Episode 68: Rheumatological Diseases
10/04/23 • 53 min
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 Rheumatological disease is arthritis, what else does this area of medical specialties deal with?
We explore the major Rheumatological diseases with a leading Rheumatologist and experienced clinician, researcher.
Guest:
S. Louis Bridges, Jr., MD, PhD has served as Physician-in-Chief and Chair of the Department of Medicine at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and Chief of the Division of Rheumatology at HSS and at Weill Cornell Medical College since 2020. He is immediate Past President of the Rheumatology Research Foundation and a former member of Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). He received a BS degree from the University of Notre Dame, and an MD degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. After serving as a Medicine Resident and Chief Medical Resident at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, he completed a fellowship in Rheumatology at UAB, where he also obtained a PhD degree in Microbiology/Immunology. From 2008 to 2020, he was Director of the Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Bridges has been named to Best Doctors in America, Castle-Connolly Top Doctors, and to the 2023 New York Super Doctors list. He has received the UAB Department of Medicine’s Max Cooper Award for Research Excellence and the UAB School of Public Health’s Sam Brown Bridge Builder Award. He is former Co-Editor of Arthritis & Rheumatology and past Chair of the NIH Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, and Skin Study Section. His research focus is rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility, autoantibodies, and biomarkers of treatment response. He has authored more than 185 manuscripts, many book chapters, and served as editor of three books.
During This Episode We Discuss:
What are Rheumatological diseases? What differentiates sore joints from Rheumatoid or Osteoarthritis? How do we differentiate , diagnose and treat these diseases?
What are some of the newer therapies?
When should you see a physician about your aches and pains in your joints?
When should you see a Rheumatologist?
What are some of the other major Rheumatological diseases?
What should we know about Lupus, Psoriatic arthritis, and Gout.
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 Rheumatological disease is arthritis, what else does this area of medical specialties deal with?
We explore the major Rheumatological diseases with a leading Rheumatologist and experienced clinician, researcher.
Guest:
S. Louis Bridges, Jr., MD, PhD has served as Physician-in-Chief and Chair of the Department of Medicine at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and Chief of the Division of Rheumatology at HSS and at Weill Cornell Medical College since 2020. He is immediate Past President of the Rheumatology Research Foundation and a former member of Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). He received a BS degree from the University of Notre Dame, and an MD degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. After serving as a Medicine Resident and Chief Medical Resident at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, he completed a fellowship in Rheumatology at UAB, where he also obtained a PhD degree in Microbiology/Immunology. From 2008 to 2020, he was Director of the Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Bridges has been named to Best Doctors in America, Castle-Connolly Top Doctors, and to the 2023 New York Super Doctors list. He has received the UAB Department of Medicine’s Max Cooper Award for Research Excellence and the UAB School of Public Health’s Sam Brown Bridge Builder Award. He is former Co-Editor of Arthritis & Rheumatology and past Chair of the NIH Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, and Skin Study Section. His research focus is rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility, autoantibodies, and biomarkers of treatment response. He has authored more than 185 manuscripts, many book chapters, and served as editor of three books.
During This Episode We Discuss:
What are Rheumatological diseases? What differentiates sore joints from Rheumatoid or Osteoarthritis? How do we differentiate , diagnose and treat these diseases?
What are some of the newer therapies?
When should you see a physician about your aches and pains in your joints?
When should you see a Rheumatologist?
What are some of the other major Rheumatological diseases?
What should we know about Lupus, Psoriatic arthritis, and Gout.
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Episode 67: Longevity, What we know and what we need to know about living longer and better
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 Aging Training Program
Co-Director, UW Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging
Co-Director, Dog Aging Project
Professor of Pathology
Adjunct Professor of Genome Sciences
Adjunct Professor of Oral Health Sciences
Dr. Kaeberlein’s research interests are focused on biological mechanisms of aging in order to facilitate translational interventions that promote healthspan and improve quality of life. He has published more than 200 scientific papers, has been recognized by several prestigious awards, and has Fellow status in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Aging Association, and the Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Dr. Kaeberlein is currently the CEO of the American Aging Association and has served on the Board of Directors for the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), AGE, and GSA. Dr. Kaeberlein is the founding Director of the UW Healthy Aging and Longevity Research Institute, the Director of the UW Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging, Former Director of the Biological Mechanisms of Healthy Aging Training Program, and founder and co-Director of the Dog Aging Project.
Recommended Resources:
Twitter @mkaeberlein
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Episode 69: What to know about your Health insurance, Medicare and the role of PBM’s
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 care delivery organizations.
The role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM’s) is also explored
Guest:
Dr Jeffrey Frankel, MD, Is a Past President of the Washington State Urology Society, a Past President of the Western Section of the American Urological Association, a Past President of the American Association of Clinical Urologists, and he currently chairs the Government Affairs Committee for the Washington State Urology Society He has practiced Urology in the King County area since1985.
During This Episode We Discuss:
What is your responsibility regarding your insurance coverage prior to visiting a medical providers office, undergoing a procedure or study and or surgery.
How does your coverage differ from someone else who might be under the same plan
What happens when you are in Network or out of Network.. What does that mean?
What happens when you care provider becomes employed by a healthcare entity, clinic or insurance company
How does Medicare, Medicaid work? How is it different from private insurance?
What are Medicare advantage plans?
What are Pharmacy Benefit Managers?
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Episode 17 Understanding and Navigating the health Insurance System, The Original Guide to Men’s Health
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