Talk! with Audrey

BPH, a common men's health condition, its effects on lifestyle, and a treatment that can improve quality of life.

Skin cancer remains the most common cancer in the U.S. despite preventative sun care measures like sunscreen use and UV-protective clothing. Fortunately, scientific advances have helped bring hope to patients facing advanced melanoma. Dr. Jason Luke, Director of Cancer Immunotherapeutic Center at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, and Kyleigh LiPira, Melanoma Research Foundation, First-of-its-Kind Dual immunotherapy treatment for advanced melanoma patients talk about a new treatment option and what it may mean for patients facing the disease.

Charter schools are unique public schools that operate outside the local school district, offering flexibility and individualized learning options for families and students. Debbie Veney, Senior Vice President of Communications & Marketing at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (a non-profit) we talk about how proposed regulations by the U.S. Department of Education could threaten charter schools and why parents should be concerned.

There are 200 million people in the world living with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). In 1989 Anthony Shriver, son of Eunice Kennedy Shriver (founder of the Special Olympics) started an organization while a student at Georgetown university that paired individuals with an IDD (buddies) and those without an IDD (peer buddies). That organization has evolved into Best Buddies International, which today has nearly 3,000 chapters around the world, Best Buddies founder Anthony K. Shriver and MOD Pizza co-founder, Ally Svenson to discuss how Best Buddies is teaming up with MOD Pizza to help support their mission.

Clinical trials are an essential component of health care. Yet a lack of diversity in clinical trials is a serious issue with significant health implications. Dr. Randall Morgan, a health disparities expert and President and CEO of The Cobb Institute and Ramona Burress, Director of Diversity & Inclusion in Clinical Trials at Janssen. We talk about why it is vital for all populations of people to be included when researching.

Potatoes are America's favorite vegetable – 74% of us eat potatoes once a week – Cara Harbstreet, an Intuitive Eating Registered Dietitian joins me with information about the nutritional benefits of potatoes, debunk potato myths and share some fun, guilt-free summer recipes.

As the President and CEO of Brookdale Senior Living,​​ Lucinda M. Baier's decisions helped steer an industry through its most tumultuous times and helped save lives. For Baier, every choice mattered and now she is revealing the lessons she and her team learned and a behind-the-scenes look at how her company navigated the pandemic in her book, Heroes Work Here: An Extraordinary Story of Courage, Resilience, and Hope from the Front Lines of COVID-19.

It's time to pay attention to the delicious cheeseburger! May is National Burger Month which celebrates the humble meat that became a worldwide sensation to honor this month, Denny's is highlighting its newest menu item, the 'Jala Bac Burger' with jalapeños! Chef Sharon Lykins, Senior Director of Product Innovation at Denny's breaks down how you can make delicious, mouth-watering burgers.

Three hundred and fifty business and thought leaders came together in Bentonville, Arkansas for the 2022 Heartland Summit to learn from each other and take back new ideas to their cities to build resilient communities. Ross DeVol is the President & CEO of Heartland Forward and he joins me to talk about innovation happening between the coasts, and why it's important for the rest of the country.

Nearly half of all women aged 40+ who have mammograms are told they have dense breasts. Yet, many women don't know that having dense breasts can increase their risk of breast cancer.[i] Dr. Pamela Habib; Head of US Medical Affairs, Bayer Radiology and Dr. David Schacht, Breast Radiologist at Northwestern's Lynne Sage Breast Center at Prentice Women's Hospital have information about what women need to know breast cancer.