The Original Guide to Men's Health will be taking the month of May off and will be returning June 5th with brand new content for you. Until then be well, take care of yourselves and we will see you in June!

Episode 74: Pandemic Preparedness

Apr 3rd, 2024 41m 7s

Another pandemic will happen. When it does, will we be prepared? What are we doing to make certain that we are? Our guest is the Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy. Hear about what is being done to facilitate an

Episode 73: Health Behavior: What is it, What do we understand about it, How do we change it?

Mar 13th, 2024 48m 18s

Why do we find it challenging to take care of ourselves, follow up on health concerns or enter into preventive health maintenance? Men in particular seem to have more difficulty in this regard. Even when we have the knowledge to pursue evaluati

Episode Delayed to March 13th

Mar 6th, 2024 1m 56s

We are pushing back the publication of our next episode of The Original Guide to Men's Health by one week due to a scheduling issue. We will be back with new content for you on March 13th with an excellent episode all about Health Behavior, wha

Episode Summary: Episode 72: Real Talk on Men’s Health Part 3

Feb 7th, 2024 47m 44s

The final two presentations of the ‘Real Talk on Men’s Health’ event are presented in this episode. The first presentation provides the listener with important information regarding the early detection of Prostate and Testicular Cancers. The

Episode 71: Real Talk on Men’s Health Part 2

Jan 3rd, 2024 41m 11s

This episode represents 2 additional presentations from the October 25 live event titled’ Real Talk on Men’s Health. In this Episode the following presentations are featured: Heart Health: Keep Your Heart Beating and Benign Prostatic Enlargem

Episode 70: Real Talk on Men’s Health Part 1

Nov 29th, 2023 48m 27s

In October a special event occurred in Seattle titled Real Talk on Men’s Health, an evening of presentations on prevention and lifestyle tips from men’s health experts. The event also reviewed a groundbreaking effort to create a state commissio

Episode 69: What to know about your Health insurance, Medicare and the role of PBM’s

Nov 1st, 2023 55m 39s

Health Insurance continues to be a very complex, difficult to understand and in many instances less than transparent entity. This episode explores health insurance from multiple perspectives (individuals, employers, health care providers and

Episode 68: Rheumatological Diseases

Oct 4th, 2023 53m 50s

Those aches and pains in your fingers, hand, elbow, toes, foot, ankle and knee, what causes them ? What to do when they seem to be getting more severe and are interfering with your activities? What are the various types of arthritis? Not all

Episode 67: Longevity, What we know and what we need to know about living longer and better

Sep 6th, 2023 58m 46s

In this episode we explore our understanding of longevity with a leading longevity researcher. Guest: Dr Matt Kaeberlein, PhD Former Director, Healthy Aging and Longevity Research Institute Former Director, Biological Mechanisms of Healthy

Episode 66: Kidney Stones. Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention

Aug 2nd, 2023 55m 28s

Learn all you need to know about Kidney Stones,who is at risk, the various types of stones and presentations. Guest: Robert M. Sweet, MD, FACS, MAMSE Professor of Urology, Surgery and Bioengineering(adj) Medical Director UW Medicine Kidn

Episode 66: Kidney Stones. Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention

Aug 2nd, 2023 55m 28s

Episode 65: Success with Pelvic Physical Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain

Jul 5th, 2023 35m 29s

Chronic Pelvic Pain, Chronic Prostatic Pain Syndrome, Chronic Testicular and Penile Pain often have origins in abnormal pelvic floor muscle tension. Listen and find out how modern pelvic physical therapy can help. Guests: Molly Riley, PT,DP

Episode 64: Preventing Gun Violence

Jun 7th, 2023 37m 8s

A community based initiative partnering with multiple agencies and resources toward gun violence prevention. Learn what’s involved in this campaign. Listen and be educated on opportunities to intervene and resources needed. Guest: Will Jimers

Let's Examine This: Body Image and Eating Disorders

May 3rd, 2023 34m 22s

For this month we are collaborating with The Partnership for Male Youth, to share their amazing podcast, Let's Examine This hosted by Dennis Barbour. We will be doing a collaborative episode with them in June for Men's Health Awareness Month, s

Episode 62 Understanding Obesity, New Concepts and Therapies

Apr 5th, 2023 1h 7m

Obesity is a chronic disease and is associated with related conditions such as cardio vascular disease(heart attack and stroke),type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers. The current understanding of obesity demonstrates both biological and environm

Episode 61: Are Males in Crisis

Mar 1st, 2023 1h 18m

In this two part episode we explore where the modern male finds himself. We review data demonstrating a trend of increasing gaps in educational achievement, increasing rates of male suicide, and addictions, the preponderance of males in the hom

Episode 60: Kidney Cancers, Cysts and Benign Tumors

Feb 1st, 2023 46m 4s

This episode follows 2 Kidney Cancer expert Urologists in understanding Kidney tumors from diagnosis to treatment options. Guest: John L. Gore, M.D. Professor of Urology, Professor of Surgery, Health Services Researcher, University of Was

Episode 59: What To Know About The 4 Silent Killer Diseases

Jan 4th, 2023 39m 8s

Learn what we know about these often undetected conditions. We look back to relevant episodes and some important comments from our experts. We also asked our producer Sean Fox for some of his favorite episodes from the past year. Guests:

Episode 58: Common Pulmonary(Lung)Conditions, Pulmonary Health and How to Maintain Healthy Lungs

Dec 7th, 2022 53m 18s

Please join and listen to this wonderful review of common conditions affecting the lungs. Dr Schwartz provides us with information regarding how today's air quality affects developing lungs in children, how it affects those of us who are adults

Episode 57: Ophthalmology: Common Conditions of the Eye

Nov 2nd, 2022 50m 46s

Ophthalmology is a medical surgical specialty concerned with the study and treatment of disorders and diseases of the eye. Listen as this episode reviews common conditions that affect the eye and our vision. Find out what you need to know to ta

Episode 56: Biotechnology 3- How Medical Devices Interface and Integrate with our Body Systems. The development of biomaterials and micro devices.

Oct 5th, 2022 23m 58s

This episode reviews the progress in developing biomaterials that allow for external and internal non - invasive interfaces with our various organs. A leading researcher reviews the requirements for such materials and shares some recent device

Episode 55: Biotech Pt 2 - Cardiology meets Alexa Technology

Sep 7th, 2022 25m 53s

A smart speaker and your Heart. “ Alexa, is my heart rhythm normal”? An Electro Cardiologist interfaces a clinical problem with a smart speaker to identify cardiac arrhythmias. Learn how innovation in biotechnology had led a cardiologist and hi

Episode 54: Bio Technology Part 1: Simulations Role in Enhancing Health Care and Safety

Aug 3rd, 2022 29m 41s

Bio Technology is exciting and rapidly expanding. It is the future of health and healthcare. While the technology is far reaching. One aspect is simulation technology. What is simulation technology? Consider how we use simulation to train pilot

Episode 53: Health and Driving Safely

Jul 6th, 2022 1h 6m

We all or mostly all consider ourselves competent drivers. In this episode a Driving Safety expert reviews health related concerns and conditions that may negatively impact our driving skills and experience. She also reviews some very important