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.

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*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.

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*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.