Healthy Dialogue

In episode 2 of our Healthy Dialogue on Menopause, Rebecca Thurston, PhD, discusses the lack of clinician training and research investment in menopause, as well as new treatment options.

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The Menopause Gap in Medicine

Menopause affects half the population yet is critically understudied and often overlooked or misunderstood by much of the medical profession. In episode 1 of our Healthy Dialogue on Menopause, Rebecca Thurston, PhD, explains the physiology, symptoms, and health risks associated with menopause.

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In part 2 of this Healthy Dialogue on breast cancer, Nancy E. Davidson, MD, discusses changes in screening, the patient journey, and what may lie ahead with advances in AI, cancer vaccines, and preventive medicine.
Correction: a previous version of this podcast incorrectly identified Fran Visco as the founder of NABCO. Visco is the president of the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC).

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Breast Cancer Part 1: From Deadly to Manageable Disease

Breast cancer has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past several decades. Five-year survival rates are now 92% compared with 76% in 1975. In this special 2-part episode of Healthy Dialogue, Nancy E. Davidson, MD, oncologist and chief academic officer and executive vice president of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, discusses the advancements that led to these improvements.

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Approximately 1 in 5 Americans live in rural areas, and in the coming years they will see dramatic shifts in their health care options due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In this episode of Healthy Dialogue Mark Holmes, PhD, joins host Derek C. Angus, MD, MPH, to explore the impact of upcoming cuts to Medicaid and the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program.

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