On this episode of Health Care Today, Dr. Louis Meyers talks with Stephanie Busch from the VT Department of Health, Kirk Postlewaite director of the VT suicide prevention center, as well as Dr. Michelle Nerish from the White River VA. They talk about suicide prevention, and signs to look for.

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1 (800) 273-8255

VT Suicide Prevention Information: https://mentalhealth.vermont.gov/suicide-prevention

On this episode of Health Care Today, Dr. Louis Meyers speaks with Dr. John Marshall. Dr. Marshall is the Chief of Hematology and Oncology at the Lombardi Cancer Center in Washington D.C. He’ll talk about GI Cancers, of which he is one of the nations leading experts. Dr. Marshall will also talk about the book he and his wife recently authored.

This week on Health Care Today, Dr. Louis Meyers talks with Dr. Michael Kornstein who is a Pathologist at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. He will be talking about the many ways in which pathologists contribute to health care, both in the hospitals and the community. 

This week on Health Care Today, Dr. Louis Meyers talks with Claudio Forte, the CEO of Rutland Regional Medical Center. They discuss how Hospitals have coped through the COVID pandemic. Lessons learned and new improvements.

This week on Health Care Today, Dr. Louis Meyers talks with Orthopedist Dr. William Hamilton about joint replacements and other Orthopedic issues.

This week on Health Care Today, Dr. Louis Meyers talks with Dr. Matthew Gardiner and Dr. Grayson Armstrong, both from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Clinic in Boston. They discuss some common eye problems and treatments.

This week on Health Care Today with Dr. Louis Meyers, he talks about Viruses. He speaks with Dr. Mohammad Sajadi from the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland, as well as Gina Kolata- senior science reporter for the N.Y. Times.

On this episode of Health Care Today, Dr. Louis Meyers talks about aging and the care of the elderly. With Vermont having the second oldest average age, behind Maine, it’s a topic that’s important to us here in the Green Mountain State.

On this episode of Health Care Today, Dr. Meyers talks with James Robinson and Dr. Philip Schein on the topic of why medicine costs so much. James Robinson is the Director of Health Technology at the University of California, Berkeley Campus. Dr. Philip Schein is a doctor in Jupiter, Florida.

On this episode of Health Care Today, Dr. Louis Meyers talks about Primary Care. He’ll talk with Colin Flanders of Seven Days, Pediatrician Dr. Judy Orton of Bennington, and Jessa Barnard, executive director of the Vermont Medical Society.