20-Minute Health Talk

In this final episode of our four-part series on Northwell's global health efforts in Jamaica, host Sandra Lindsay, RN, sits down with Eric Cioe-Peña, MD, vice president of Northwell's Center for Global Health. Dr. Cioe-Peña shares his personal journey into global health and how he honed Northwell's vast, but scattered efforts around the world into one centralized program that is building sustainable partnerships and making a diffe...

In part three of our four-part series, From New York to Jamaica: A Healthcare Partnership, host Sandra Lindsay, RN, reunites with the Northwell Health OB/GYN team who traveled to Kingston in September 2024 to provide pro bono fibroid surgeries. Drs. Michael Nimaroff, Monique Jones, Ruqayyah Abdul-Karim, and Dillon Gurciullo share personal reflections on their experiences collaborating with Jamaican healthcare professionals, navig...

Fibroids are incredibly common. Anywhere from 40% to 80% of people with a uterus will develop this growth, which is benign but can bring severe symptoms like pain, heavy bleeding, and reproductive issues. These symptoms can be not only physically debilitating but also cause emotional and social issues. During a trip to her home country of Jamaica in September 2024, host Sandra Lindsay, RN, interviewed three women whose lives have b...

Lindsay Salguero-Lopez, 43, and Thomas Tartaglia, 64, share a love for kayaking, just one of the many activities both are now able to enjoy freely after receiving life-saving lung transplants. On this episode, they detail the realities of life before and after transplant, from the physical limitations and emotional toll of their conditions to the rigorous post-transplant care, lifestyle adjustments and ongoing medical management. ...

The COVID-19 pandemic tested healthcare systems and workers like never before. Five years later, what lessons have we learned and how can we apply them to future health crises?

In this final part of our three-part series, Sandra Lindsay, RN, continues her conversation with Northwell Health leaders John D’Angelo, MD, and Mangala Narasimhan, DO, to reflect on how this experience has changed them both personally and professionally. Yo...

When Covid-19 first hit New York City, hospitals faced unprecedented patient surges. Queens, in particular, became an epicenter, overwhelming local facilities. Northwell Health’s John D’Angelo, MD, then operations chief for the Covid Command Center, recognized the urgent need to distribute this burden more evenly across the system. His solution: load-balancing.

In Part 2 of this three-part conversation, you'll hear how load balanci...

Today marks five years since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic. To help us look back, Sandra Lindsay, RN, spoke with two leaders who were at the forefront of Northwell Health's response:

• Mangala Narasimhan, DO, director of critical care services for Northwell and medical director of the acute lung injury ECMO program
• John D'Angelo, MD, is the executive vice president and market president for Northwell ...

There are more Jamaicans living abroad than on the Island itself, a fact not lost on Courtney Cephas. As director of the National Healthcare Enhancement Foundation (NHEF), the philanthropic arm of Jamaica's Ministry of Health and Wellness, he wants to tap into this large and charitable community — referred to as the diaspora — to improve health care in Jamaica. In this episode of 20 Minute Health Talk, Cephas joins host Sandra Lind...

Most of us have heard of kidney transplants, and maybe even know someone who's received a kidney from a living donor — typically a family member or a friend. But did you know that living donation is also possible for livers? It's an incredible procedure, and we're diving deep into this often-overlooked life-saving option. Northwell recently launched Long Island's first living donor liver transplant program, and today we're speaking...

One simple question could save a life: Is there an unlocked gun in the house? Firearms are now the leading cause of death among children in the United States. Pediatric trauma Surgeon Chethan Sathya, MD, shares four strategies to help parents get started. 

Northwell’s national gun violence prevention awareness campaign helps parents raise critical questions about safe firearm storage.

Featured experts

• Dr. Sathya is director of...

Sepsis rarely attracts the attention of the public, but it's distressingly common: Every year, about 1.7 million U.S. adults develop this overreaction to infection — and more than 350,000 of them die. On this bonus episode of 20-Minute-Health-Talk, you’ll hear the stories of doctors and patients fighting against this subtle yet deadly condition, and how the battle led to a global alliance to combat the silent killer. You’ll also he...

In this special New Year’s edition of 20-Minute Health Talk, host Sandra Lindsay, RN, welcomes Jaclene Jason, PhD, clinical psychologist and senior director of Behavioral Health and Addiction Services at South Oaks Hospital, to reflect on the delightful wisdom shared by kids in Northwell Health’s latest TV commercial,A Little Wisdom. From embracing play to reframing fear, these young voices remind us how simple shifts in perspectiv...

As 2024 comes to a close, we look back on five exciting medical advances coming from the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research — the research arm of Northwell Health. In this episode, we spotlight studies that made strides in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, lung disease, mental health and dysphagia. 

Read more about these five notable Northwell advances of 2024.

Chapters:  

• 01:05 — The dark side of genetics and psych...

What if the key to treating chronic diseases like rheumatoid arthritis wasn't drugs but a tiny electrical device? That's the promise of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), a groundbreaking therapy that holds the potential to transform how we approach conditions like asthma, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and even depression and other mental health issues. On this 20-Minute Health Talk, we explore the fascinating science and remarkabl...

With fewer smokers today, the number of Americans getting lung cancer has dropped. However, the decline has been slower in women. Not only are they diagnosed, on average, at a younger age than men, but multiple studies have found that women between the ages of 30 and 49 are developing the disease at higher rates compared to men in the same age group. November is lung cancer awareness month: In this episode, lung cancer experts Bret...

Northwell Health hospitals received a total of 45 national awards and was recognized for 16 state achievements, according to the latest analysis by Healthgrades, one of the leading resources consumers use when choosing a hospital or doctor.

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Northwell Health has been recognized for the fifth consecutive year in the top 10 of the Healthiest 100 Places to Work in America. The assessment for employer wellness is conducted by Healthiest Employers, which recognizes people-first organizations that take a more proactive approach to employee health. 

Read the full article in the Northwell Newsroom. 

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