The NICU View: Mom & Baby (Part 1)
We begin our four-part series “Hot Topics in Neonatology” with the story of author and preemie family advocate Deb Discenza. Deb was 30 weeks pregnant when she gave birth to her daughter, Becky. In this episode, she shares their NICU story of persistence and resilience, and how she is paying it forward by helping and […]
Calling Cooks and Caretakers
SEGMENT 1: Culinary medicine is an evidence-based medical practice that affirms the saying “You are what you eat.” One part food, one part cooking, and one part medical science, culinary medicine aims to help folks make the right decisions about food to help prevent and treat disease. Pediatric gastroenterologist Dr. Maria Mascarenhas with the Children’s […]
Understanding Sickle Cell Disease: Myths, Facts & Support
This episode was taped live during the recent “Well Beyond Medicine” Day in Jacksonville, Florida at the reimagined THE PLAYERS Center for Childhood Cancer & Blood Disorders at Nemours Children’s Health, Jacksonville. The Center includes the only pediatric sickle cell program in Jacksonville which is also one of the largest programs in the state of […]
Stepping to the Plate for Pediatric Cancer Awareness
The word of the day was “awareness” at Citizens Bank Park this September as the Philadelphia Phillies hosted their 7th annual Childhood Cancer Awareness Night. As we learned, awareness brings funding to support improved pediatric cancer treatments and research that ultimately save lives. While at the game that night, we sat down with William Martin, […]
Three Questions, Six Leaders
The recent “Well Beyond Medicine Day” in Orlando, Florida saw the Nemours Children’s Podcast truck on site and ready with microphones open to hear from Nemours associates at all levels, including six members of the Nemours Children’s Health, Florida Leadership Team. Of them, we asked three specific questions, eliciting a variety of thought-provoking answers. Listen […]
Fostering Diversity & Equity in Pediatric Cardiac Care
Dr. Carissa Baker Smith is a preventive and transplant cardiologist whose research includes a high concentration of work looking at the social determinants of health and working to mitigate health disparities for patients with congenital heart disease. She sat down with us when we took the podcast on the road to the 8th World Congress of Pediatric […]
Cultivating Health: The Can Grow Garden
As harvest season approaches, we’re checking in on the Can Grow Garden, part of the Nemours Estate in Wilmington, Delaware. This encore episode was originally recorded for the Champions for Children series. The Can Grow Garden is a collaboration between the Nemours Estate and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware, to grow plants and provide a place for patient, […]
Reflecting Resilience
At Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida, associates (staff) and patients celebrated “Well Beyond Medicine Day” with some very honored guests. These VIPs stopped by the podcast to talk about osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a genetic disease in which bones fracture (break) easily, often with no obvious cause or minimal injury. Detroit resident Stephen Sheehy is a remarkable […]
Innovative Pediatric Care for Florida’s Panhandle
Pediatric Cardiologist Mary Mehta, MD, is the Chief Medical Officer at Nemours Children’s Health, Pensacola. For more than 20 years she has served the communities of the Florida panhandle and southern Alabama. It’s a vast swath of land that draws visitors from around the world to its beautiful white sand beaches. It’s also a hurricane-prone area […]
Unraveling the Web of Health Misinformation
How has knowledge transfer and communication changed for you in the age of social media? How do you know when social media medical information is the real deal or a bunch of nonsense? And, how do you help families or colleagues navigate reliable sources of health information? Let us know by leaving a voicemail at NemoursWellBeyond.org. […]
