Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Meg Zeller, PhD

How does life change for a teenager after undergoing bariatric surgery? Dr. Zeller addresses the teen's quality of life, the weight loss and the social and emotional challenges post-surgery.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Meg Zeller, PhD

Dr. Zeller talks about the social, emotional and family functioning of treatment-seeking obese youth. In addition she addresses some of the many barriers to pediatric weight management.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Margaret Bauman, MD

Dr. Bauman addresses the costs incurred to treat autistic children and the support provided by the insurance companies.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Margaret Bauman, MD

Dr. Bauman addresses the interventional techniques that are used to work with autistic children.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Margaret Bauman, MD

Dr. Bauman discusses the spectrum of autism disorders and early identification of autism in children.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Michael Palmer, MD

Hear from Dr. Author Michael Palmer on how he writes his widely read medical thrillers and how you can become a Dr. author.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH

Guest: Nancy Cook, ScD

What dietary changes can we make to reduce blood pressure? Dr. Nancy Cook, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard, will discuss sodium reduction and its blood pressure effects.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH

Guest: Nancy Cook, ScD

Professor Nancy Cook, a biostatitian and epidemiologist at Harvard, describes her recent analysis of the Trials of Hypertension Prevention that indicate a low sodium diet can have long term effects on lowering cardiovascular outcomes.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Donald Schumacher, PsyD

Hear Dr. J. Donald Schumacher, President and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization as he discusses Pediatric Hospice.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Donald Schumacher, PsyD

Hear Dr. J. Donald Schumacher, President and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization as he discusses end of life care for the Baby Boomers.