Live Greater | A University of Maryland Medical System Podcast

COPD can take a toll on your lungs and sometimes a lung transplant is the best option. Unfortunately, patients often wait too long to get the lung transplant they need. In this podcast, Dr. Robert Reed, Medical Director of the University of Maryland Lung Transplant Program, addresses what signs to look for that indicate a lung transplant might be beneficial, how to advocate for yourself to get the care you need in a timely fashion and the benefits of getting a lung transplant.

Do your knees go “snap, crackle and pop?” Could that be osteoarthritis? In this podcast, Dr. Kevin McCoy, an orthopedic surgeon affiliated with UM Shore Regional Health, discusses what osteoarthritis is, when to seek help, how to prevent it and more.

If you have pain or burning when you urinate, feel an urgent need to go or go often, have cloudy, bloody or foul-smelling urine, or have pelvic pain, you might have a urinary tract infection. While women have them more often, they can also affect men. And did you know that cranberry juice is not helpful at preventing or curing UTIs? In this podcast, Dr. Scott Burger, Chief Medical Officer of UM Urgent Care, talks about what a UTI is, what to do if you get one, how to prevent them and much more.

Health is different for everyone as are their health goals. What does it mean to you and how do you achieve it? In this podcast, Dr. Claudia Dal Molin, a sports medicine expert with a passion for lifestyle medicine from University of Maryland Medical Center, discusses health, goals, lifestyle medicine and how to find the healthiest you.

Medical Nutrition Therapy is considered a key component of diabetes education and management by the CDC. One of the benefits is lowering the A1C level, but it does much more than that. Learn from dietitian and diabetes educator Jocelyne Loran what this program is, how it works and the many benefits it offers to patients who have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.

There is good news for people diagnosed with COPD – you can still live a long, healthy life! Join lung specialist Dr. Sunil Swami for a conversation about what to do to breathe better now and how to care for your lungs so you can keep feeling your best well into the future.

Science and medicine are always evolving – getting better, more efficient – so we can live healthier, longer lives. This is true for breast health as well. In this podcast, Dr. Meghan Garstka, breast surgical oncologist at the Breast Center at UM Upper Chesapeake Health, talks about the importance of breast screening and how it can detect abnormalities in the earliest stages.

As we age, joints tend to wear down or even wear out. Two options your doctor might suggest are arthroscopy or arthroplasty. They sound very similar. What is the difference? In this podcast, Dr. William Cook, chief of orthopaedic surgery at UM Upper Chesapeake Health, addresses that very question as well as considerations each patient should address with their doctor.

It has become common knowledge that to really make an impact on your health, you need to do more than just take a pill. But what does that mean? Integrative health empowers you to use all the tools available, across every dimension of health, to achieve overall wellness and help you live your best life. This may mean taking certain medications, but it also includes exercising, eating a balanced diet, practicing stress reduction, and possibly embracing such health practices as meditation, acupuncture, massage or a host of other body-mind-spirit therapies based on your individual health goals. Learn from Ginny Jump, CRNP, an integrative medical professional at UM St. Joseph Medical Center, all about integrative health and how it can help you live your best life.