Focus on Neurology and Psychiatry

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New research and clinical trials yield frequent developments in neuroscience and mental health. ReachMD welcomes an array of leading thinkers who lend their focused expertise to these principles, central to human function and ability.

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Strategies for Success: Exe...

06.06.2019

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Guest: Kisma Orbovich Improvement is something we’re all constantly chasing, whether it’s in the form of a promotion, a bigger house, or maybe even an ideal weight. So why do we often fail miserably ...

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06.06.2019 Strategies for Success: Exercising Our Mental Muscle Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Guest: Kisma Orbovich Improvement is something we’re all constantly chasing, whether it’s in the form of a promotion, a bigger house, or maybe even an ideal weight. So why do we often fail miserably ...
05.31.2019 The Lasting Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Fighting the Lifelong Battle Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Guest: Teresa Gil, PhD Since about 21 million mothers in America experienced sexual abuse in their childhood, there’s a good chance that some of these women are our patients. So as their physicians, how ...
04.25.2019 Detangling Difficult Conversations About Multiple Sclerosis: Clinical Exchanges Host: Patricia K. Coyle, MD Guest: Clyde E. Markowitz, MD Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. As the treatment armamentarium continues to grow, patient involvement in the development of an effective treatment strategy is ...
04.11.2019 Bits from “Bullets and Brains”: Houston, We Have a (Health) Problem Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, Author of "The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens" As a follow-up to the Microgravity: A New Risk Factor for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension essay he wrote back in 2012, Dr. Andrew Wilner investigates whether ...
04.11.2019 Bits from “Bullets and Brains”: The Challenge of Healing After a Headshot Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, Author of "The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens" Even with quick thinking and timely action, the chances of a neurosurgeon being able to do more than taking out the bullet, administering antibiotics, and ...
03.31.2019 Clinical Perspectives on Pregnancy and MS Patients Host: Shiv Saidha, MBBCh, MD, MRCPI Guest: Jiwon Oh, MD Guest: Kerstin Hellwig, MD Pregnancy is a major point of discussion for all women of child-bearing age, and when you factor in diseases like multiple sclerosis, it only further complicates ...
02.25.2019 Addressing Employment Issues with MS Patients: Updates from the Ready for Work Project Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Antonella Cardone Antonella Cardone, Executive Director of the Fit for Work Global Alliance at the Work Foundation, joins Dr. Matt Birnholz on this powerful edition of On the Frontlines of Multiple Sclerosis. Ms. Cardone will ...
02.25.2019 Improving Quality of Life for MS Patients Beyond the Exam Room: Strategies to Slow Disease Progression at Home Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Jaume Sastre-Garriga, MD, PhD On this episode of On the Frontlines of Multiple Sclerosis, Dr. Jaume Sastre-Garriga, clinical neurologist and professor at the MS Center of Catalonia, joins Dr. Jennifer Caudle to provide recommended approaches ...
02.25.2019 MS Pathogenesis: Understanding the Genetic & Environmental Triggers Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Gavin Giovannoni, MBBCh, PhD In this vital episode of On the Frontlines of Multiple Sclerosis, Dr. Matt Birnholz interviews Dr. Gavin Giovannoni, Professor of Neurology at Queen Mary University of London. Join us in examining ...
02.19.2019 Delirium: The Hidden Disorder Plaguing ICU Patients Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Wes Ely, MD, MPH After surviving a critical illness, many patients look forward to their lives returning to normal, but unfortunately, that’s not always possible. To uncover the far-reaching impacts of delirium, Dr. Matt Birnholz ...
01.18.2019 IQ vs. EQ: Is Emotional Intelligence Just as Important? Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Guest: David Neagle Is it possible that our environment and experiences have subconsciously programmed our emotional response to the world around us? Joining Dr. Brian McDonough is David Neagle, author of The Millions Within: ...
08.21.2018 Fight or Flight: Understanding Our Body's Response to Adrenaline Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP In a time when humans walked among wild animals, the fight-or-flight response could've been the difference between eating dinner or being dinner. Today, however, the effect of this stress could be much more problematic ...
07.27.2018 Beauty in the Broken Places: Memoir of Love, Faith, and Resilience Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Allison Pataki Five months pregnant, on a flight headed for Hawaii, Allison Pataki's life took a sudden turn when she witnessed her husband, Dave Levy, lose consciousness. After an emergency landing and evaluation, Levy was ...
06.26.2018 Dialogue Techniques to Assess Migraine Impact Guest: Stephanie Nahas, MD Physicians play a pivotal role in legitimizing migraine with patients and peers. That’s why Dr. Stephanie Nahas, Director of the Headache Medicine Fellowship Program at Thomas Jefferson University, shares how physicians can better assess the impact ...
06.26.2018 Treating Migraine in the Primary Care Setting Guest: Stephanie Nahas, MD Assessing patients is an important component to quickly treating the root cause of headache discomfort. Join Dr. Stephanie Nahas, Director of the Headache Medicine Fellowship Program at Thomas Jefferson University, as she provides ‘tools of the ...
06.26.2018 How To Utilize Headache Screening Tests Guest: Stephanie Nahas, MD Assessing the impact of migraine shouldn't be challenging nor time consuming. Tune in to learn from Dr. Stephanie Nahas as she shares her insights on the benefits and implementation of screening tools for ongoing migraine patient ...
06.04.2018 Strategies for Improving Outcomes in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Host: Dr. Andrew Wilner Guest: Daniel E. Kremens, MD, JD Guest: Michael S. Okun, MD Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects roughly one million Americans and more than 10 million people worldwide. It is a progressive neurologic disorder characterized by motor and ...
05.23.2018 Compassion for Pain: Recognizing the Invisible Effects of Migraine Guest: Brad Klein, MD The chronic pain migraine patients experience is not just physically debilitating; it can also be extremely isolating. Dr. Brad Klein, Medical Director at Jefferson Health Headache Center, provides insights into the pathophysiology of migraine and details ...
05.23.2018 How Migraine Triggers Guide Treatment Plans Guest: Brad Klein, MD Join us as Dr. Brad Klein, Medical Director at the Jefferson Headache Center in Willow Grove, PA, details behavioral therapeutic approaches to migraine management and the different factors you need to consider when developing a care ...
05.14.2018 Case Study of Recurrent, Episodic Migraine Guest: Nada Ahmad Hindiyeh, MD It’s not uncommon to see a patient, who has had migraines since childhood but no formal diagnosis of migraine. In this case, Dr. Nada Hindiyeh, Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford School of Medicine, walks us ...
05.14.2018 Case Study of Recurrent, Episodic Migraine Guest: Nada Ahmad Hindiyeh, MD It’s not uncommon to see a patient, who has had migraines since childhood but no formal diagnosis of migraine. In this case, Dr. Nada Hindiyeh, Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford School of Medicine, walks us ...
05.04.2018 FDA Warns of Serious Immune Reaction with Seizure/BPD Medicine Lamotrigine (Lamictal) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that the medicine lamotrigine (Lamictal) for seizures and bipolar disorder can cause a rare but very serious reaction that excessively activates the body’s infection-fighting immune system. This can cause severe inflammation throughout ...
05.03.2018 Advocating Preventive Treatment Options for Your Headache Patients Guest: Rashmi B. Halker Singh, MD, FAHS Join Dr. Rashmi B. Halker Singh, Director of the Headache Fellowship Program at the Mayo Clinic, as she outlines essential dialogue techniques for discussing preventive therapy with headache patients that are sure to ...
05.03.2018 Advocating Preventive Treatment Options for Your Headache Patients Guest: Rashmi B. Halker Singh, MD, FAHS Join Dr. Rashmi B. Halker Singh, Director of the Headache Fellowship Program at the Mayo Clinic, as she outlines essential dialogue techniques for discussing preventive therapy with headache patients that are sure to ...
04.30.2018 Detecting Depression: How to Assess Patients and Benefits of TMS Treatment Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP With a wide spectrum of symptoms, treating depression often becomes frustrating—not only for the patient, but for the primary care physician as well. Joining Dr. Brian McDonough is Dr. Paul Gross, founder of the ...
04.26.2018 Could There Be a Secondary Cause for Your Patient's Migraine? Guest: Rashmi B. Halker Singh, MD, FAHS Join Dr. Rashmi B. Halker Singh, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Director of the Headache Fellowship Program at the Mayo Clinic, as she explains the importance of screening for red flags in a ...
04.26.2018 Could There Be a Secondary Cause for Your Patient's Migraine? Guest: Rashmi B. Halker Singh, MD, FAHS Join Dr. Rashmi B. Halker Singh, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Director of the Headache Fellowship Program at the Mayo Clinic, as she explains the importance of screening for red flags in a ...
03.29.2018 The Multimodal Approach to Migraine Treatment Guest: Rashmi B. Halker Singh, MD, FAHS Focusing on a multimodal approach, Dr. Rashmi Singh, Director of the Headache Fellowship Program at the Mayo Clinic, discusses patient treatment options for those who suffer from migraines and provides an overview of ...
03.29.2018 The Multimodal Approach to Migraine Treatment Guest: Rashmi B. Halker Singh, MD, FAHS Focusing on a multimodal approach, Dr. Rashmi Singh, Director of the Headache Fellowship Program at the Mayo Clinic, discusses patient treatment options for those who suffer from migraines and provides an overview of ...
03.19.2018 How to Diagnose Migraines Faster in Primary Care Settings Guest: Stephanie Nahas, MD Dr. Stephanie Nahas, Director of the Headache Medicine Fellowship Program at Thomas Jefferson University, talks about methods to help diagnose migraine consistently and reliably in primary care settings. Rethinking Migraine is sponsored by Lilly. Content for ...
03.19.2018 Overcoming Barriers to Migraine Prevention Guest: Stephanie Nahas, MD Dr. Stephanie Nahas, Director of the Headache Medicine Fellowship Program at Thomas Jefferson University, discusses potential roadblocks that can hamper migraine treatment and prevention. Rethinking Migraine is sponsored by Lilly. Content for this a non-certified educational ...
03.19.2018 Overcoming Barriers to Migraine Prevention Guest: Stephanie Nahas, MD Dr. Stephanie Nahas, Director of the Headache Medicine Fellowship Program at Thomas Jefferson University, discusses potential roadblocks that can hamper migraine treatment and prevention. Rethinking Migraine is sponsored by Lilly. Content for this a non-certified educational ...
03.19.2018 How to Diagnose Migraines Faster in Primary Care Settings Guest: Stephanie Nahas, MD Dr. Stephanie Nahas, Director of the Headache Medicine Fellowship Program at Thomas Jefferson University, talks about methods to help diagnose migraine consistently and reliably in primary care settings. Rethinking Migraine is sponsored by Lilly. Content for ...
03.14.2018 Why Migraines Happen: Expert Insights on Disease Pathophysiology Guest: Stephanie Nahas, MD Dr. Stephanie Nahas, Director of the Headache Medicine Fellowship Program at Thomas Jefferson University, provides an overview of the physical impacts endured by the brain during migraines. Rethinking Migraine is sponsored by Lilly. Content for this ...
03.13.2018 Patient Case: A Preventive Approach to Treating Migraines Guest: Jessica Ailani, MD From diagnosis to treatment, Dr. Jessica Ailani walks us through a migraine patient's case and discusses how she utilized a preventive therapeutic approach to reduce the frequency, duration, and severity of migraine episodes. Dr. Ailani is ...
03.13.2018 Patient Case: A Preventive Approach to Treating Migraines Guest: Jessica Ailani, MD From diagnosis to treatment, Dr. Jessica Ailani walks us through a migraine patient's case and discusses how she utilized a preventive therapeutic approach to reduce the frequency, duration, and severity of migraine episodes. Dr. Ailani is ...
03.08.2018 The Evolution of Migraine Theories Guest: Mark W. Green, MD Join us as Dr. Mark Green reviews the history of migraine theories, how they have evolved over time, and how each progressive insight has offered unique avenues toward treatment. Dr. Mark Green is a Professor ...
03.05.2018 Quality of Life Considerations for Your Migraine Patients Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, Author of "The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens" Guest: Jessica Ailani, MD Migraines affect patients differently, but their impacts on daily life almost uniformly extend far beyond dealing with headache pain itself. For ...
03.05.2018 Quality of Life Considerations for Your Migraine Patients Host: Andrew Wilner, MD Guest: Jessica Ailani, MD Migraines affect patients differently, but their impacts on daily life almost uniformly extend far beyond dealing with headache pain itself. For many, even basic day-to-day decisions that most take for granted will ...
02.19.2018 High Price: How A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery is Challenging Society's Perception on Drugs Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Carl Hart, MD Carl Hart, who grew up in one of Miami’s toughest neighborhoods, escaped a life of crime and drugs and avoided becoming one of the crack addicts he now helps treat as the ...
02.12.2018 The Invisible Illness: Examining the Patient Impact of Migraines Guest: Stephanie Nahas, MD Migraines affect every aspect of a person's life but assessing the impact migraine has on a particular patient can prove to be challenging. Dr. Stephanie Nahas, Director, Headache Medicine Fellowship Program at Thomas Jefferson University talks ...
01.30.2018 Innovations in MS: Mechanisms of Disease Progression and Immune Reconstitution Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Andrew Chan, MD Guest: Tobias Derfuss, MD Guest: Gavin Giovannoni, MBBCh, PhD Rapid advances in the management of multiple sclerosis reflects an evolving landscape whose emergent treatment philosophies are focused on improving both short- and ...
01.19.2018 Dr. Bennett Omalu on the Dangers of Concussions and CTE Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Bennett Omalu, MD Many studies have demonstrated long-lasting and even permanent brain damage that can originate from just one concussion. With athletes suffering multiple repeated head traumas due to high-contact sports, the controversies over player ...
01.19.2018 The Autopsy that Changed American Sports: Dr. Bennett Omalu and the Story of CTE Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Bennett Omalu, MD Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a degenerative brain disease found in athletes, military veterans, and others who experience repetitive brain trauma. Pathologist Dr. Bennett Omalu coined the term "CTE" and published the ...
01.03.2018 Penn Medicine Neurosurgery Expert on Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Gordon Baltuch, MD, PhD Essential Tremor is one of the most common movement disorder, affecting an estimated 3% of the population or approximately 10 million individuals in the United States. A new technology, Focused Ultrasound ...
12.15.2017 MS Pathogenesis: Understanding the Genetic & Environmental Triggers Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Gavin Giovannoni, MBBCh, PhD In this vital episode of On the Frontlines of Multiple Sclerosis, Dr. Matt Birnholz interviews Dr. Gavin Giovannoni, Professor of Neurology at Queen Mary University of London. Join us in examining ...
12.12.2017 Case Challenges in MS: Tailoring Therapy to Patient-Specific Characteristics Guest: Scott Newsome, DO, MSCS, FAAN The complexity and heterogeneity of multiple sclerosis (MS) pathogenesis renders its clinical course and response to therapy highly variable, particularly among special populations. This includes patients considering pregnancy or minority patients. This necessitates optimal ...
12.11.2017 Concussions and Blast Injuries in War: How to Protect our Military Personnel Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, Author of "The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens" There is still a great deal to learn about the long term effects of blast injuries on military personnel. Emerging evidence suggests that exposure to ...
12.11.2017 Beyond Medication: Treatment Options for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Host: David Weisman, MD It is estimated that approximately 30% of epilepsy patients are drug-resistant, meaning their seizures do not successfully respond to anti-seizure medications. What other treatment options are available to patients who aren’t responding to medication? Host Dr. ...
12.08.2017 Headache Disorders: How Can We Better Manage the Pain? Host: Andrew Wilner, MD Guest: Merle Diamond, MD Treating primary headache disorders can frustrate patients and confound their physicians. However, science is catching up. We'll explore the complexity of the condition and the promise of new therapeutic approaches in an ...

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