health (Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!)
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The link between gratefulness and good health is real and intriguing. Over the last two decades, there have been countless studies demonstrating the p...
Battle of the Nerds: The Great Barrington Declaration vs. The John Snow Memorandum
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's battle of the nerds! No, this has nothing to do with the 1980s classic, nor Comic Con, and certainly nothing to do with dissecting the ...
Bobbing forApples Anyone? (Halloween Safety in the COVID Era)
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Halloween is here and this year's presents new challenges for parents and trick-or-treaters everywhere as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on. ...
Healthcare and the 2020 Election
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With less than three weeks before the 2020 United States General Election, understanding the candidates for federal, state, and local elections is mor...
Getting Fit with Thomas Johnson Jr.
10 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Health In Harlem, we know that physical activity and fitness can be amazingly beneficial to our health and wellness. However, we also recognize the...
Influenza Vaccination in the COVID Era: It's Flu (and COVID season) and time to roll up Your sleeve
03 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Flu season is upon us once more, and unfortunately it's COVID season too! According to the CDC, in any given year, only 45% of the United States pop...
Colon Cancer Awareness and Prevention
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We must thank the wonderful talent that was Chadwick Boseman. While he shared many a gift with us on the big screen, perhaps his greatest gift to us w...
How to Choose a Primary Care Physician/Provider
19 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Primary care providers save lives! With that said, we all need a competent, compassionate and accessible health professional to provide primary care s...
Women, Families, and the Impact of COVID-19
05 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While men are more likely to physically succumb to COVID-19, the social impact has affected women all over the world and is seen by many experts as a ...
COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Mistrust and Hesitancy in Minority Communities
29 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With the pandemic raging on and communities of color heavily impacted by the virus, an effective and safe vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 would seem like a...
COVID-19 Update with Dr. Syra Madad
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's still COVID season folks, and we bring you an update on the disease with Dr. Syra Madad, one of the leading experts in special pathogens and emer...
Disaster Preparedness with Mark Silverberg, MD
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On August 4, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon two explosions rocked the port and sent shockwaves miles away from the blast causing more than 200 deaths, injuri...
Tick-borne Illnesses
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The tick invasion is upon us (well actually, they have always been around, thus not much of an invasion)!!! Not only is it creepy to think that these ...
The Present and Future of Wearables, Health, and Wellness
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Wearable technology has emerged as a major force in the health and wellness industry and it will without doubt play a critical role in the promotion o...
Heat-Related Illness
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's that time of year again, and the heat is upon us! In this episode we discuss the physiology behind body temperature regulation, the spectrum of h...
More COVID Facts
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations increasing, we cannot wait any longer to prevent the spread of this infection. The facts from o...
Building Resilience
06 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In times of stress and adversity, how we respond can determine not only how we cope with the problems and challenges at hand, but also how we might ri...
Medical Misinformation
17 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the world of information technology, information related to healthy living and wellness is more than abundant. But not all information is creat...
5 Covid Facts
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, information regarding this disease is crucial to the health and well-being of everyone in our society. Unfortunat...