Black Maternity Health Week : Discussing the Disparities Many Pregnant Black Women Face

AUDIO: Patrice Desvigne-Nickens, M.D., Medical Officer within DCVS’ Heart Failure and Arrhythmias Branch at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
(Bethesda, MD, Tuesday, April 12, 2022) – Optimal cardiovascular health is important at every stage of life, but especially leading up to and during pregnancy. People experiencing high blood pressure, or hypertension, during pregnancy have...

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Colorectal Cancer Screening and Mortality Rates Among Vulnerable Populations

AUDIO: Everett Cunningham, Chief Commercial Officer, Exact Sciences
(Madison, WI, Thursday, March 24, 2022) – National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, held in March each year, offers health care providers a valuable opportunity to educate their community about these diseases and promote awareness of...

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Pennsylvania Surgeon Discusses Brain Awareness Week

AUDIO: Dr. Blaise Baxter, Interventional Neuroradiologist, Lehigh Valley Health Network
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. Nearly two million brain cells die each minute a stroke goes untreated. Stroke is the fifth most common cause of death in America, and...

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Ohio Surgeon Discusses Brain Awareness Week

AUDIO: Dr Peter Rasmussen, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgeon at Cleveland Clinic
(Fairfax, VA, Tuesday, March 15, 2022) – Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. Nearly two million brain cells die each minute a stroke goes untreated. Stroke is the fifth most...

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Michigan Surgeon Discusses Brain Awareness Week

AUDIO: Dr. Jenny P. Tsai, Interventional and Vascular Neurologist at Spectrum Health
(Fairfax, VA, Monday, March 14, 2022) –Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. Nearly two million brain cells die each minute a stroke goes untreated. Stroke is the fifth most common...

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American College of Gastroenterology Discusses Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer and New Recommendations for Screenings

AUDIO: Dr. Samir Shah, President of the American College of Gastroenterology
(Bethesda, MD, Tuesday, March 8, 2022) – The incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer, diagnosed in patients under the age of 50 years, has been increasing. New data reveal that late stage colon and rectal cancers...

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American Society of Clinical Oncology Highlights Inequities in Cancer Care

AUDIO: Lori J. Pierce, FASTRO, MD, FASCO, Chair of the Board, American Society of Clinical Oncology
(Alexandria, VA, Thursday, February 24, 2022) – Recent improvements in cancer care and outcomes in the United States are not reaching everyone equally. New research from KFF suggests that racial and eithnic disparities in oncologhy...

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