Archives: Podcasts
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Modern-Day Fatherhood and the Health of Dads
Becoming a father can impact a man’s health, mentally and physically. Craig Garfield, MD, shares insights about modern-day dads that might surprise you.
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Improving LGBTQ Health with Brian Mustanski, PhD
Brian Mustanski, PhD, is leading an effort to study, intervene and improve the health of the sexual and gender minority community.
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Medication and Mental Health During Pregnancy with Katherine Wisner, MD
Katherine Wisner, MD, is working to understand how medications can be used to treat mental illnesses, such as depression, during pregnancy.
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Understanding the Biology of Autism
Peter Penzes, PhD, says the field of autism neurobiology is ripe for discovery and his team at Feinberg is laying the groundwork for new treatments for the disorder.
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Chicago’s Zip Code Issue with Melissa Simon, MD
Find out how this scientist, educator and advocate for the underserved is working to improve the cancer mortality gap in Chicago.
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Health Disparities with Mercedes Carnethon, PhD, & Kiarri Kershaw, PhD, MPH
Feinberg scientists Mercedes Carnethon, PhD, and Kiarri Kershaw, PhD, MPH, discuss their striking discoveries in the area of health disparities.
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A New Way to Diagnose Glioma Brain Tumors
Daniel Brat, MD, PhD, is spearheading the evolution toward precision medicine within the arena of brain tumor diagnostics.
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The Science Behind Culinary Medicine with Melinda Ring, MD
A Northwestern Medicine course called Cooking Up Health is giving medical students, trainees and health professionals the opportunity to learn culinary medicine and food-as-medicine science concepts. Melinda Ring, MD, created the course and explains how it can improve the health of patients and train more nutrition-aware physicians.
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Identifying How Genes Function to Better Understand Cancer with Mazhar Adli, PhD
Understanding how genes function is a vital part of understanding how to better treat cancer. Research led by Mazhar Adli, PhD, is grounded in the development of a systematic approach to identify the function of each gene in the human body. His team aims to discover novel therapeutic drug combinations to prevent cancer development and…
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The Long-term Impact of Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents with Thomas Inge, MD, PhD
Bariatric surgery is proving to be an effective tool to help teenagers with severe obesity lose weight and reverse the progression of weight-related conditions, according to findings from the Teen Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery study (Teen-LABS). Thomas Inge, MD, PhD, shares results of the study, which is the only multicenter National Institute of Health…
