It’s a Matter of Your Health with Dr. Veita Bland

Social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age. They include factors like socioeconomic status, education, neighborhood and physical environment, employment, and social support networks, as well as access to health care.  Dr. Ruth Phillips, health equity director and Tribal Liaison for UnitedHealthcare joins Dr. Bland to discuss the social determinants of health and how health insurance can help fill the gap. 

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Segregation and racism within the medical profession have, and continue to, profoundly impact the African American community. Yet, the complex history of race in the medical profession is rarely acknowledged and often misunderstood.  Historian Dr. Michael Cooke joins Dr. Veita J. Bland, MD to talk about the complex history of race in the medical profession.   

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A trichologist is a specialist who focuses on diseases or problems related to the hair and scalp, as well as their treatments. 

Trichologist, Tarnistrera Dublin joins Dr. Veita Bland, MD for a discussion about hair health.  

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21.2 million Americans have a substance use disorder. A 2018, Association of American Medical Colleges study found just 11% of those patients received the treatment they needed. And one in five people wrestling with an addiction say they do not know where to turn for help.

Dr. Louis E. Baxter, Sr, MD, the Co-Founder, and Inaugural Program Director of Howard University Hospital Addiction Medicine Fellowship. The first HBCU program in the United States, joins Dr. Veita Bland, MD for an important talk about Substance Use Disorder, in America. 

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The human gut microbiome is essential for our development, immunity, and nutrition intake. The bacteria living in our gut microbiome help us digest food, regulate our immune system, and produce vitamins. It is essential for our overall health.   

As March Colorectal Health month continues Dr. Marc Cook Associate Professor Clinical Exercise Physiology & Immunology in the Department Kinesiology, he is also the Associate Director of Research for the Center of Integrative Health Disparities and Equity Research in the College of Health and Human Sciences, at North Carolina A&T State University joins Dr. Veita Bland, MD for a lively discussion about how the Gut impacts colon health and our overall health. 

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Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer type worldwide; in 2020, almost 2 million cases were diagnosed. It is the second most common cause of cancer death, leading to almost 1 million deaths per year. This is even though effective screening techniques exist that could reduce the number of deaths from this disease.

March is Colorectal Cancer Month in the first in the series of shows this month Dr. Veita Bland, M.D. will examine the causes, symptoms, and treatment for Colorectal cancer.  Today’s guest is Dr. Vincent Schooler, MD, MPH a Gastroenterology Specialist with Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina. 

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The announcement that formal President Jimmy Carter has entered Hospice care has increased focus on this option for end-of-life care.   If it has to do with death and dying, Barbara Karnes, RN is talking about it.  A pioneer in Hospice care Ms. Karnes has spent four decades caring for patients and their families as a nurse, home-health agency, and hospice director.   She joins us today for a discussion about Hospice and the end-of-life transitions that all families will experience.   

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It is difficult for most of us to understand how anyone-- regardless of their age, relationships, or grievance-- could shoot a child or youth, especially on school grounds.   Despite those feelings it keeps happening in the county as we witness last week at Michigan State University where three students were killed and many more wounded.  However, the wounds are far more than physical.  School shooting leave mental scars for years to come.  Our guest today is licensed therapist April Oglesby the founder of Thrive Center for Wholeness in Grand Rapids Michigan.  Ms. Oglesby joins us for a wide-ranging discussion about trauma in the aftermath of a mass shooting.  

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Dr. Constance Epps a Pediatric Dentist with more than thirty years of experience in public and private practice joins Dr. Bland for our yearly dental show.  In a wide-ranging discussion they talk about the correlation of good dental health and our overall health.  

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While COVID-19 is no longer the disruptive threat that it once was, the virus is still with us and can is still deadly.   Dr. Cynthia Snider, MD, MPH the medical director of infection prevention at Cone Health in Greensboro, NC joins Dr. Veita Bland, MD to discuss the end of the national and public health emergencies tied to the coronavirus, the effect of long COVID and the need to remain vaccinated. 

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