Health Topics – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts

Genetic analysis of most cancers is becoming more commonplace, and now identification of one specific mutation called a mismatch repair may allow people to avoid surgery entirely. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson explains. Nelson: What they started …

Are there cancers where surgery may be entirely avoided? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

More types of gut bacteria, or greater diversity, the healthier your microbiome. That’s one message of a recent review looking at the impact of microbiome health on cancer. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins explains how gut …

Which types of cancer treatment are impacted by the gut microbiome? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

A recent review in the Journal of the American Medical Association asserts that the diversity of bacteria in your colon impact on the likelihood that you’ll develop cancer as well as how you may respond to treatment. William Nelson, director …

If your gut microbiome isn’t healthy, is there anything that can be done about it? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

The wealth of bacteria resident on and in your body may have much to do with your overall health, including how you respond to different therapies for cancer. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson explains views from a …

Your gut microbiome may have much to do with how you respond to cancer therapy, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

Colorectal cancer screening, and rise in younger people, microplastics and cancer, immune checkpoint inhibitors and longterm toxicity, AI contributions to precision oncology and flattening of breast cancer survival rates.

Breathlessness clinic is a new approach at Johns Hopkins to assist people with chronic lung diseases to live their best lives with these often debilitating conditions. Anna Gersten, a lung expert and director of the clinic, explains who would benefit. …

Who is suitable for a breathlessness clinic visit? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

Being short of breath is a terrible feeling, most people agree, and it’s a feature of many lung diseases, especially as they progress. Lung expert Anna Gersten at Johns Hopkins describes how a breathlessness clinic came to be at Hopkins …

What is a breathlessness clinic? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

High blood biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease found by the newly FDA approved blood test indicate the presence of two proteins in the brain called amyloid and tau. Abhay Moghakar, a neurologist and blood biomarkers expert at Johns Hopkins, says some …

What are current studies doing when high levels of blood biomarkers for Alzheimer’s are found? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

Let’s say you’ve taken the newly approved blood test for Alzheimer’s disease and the results indicate the presence of tau and amyloid in your brain, so you’re at risk.  Abhay Moghakar, a neurologist and blood biomarkers expert at Johns Hopkins, says …

What are your options if a new blood test says you are at risk for Alzheimer’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

You may have heard of a new blood test for Alzheimer’s disease just approved by the FDA. Abhay Moghakar, a neurologist and blood biomarkers expert at Johns Hopkins, says even if you are older and have symptoms of the disease, …

People who develop dementia as they age most often have a mixed type, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →