On HEALTH Yeah!, Drs. Ankit Dhamija, director of Lung Cancer and Chest Disease Center, Denise Albano, the Center's associate director and nurse practitioner, and thoracic medical oncologist Amna Sher discuss the individual needs and quality-of-life goals for lung cancer patients and other lung conditions. Dr. Kartik Mani, clinical director in the Department of Radiation Oncology, joins the conversation.

Then, on Healthcast, patient Hayley Striegel speaks with her doctor Dave Fiorella, head of the Cerebrovascular Center in the Department of Neurosurgery at Stony Brook Medicine, about a targeted therapy for persistent, disabling migraines using lidocaine.

HEALTH Yeah! and Healthcast are productions of Stony Brook Medicine.

For more information, visit health.stonybrookmedicine.edu or follow us on social media.

*DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or emergency services immediately.

On HEALTH Yeah!, Rakiya Watts, licensed midwife and Midwifery Division Director at Stony Brook Medicine, joins Dr. Heather Findletar Hines, a clinical associate professor and doctorally prepared midwife, and Noelle Beutler, a community doula and childbirth educator, who offer women’s health and pre- and postnatal care, including hospital birth, here at Stony Brook, and home birth.

Then, on Healthcast, Carine Maurer, a movement disorders neurologist in Stony Brook's Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders, and Dodie Gillette, a clinical psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, speak with host Timothy Brown about a pilot study that investigates the feasibility and benefits of telehealth in a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) group setting. This conversation is from April 2025.

HEALTH Yeah! and Healthcast are productions of Stony Brook Medicine.

For more information, visit health.stonybrookmedicine.edu or follow us on social media.

On HEALTH Yeah!, husband and wife duo Drs. Anthony Anzalone and Véronique Deutsch-Anzalone, both Stony Brook University Hospital psychologists, share insights and practical tips for maintaining meaningful connections with your partner, children and yourself. This conversation is from February 2025.

Then, on Healthcast, Dr. Meghan Doelger, Stony Brook University Hospital’s nurse scientist, joins Dr. Tami Robitsek, Stony Brook University Hospital’s Director of Rapid Response, who is a mentor in the first cohort of a nursing evidence-based practice (EBP) fellowship. Andrea DeRosa, a staff nurse in the Medical Intensive Care Unit, is participating as an EBP fellow.

HEALTH Yeah! and Healthcast are productions of Stony Brook Medicine.

For more information, visit health.stonybrookmedicine.edu or follow us on social media.

*DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or emergency services immediately.

On HEALTH Yeah!, Drs. James Barsi, clinical associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Stony Brook University, and Brian Lynch, a board certified pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Stony Brook Medicine, discuss misconceptions about the curvature of the spine, known as scoliosis.

Then, on Healthcast, Dr. Jason Kim, of the Women’s Pelvic Health and Continence Center at Stony Brook University Hospital, explains how he performed one of the nation’s first specialized procedures to address bladder dysfunction and urodynamics.

HEALTH Yeah! and Healthcast are productions of Stony Brook Medicine.

For more information, visit health.stonybrookmedicine.edu or follow us on social media.

*DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or emergency services immediately.

Dr. Raja Jaber, family physician and lifestyle medicine enthusiast in the Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine, joins Drs. Astha Muttreja and Anu Paranandi, both in internal medicine and board certified in lifestyle medicine, to explore evidence-based therapeutic approaches to well-being, including nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, social connections and avoidance of risky substances.

HEALTH Yeah! is a production of Stony Brook Medicine.

For more information, visit health.stonybrookmedicine.edu or follow us on social media.

*DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or emergency services immediately.

Drs. Brianne Navetta-Modro and Diane Cymerman, allergists and immunologists at Stony Brook Medicine, join Dr. Susan Schuval, Stony Brook's chief of pediatric allergy, to discuss food allergies now that school season is in full swing.

Then, Dr. Sharon Nachman, division chief of pediatric infectious disease at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, speaks with Dr. Eric Lella, medical director and family medicine physician at the Edie Windsor Healthcare Center in Hampton Bays, and Dr. Susan Donelan, Stony Brook's medical director of infection prevention and control, about how to control mpox outbreaks and transmission — an encore episode from Nov. 2024.

HEALTH Yeah! is a production of Stony Brook Medicine.

For more information, visit stonybrookmedicine.edu or follow us on social media.

*DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or emergency services immediately.

On HEALTH Yeah!, Southampton School District Assistant Superintendent Brian Zahn joins Drs. Anthony Anzalone, director of Child and Adolescent Outpatient Behavioral Health, and Saurabh Gupta, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Stony Brook Medicine, to discuss New York’s new Bell-to-Bell Policy, which prohibits cell phone use during the entire school day.

Also, from Healthcast, Nikhil Palekar, director of the Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease at Stony Brook Medicine, and nurse practitioner Jolene Knight join host Timothy Brown to discuss two new FDA-approved drugs that can slow cognitive decline in people diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s.

HEALTH Yeah! and Healthcast are productions of Stony Brook Medicine.

For more information, visit health.stonybrookmedicine.edu or follow us on social media.

*DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or emergency services immediately.