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Cyber Warfare in Medicine: Protecting Your Electronic Medical Records Nov 14, 2016

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Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

Dr. Brian McDonough chats with Scott Schober, CEO of Berkeley Varitronics Systems and author of Hacked Again: It Can Happen to Anyone, Even a Cybersecurity Expert, about the growing need for cyber security in the health care sector.

The Anxious Physician's Guide to Reducing Workplace Stress Nov 07, 2016

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Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

Dr. Brian McDonough sits down with Jeena Cho, co-author of The Anxious Lawyer: an 8-week Guide to a Joyful and Satisfying Law Practice through Mindfulness and Meditation, about how meditation can reduce anxiety, improve focus and clarity, and renrich your quality of life.

Informatics from Concussions to Congestive Heart Failure and beyond: Reflections from an Insurance Medical Director Nov 01, 2016

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Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

Health informatics provides a way for knowledge about patients, diseases, therapies and medicines to be more easily shared. Greater access to data can be used to improve healthcare on a larger scale.

Dr. Brian McDonough talks with Dr. Don Liss, Senior Medical Director at Independent Blue Cross about how health informatics is shaping health care.

PCOS: Naturopathic Diagnostic and Management Strategies Oct 24, 2016

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Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

50% or women who suffer from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) are unaware that they have it.

Dr. Brian McDonough talks with naturopathic doctor Fiona McCulloch about that the signs of PCOS and various approaches women can utilize in dealing with it.

Challenges and Solutions to Alzheimer's Research Funding Barriers Sep 19, 2016

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Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common cause of dementia among people aged 65 and older. With the population of older Americans growing, research for new therapies becomes ever more critical. Yet one of the most important factors in advancing research, fundraising, has been hampered by numerous challenges.

Host Dr. Brian McDonough talks with Charles Fushcillo Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America about the challenges in securing additional funding for Alzheimer’s Research.

Stop and Smell the Roses, Literally: The Anosmic Patient's Guide to Smell Training Sep 12, 2016

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Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

Dr. Brian McDonough speaks with Chris Kelly, leading advocate for "smell training," a program offering help and training to people whose sense of smell has been impaired.

The Simple & Profound Health Benefits of Smiling Aug 29, 2016

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Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

Can the simple act of smiling more often help us live happier, healthier, and more abundant lives?

To answer this question in entertaining detail, Dr. Brian McDonough welcomes onto the show Dr. Rich Castellano, facial plastic surgeon, founder and CEO of ImageLift in Tampa, FL, and author of The Smile Prescription.

The Right Meds at the Right Time: Medication Decision Support in Clinical Information Systems Aug 22, 2016

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Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

An old adage states "There's many a slip between the cup and the lip." Applied to drug delivery, dosing, and compliance by patients, this phrase couldn't be more accurate. Drug information and clinical decision support systems are evolving to address problems in getting the right medications to the right patients, but more work needs to be done.

Joining Dr. Brian McDonough to discuss barriers and solutions to medication-related decision support is Dr. Shobha Phansalkar, Director of Informatics and Clinical Quality Control at the Clinical Drug Information Division of Wolters Kluwer. Additionally, she is an Assistant Professor in Medicine at the Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

Why Men Avoid Seeing Doctors, and What to Do About It Aug 22, 2016

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Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

In a survey released by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), nearly half of men reported that their health was "good" or "excellent." This marked a dramatic increase in health perceptions from men over the past decade, despite the fact that more men now live with chronic conditions such as hypertension and diabetes than ever before. What does this discrepancy between perceptions and realities tell us about the state of health care for men in America?

Joining Dr. Brian McDonough to discuss special considerations and primary care priorities for men is Dr. John Meigs, practicing generalist and President-Elect of the AAFP.

Physician, Patient, Minister: One Woman's Three Lenses on Egg Freezing Aug 08, 2016

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Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

Egg freezing, also known as oocyte cryopreservation, has gained rapid popularity as patient populations have broadened. Once intended almost exclusively for cancer patients undergoing aggressive chemotherapy treatments, more and more healthy women are choosing this resource to expand their reproductive options later in life.

Dr. Lisa Ashe, internist and medical director for Be Well Medical Group in Alexandria, VA, speaks with Dr. Brian McDonough about her personal experience with egg freezing from three simultaneous vantage points: physician, patient, and minister.

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