Johns Hopkins Medicine A Womans Journey: Health Insights that Matter
by Johns Hopkins Medicine A Womans Journey · 84 episodes
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Join physicians at Johns Hopkins Medicine for its women’s health podcast series, A Woman’s Journey: Healthy Insights That Matter, on the first of each month. Host Lillie Shockney, acclaimed humorist cancer survivor discusses the latest in women's health with Johns Hopkins experts. Learn about medical advances and stay informed. For access to more women’s health information or to learn more about A Woman’s Journey, please visit: hopkinsmedicine.org/awomansjourney or call 410-955-8660
Latest episodes
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46 min
Healthy Insights that Matter: Intimacy - Changes that Happen During a Woman’s Lifetime
Our moderator Lillie Shockney talks with Drs. Kate Thomas and Tammy Senn about the intimacy levels that change during a woman’s lifetime.
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56 min
Healthy Insights that Matter: Stiff Person Syndrome
In this podcast, our moderator Lillie Shockney is talking with Dr. Scott Newsome, director of the Johns Hopkins Stiff Person Syndrome Center.
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42 min
Healthy Insights that Matter: Can You Smell The Roses?
COVID first brought to global attention that our ability to smell could be affected by disease. In this month's podcast, moderator Lillie Shockney sits down with otolaryngologist a…
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30 min
Healthy Insights that Matter: Keeping Your Wits About You During the Holiday Season
December is the start of the holiday season. The holiday season can be filled with love and laughter, but for some, it can also be stressful and overwhelming. In this month's podca…
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44 min
Healthy Insights that Matter: Vaccines and You
With every fall, comes a new flu vaccine. As we age, vaccines become an increasingly important tool to keep us healthy and avoiding unnecessary illnesses. In this month's podcast,…
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29 min
Healthy Insights that Matter: Benefits of Soy and Other Phytonutrients for Breast Cancer Patients
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation: 1 in 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime…
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43 min
Healthy Insights that Matter: DNA & Its Link to Chronic Inflammation
As baby boomers grow older, the World Health Organization projects that by 2060, 95 million people will be age 65 or older. This month, moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by geria…
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36 min
Healthy Insights that Matter: Symptoms You Shouldn't Ignore
According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), the U.S. will see just over 2 million new cancer cases in 2024, as well as over 611,000 cancer deaths. In this month’s podcast, mode…
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29 min
Healthy Insights that Matter: Know the Signs of Peripheral Arterial Disease
An estimated 8 million Americans are affected by peripheral arterial disease, also known as peripheral artery disease (PAD). This condition can cause leg discomfort when walking or…
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38 min
A Woman's Journey: Skin Cancer
According to the Skin Cancer Foundation: In the U.S., more than 9,500 people are diagnosed with skin cancer every day. More than two people die of the disease every hour. In this m…
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36 min
A Woman's Journey: Preventing Stroke
According to the CDC: Every year, more than 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke. About 77 % of which are first-time or new strokes. Every 3 minutes and 14 seconds, so…
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15 min
A Journey for Women of Color: Menopause
Every woman will eventually go through menopause and while each woman's experience is unique, there is some unique experiences that unite women of color during perimenopause throug…
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31 min
A Journey for Women of Color: Multiple Myeloma
In the 2nd of 3 A Journey for Women of Color, reporter Ava-joye Burnett sits down to discuss what women of color need to know about multiple myeloma. Her guest is Johns Hopkins Med…
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25 min
A Woman's Journey: Dry Eye
Approximately 20 million people in the United States (344 million worldwide) have #dryeye disease. Dry eye is most common in people over age 50. In this month’s podcast, moderator…
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38 min
A Journey for Women of Color: Ethnic Skin and Cosmetic Surgery
Did you know that there is there a difference in aging concerns between Caucasian women and non-Caucasian women? In the 1st of three A Journey for Women of Color podcasts, reporter…
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29 min
A Wake-Up Call: The Impact of Sleep on Our Health
Sleep disturbances affect a significant portion of the population. 50 to 70 million Americans have some type of sleep disorder. In this month’s podcast, moderator Lillie Shockney i…
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48 min
A Discussion on Colorectal Cancer
In 2023, approximately 153,020 individuals were diagnosed with colorectal cancer and an estimated 52,550 will die from the disease, including nearly 20,000 cases and 3750 deaths in…
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31 min
Symptoms You Shouldn't Ignore
Lillie Shockney talks with gastroenterologist and director of the Multidisciplinary Pancreatic Cyst Program at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Anne-Marie Lennon about general symptoms that wome…
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41 min
Healthy Insights that Matter: Living with Dementia
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 6 million Americans of all ages have Alzheimer's disease, nearly three quarters of whom are age 75 or older. This means that abo…
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40 min
The Root of Addictive Behaviors
Substance abuse and addiction kill 11.8 million people annually, more than all cancers combined. This month's podcast features a discussion on the root of addictive behaviors and s…