Late Night Health Radio

While it is our biological age that matters most to determine the length of healthspan or amount of time a person will maintain good health. Francis Palmer, MD, a world-renowned, board-certified facial plastic surgeon, and author of “What’s Your Number?” has spent more than three decades of his career helping people look younger by altering outside appearances, but says there’s a more sustainable way to feel and look younger by reducing your biological age, and the best part: no surgery is required. Dr. Francis Palmer, author of "What's Your Number?" visits with Mark Alyn on this episode.

Dr. Abhijeet Waghray is a gastroenterologist who completed his Internal Medicine training at Case Western Reserve University where he also served as Chief Resident. He then completed his fellowship in Gastroenterology at Tufts Medical Center in Boston and completed a visiting fellow program in Inflammatory Bowel Disease at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr Waghray has published several peer reviewed journals and has a passion for offering patients care with the latest evidence based practices in mind. Special interests include GERD/reflux, screening and prevention of colon cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease), liver diseases (hepatitis, fatty liver), Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Hemorrhoid Ligation Therapy. Therapeutic expertise in upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, feeding tube placement (PEG tube), and capsule endoscopy. Dr. Waghray visits with Mark Alyn.

As a dentist in Manhattan, I deal with some pretty gutsy people every day, as you can imagine. But guess what? I still see new patients now and again who have real fears of treatment or the idea of seeing a dentist. They are usually in pain by the time they build up the courage to come into the office, so the pain brings them in. Which means that there are a whole lot of people out there - in New York and across the country - who never even make it to the dentist due to their dental phobia! And that's really bad news, since avoiding the dentist can really harm your health. Dr. Nina Izhaky joings Mark Alyn on this edition of Late Night Health.

Keeping fans safe is the topic of conversation on this episode of Late Night Health featuring Brian Dugan/Former Chief of Police, Tampa along with Jennifer Chronis/ Senior Vice President, Verizon Public Sector and Tech Expert.C onnectivity is one of the top priorities for those planning this year’s Super Bowl, and it’s even more important to the first responders charged with helping keep everyone at the game and in the surrounding community connected and safe. Verizon and public safety agencies supporting this year’s Super Bowl have been planning for more than two years - installing and enabling advanced technology that will impact the lives of football fans everywhere and those enjoying SoFi Stadium for years to come. Former Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan, who led the security efforts for last year’s Super Bowl and Verizon Tech Expert Jennifer Chronis share how tech innovation and infrastructure improvements will help first-responders keep Super Bowl LVI safe and secure. You’ll also learn how people who live in the LA area will benefit long after a new champion is crowned, and how innovations powered by Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband are going nationwide.

During the past two years, the pandemic has resulted in a nationwide labor shortage that is impacting the hospitality industry.Joining Mark Alyn to discuss these challenges is Rosanna Maietta of the American Hotel And Lodging Association Foundation – which has a new employee recruiting campaign called: “a place to stay.”

Just in time for the New Year and weekends filled with big games a new collection of winning recipes created with “fresh-picks” is available for all your entertaining needs. From protein-packed egg bites to an easy yet impressive pizza salad these menu items voted on by consumers will have your guests raving and coming back for seconds. Food influencer, cookbook author and Founder of the BakerMama blog Maegan Brown visits with Mark Alyn to share inspiring recipes for quick and easy meals, plus a great plan for your big game gatherings for the playoffs and Super Bowl. Maegan has teamed up with the Albertsons Companies to show you how to use exclusive, fan-favorite “Fresh Picks” products to assemble meals that your whole family will enjoy.

Muscle pain is a major medical problem for 60-85% of the population who report experiencing nonspecific back pain of muscular origin at some time in their lifetime. Joseph Pergolizzi, MD, an internationally renowned pain specialist, well-versed in multiple issues confronting people experiencing acute and chronic pain has certainly been in high demand since the coronavirus has made its rounds. But viral infections are only one reason you could be experiencing muscle aches and pain. Other common causes include overexertion and trauma to the body. However, it's the lesser-known causes of muscle pain that people may be unaware of and could confuse with symptoms of a virus. Dr. Joseph Pergolizzi joins Mark Alyn for a discussion on how to stop pain.

Alzheimer’s Disease is the focus of the dialogue ¬¬¬¬Late Night Health’s Mark Alyn has with Bruce Barnet, CEO of SiMPL Technology. SiMPL solves problems for seniors… and those who care for them. That’s SiMPL Technology and its initial line of five senior and caregiver products. Bruce Barnet visits with Mark Alyn.

Based on data from the Williams Institute at UCLA, roughly 15,500 transgender persons serve in the US military and 134,300 military veterans identify as transgender—though the actual numbers are certainly much higher. Should transgender service members celebrate the future of a more inclusive military—or prepare for a next administration to turn back the clock again? In With Honor and Integrity: Transgender Troops in Their Own Words, Lt. Col. Bree Fram, who is serving openly as a transgender woman in the US Space Force, and her co-author, Máel Embser-Herbert, sociology professor and US Army veteran, explore the practical, social, financial, and medical concerns of transgender troops through the voices of transgender military personnel, past and present. They share honest, heartfelt, and often heart-wrenching accounts from 26 individuals who know what it is like to serve in the US military as a trans person. Lt. Col. Bree Fram talks with Mark Alyn on this edition of Late Night Health.

While it is customary to measure age chronologically, by birthday, science is proving that it is our biological age that matters most to determine the length of healthspan or amount of time a person will maintain good health. Francis Palmer, MD, a world-renowned, board-certified facial plastic surgeon, and author of “What’s Your Number?” has spent more than three decades of his career helping people look younger by altering outside appearances under the knife, but has now dramatically shifted his career focus to helping people learn ways to turn back the clock from the inside out, and the best part is, no surgery is required. Dr. Palmer visits on this edition of Late Night Health.

NeedyMeds was started in 1997 by Richard J. Sagall, MD, a family physician, and Libby Overly, MSW, MEd, a medical social worker. Both realized there was a need for a centralized resource for information on pharmaceutical patient assistance programs. With the Internet becoming an important source of information, they decided that was the perfect medium for this ever-changing information.Since then NeedyMeds has grown considerably. The website has become the premier source of information on all types of programs that assists those who can't afford their medications or health care costs.In order to better meet its goals, NeedyMeds became a 501(c)3 non-profit (Pennsylvania) corporation in June, 2003. In 2006, the business office moved from Philadelphia, PA, to Gloucester, MA becoming a Massachusetts corporation in 2011.Since its inception, NeedyMeds' goals have been to:Provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on Patient Assistance Programs (PAPSs) and other programs that help those in need obtain their medications and medical careTo provide the information at no costPreserve users anonymity by not requiring any registration to use the website or any data input when accessing the informationAssist those who have difficulty accessing the NeedyMeds' informationEducate healthcare professionals and consumers about the programsThe primary method of providing information is the NeedyMeds website (www.needymeds.org). The homepage currently receives over 16,000 unique visitors per workday, with the number peaking at over 17,000 some days. Most weekdays there are over 70,000 total page views. Dr. Segall returns to Late Night Health.

Board-certified naturopathic doctor Dr. Drew, says parents and grandparents have to keep calm, stay sharp and sleep tight as they shift their children and teens into the new year. It may feel like 2022 is going to get back to normal after a never-ending year of lockdown and virtual learning since 2020, but most families are not feeling quite out of the woods yet. Dr. Sinatra says the anxiety and stress adults feel can easily transfer to everyone in the family. Dr. Sinatra visits with Mark Alyn on this episode of Late Night Health.

Brian McGowan is a former Wall Street management consultant. He is currently writing a book entitled, “Just Another Day of Hell in Paradise,” which chronicles the epic journey of his wife’s illness. Due to a rare liver condition that left her in a state not unlike the boy in the bubble, she was unable to win the battle, and died on a beach in Hawaii in 2015.Servet Hasan is a best-selling author, public speaker, and radio host, among other media endeavors. She has published several books for Llewellyn Worldwide Publishers, and her latest, “Growing Old Sucks, But It Doesn’t Have To,” which she co-authored with Mark Alyn.Both in their sixties, they initially connected when Servet agreed to consult on Brian’s book. Having lost her husband over two decades ago, and Brian a recent widow, the two struck up a conversation that moved beyond business into their own personal struggles. Each conveyed how difficult it was to find intimacy again, or frankly, whether either of them dared to take that leap of love in the first place.Servet and Brian chat with Mark Alyn about love on this episode of Late Night Health.

During the cold winter months ahead, research has shown that there is no magic “multivitamin” pill that will ward off the sniffles and keep your body in top shape. Ultimately, eating heathy, exercise and good sleep habits are the best way to ensure that you are ready to fight off colds and viruses. Dr. Cornelius Ferreira, a board-certified family physician at Nuvance Health, sits down with Mark Alyn to explain whether taking these supplements is worth the cost and effort!

Although awareness of and appreciation for commercial drone systems are growing, many medical businesses are unaware of the opportunities drones offer to achieve better business practices, streamline solutions, elevate profitability and save human lives! In a recent discussion with Barry Alexander, founder and CEO of Aquiline Drones (AD), a CT-based drone manufacturer and cloud solutions company, Mark learned that there’s a new healthcare revolution happening in America and it’s being led by drone technology.