Well Beyond Medicine: The Nemours Children's Health Podcast

What’s driving the alarming rise in suicide deaths among Black youth — and what can we do about it? In part two of our youth suicide prevention series, three experts examine findings from Pain in the Nation 2026 and explore how schools, health care systems, communities, and public policy can work together to create the conditions young people need to thrive.
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Featuring:
J. Nadine Gracia, MD, MSCE, President and CEO, Trust for America’s Health
Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, Physician, Population Health Scientist, Author, Margaret C. Ryan Dean, Eugene S. and Constance Kahn Distinguished Professor in Public Health, WashU Bursky School of Public Health
Mallory Garnett, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Nemours Children’s Health
Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management. 

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What can we do to better understand and prevent suicide among young people? In part one of our two-part series, Christine Yu Moultier, MD, Chief Medical Officer, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, explores what science tells us about youth suicide risk, including the protective power of belonging, the impact of loneliness and social media, emerging concerns around AI chatbots, and how adults can start a potentially lifesaving conversation.
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Featuring:
Christine Yu Moultier, MD, Chief Medical Officer, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management. 

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What does it take for a child to fight cancer while holding on to the life they love? This Childhood Cancer Awareness Day, we team up with the Philadelphia Phillies to share Alivia Eder's inspiring journey alongside her oncologist, Nicholas Manini, MD, pediatric hematologist-oncologist, Nemours Children's Health. Hear Alivia share what cancer, treatment and finding her way back to everyday life have been like, then join Douglas J. Harrison, MD, MS, Division Chief of Hematology/Oncology/Transplant and Cellular Therapy, Inaugural Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation Presidential Endowed Chair, Nemours Children’s Health, for a look at decades of research and emerging innovations giving children with cancer brighter futures.
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Featuring:
Alivia Eder, student and cancer survivor
Nicholas Manini, MD, pediatric hematologist-oncologist, Nemours Children's Health
Douglas J. Harrison, MD, MS, Division Chief of Hematology/Oncology/Transplant and Cellular Therapy, Inaugural Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation Presidential Endowed Chair, Nemours Children’s Health
Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

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Trust is at the heart of health care, but misinformation and confusing health information can make it harder for people to know who and what to trust. Lisa Fitzpatrick, MD, MPH, MPA, Founder & CEO, Grapevine Health, explores how plain language, trusted sources and genuine human connection can make health information more accessible and use it to help rebuild trust. 
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Featuring:
Lisa Fitzpatrick, MD, MPH, MPA, Founder, Grapevine Health
Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

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Advances in prenatal diagnosis and fetal surgery are changing what's possible before a child is even born. Three specialists from the Institute for Maternal Fetal Health at Nemours Children’s Health discuss how breakthroughs in fetal care are improving outcomes for babies with complex conditions. They also share how a multidisciplinary team supports families through prenatal diagnoses, difficult decisions and every step of the journey – from pregnancy to delivery and beyond.
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Featuring:
Julie S. Moldenhauer, MD, PMH-C, FACOG, FACMGG, Executive Director, Institute for Maternal Fetal Health, Elizabeth W. Snyder Endowed Chair in Fetal Therapy and Innovation, Nemours Children’s Health
Eric Paul Bergh, MD, Director of Fetal Research and Informatics, Institute for Maternal Fetal Health, Nemours Children's Health
Christina (Nina) Paidas Teefey, MD, PMH-C, Director of Psychosocial Programs, Institute for Maternal Fetal Health, Nemours Children's Health
Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management. 

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