• Episode 235 - Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Children
    Feb 22 2025

    On Feb. 22, Dr. Marianne Ritchie, Dr. Victoria Vetter professor of pediatrics at Penn Medicine and medical director of Youth Heart Watch, and Frank DeSimone, father of triplets who saved his newborn son from cardiac arrest with CPR, discussed sudden cardiac arrest in children and how we can protect our youth.

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    58 mins
  • Episode 234 - Go Red for Women
    Feb 15 2025

    On Feb. 15, Dr. Marianne Ritchie, Dr. Helene Glassberg, director of Penn Medicine's Pre-Operative Cardiac Clinic and board president of the American Heart Association in Philadelphia, and Stephanie Austin, cardiac arrest survivor, discussed recognizing warning signs of heart disease, advocating for women's heart health and the life-saving importance of CPR.

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    1 hr
  • Episode 233 - Cervical Cancer
    Feb 8 2025

    On Feb. 8, Dr. Marianne Ritchie and Dr. Arielle Weiss, assistant professor of gynecologic oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center, discussed cervical cancer and details about risks, screening tests and the vaccine.


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    57 mins
  • Episode 232 - Is it Really a Quademic?
    Feb 1 2025

    On Feb. 1, Dr. Marianne Ritchie and Dr. John Zurlo, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Environmental Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, discussed the surge of four different viruses occurring right now, how they are detected and treated, and how you can protect yourself and your family members.

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    56 mins
  • Episode 231 - Care Givers
    Jan 25 2025

    On Jan. 25, Dr. Marianne Ritchie, Tricia Wingerter and Audrey Coccia discussed the current growth of the aging U.S. population and demand for in-home elder care. Wingerter talks about her experience with care giving and Coccia talks about her 29 years of work to bring support to people with disabilities and their families in the community.

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    1 hr
  • Episode 230 - Help Me to Stop Smoking
    Jan 18 2025

    On Jan. 18, Dr. Marianne Ritchie and Dr. Frank Leone, a professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, discussed strategies to better understand and break the smoking cycle.

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    59 mins
  • Episode 229 - Look Over Your Shoulder
    Jan 11 2025

    On Jan. 11, Dr. Marianne Ritchie and Dr. Gerald Williams, orthopaedic surgeon at Rothman Orthopaedic, discuss important questions you should be asking your doctor when you need surgery and common injuries and diseases of the shoulder joint.

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    57 mins
  • Episode 185 – Fire Prevention & Personal Safety (Replay)
    Dec 21 2024

    On December 16, 2023, Dr. Marianne Ritchie sat down with Deputy Fire Marshal Matthew Maguire and Officer Carl Harper to discuss holiday safety tips. The message from both guests is to be aware of your surroundings and their advice could save your life!

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    57 mins