Monday, April 24, 2017 on the Doctor Ira Breite Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine Show on SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio!

You're probably not going to be surprised, but we are talking basic science and medicine today. Not the "translational" stuff, but the real, nitty gritty stuff that confuse even most physicians find difficult to understand.

The first thing brings together a modern evil with the stuff of the middle ages.  Dr. Victor J. Torres, Ph.D., of NYU, will be joining us to talk about the links between medieval medicines and Staph aureus, a problem in everything from gym bags to ICU's.  Turns out that our medieval ancestors knew more than we give them credit for.  Find out what, and how!

After that, we will have Gastroenterology Update, where I will tell you the latest and greatest in the world of digestive disease and answer your questions at 1-877-NYU-DOCS! Or via Twitter, of course.

Continuing with our basic science theme, we are going to be talking HIV. Dr. Jenna Honeycutt, a PhD post-doc at the University of North Carolina, will be coming on to talk about how the HIV gene persists in a part of the body despite treatment (something similar happened with Ebola, if I remember correctly).  Find out how one discovery will (hopefully) lead to others and, potentially, a cure for HIV.

We will end the show with Ask Doctor Ira,where you can ask me any question on any medical topic at all: anything you forgot to ask your doctor ask me!  Give me a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

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Monday, April 17, 2017 on the Doctor Ira Breite Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine Shownon SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio

a very brief post holiday post.  We will be talking alternatives to reflux surgery, answering your GI  questions, talking about drug use in the USA (not the legal kind) and having Ask Doctor Ira.  It all happens starting 8AM ET on Monday.  Questions? Give me a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS

Monday, April 10, 2017 on the Doctor Ira Breite Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine Show on SiriusXM 110

Happy Holidays to everyone. Passover is here and Easter is just around the corner.  Matzoh, which consists of unleavened flour and water, could also be described as the perfect food to help the gastroenterologists college fund.  But its not just matzoh!  Join me and Dr. Michael Camilleri of the Mayo Clinic as we talk about constipation and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation!

Can't go? Give us call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS

After that, we will expand the conversation in GI with Digestive Disease Update, where I will tell you the latest and greatest in the world of digestive disease and answer your questions at 1-877-NYU-DOCS or send me a tweet!

I just got back from Miami.  I won't lie, I'm closer to grandchildren than children.  But there is a little something odd about being in a "Zika" area.  Join me as I speak with infectious disease and emerging threat expert Dr. Amesh Adalja.

Going South?  Questions?  Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

We will end the show, as we usually do, with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me any question on any medical topic at all: anything your forgot to ask your doctor ask me!  Give a call at1-877-NYU-DOCS.

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Monday, April 3, 2017 on the Doctor Ira Breite Show on SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio

I'm thinking about livers.  Really. Fatty liver has become big news and big business. Join and my fellow NYU gastroenterologist Dr. Lisa Ganjhu as we talk about fatty liver.  After that we will expand the conversation with GI Update where I will tell you the latest and greatest news in the world of digestive disease.  Liver and GI questions...let me know at 1-877-NYU-DOCS.

We will continue the GI conversation at 9AM ET when Thangam Venkatesan, MD of the Medical College of Wisconsin joins us to talk about Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome.

We will end the show, as usual, with Ask Doctor Ira where you can ask me any question on any medical topic at all: anything you forgot to ask your doctor, ask me!  Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

Monday, March 27, 2017 on the Doctor Ira Breite Show on SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio

Weight loss, your questions and the numbers. That is the short summary of Monday's show.  Starting with the weight.  If you've been struggling to figure out how to eat and get thinner, you have to hear Dr. Holly Lofton of NYU's Weight Loss Program will be coming on to talk about her "New You" program.

After that, its time for Gastroenterology Update, where I will tell you the latest and greatest news in the world of Digestive Disease and answer your questions on all things liver, pancreas, stomach and colon related at 1-877-NYU-DOCS.  Or just send a tweet.

Numbers, numbers everywhere.  Medicine loves metrics, for better or worse.  Join me at 9AM ET when I speak with Dr. Petra Lukoschek of NYU about cholesterol, BMI, hemoglobin A1c and more!

Number questions from your physical? Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

We will the show with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me any question on any medical topic at all: anything you forgot to ask your doctor ask me!  Give a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

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Monday, March 20, 2017 on the Doctor Ira Breite

Ok, I just got in from Chicago and boy are my arms tired.  Bad jokes aside, a brief update on tomorrow's show. We are talking probiotics, sleep and hiatal hernias...three of my favorite topics.  Tod Copperman, MD of ConsumerLab.Comwill be coming on to talk about probiotics, prebiotics and labels on both of them...what to look for and more.  Dr. Lori Lovitz, DO of the North Shore University Health System in Evanston will be coming on to talk about sleep, the lack of it, and what you can do!  Dr. Brian Bosworth of NYU will be talking hiatal hernias.  And we will end the show with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me any question on any medical topic at all...anything you forgot to ask your doctor ask me!  Give me a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS or send me a tweet.

Monday, March 13, 2017 on the Doctor Ira Breite Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine Show on SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio

Fellow Gastroenterologist and NYU Faculty Member Dr. Caterina Oneto will be joining me for a whole hour of microbiome, GI and more!

GI questions: Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS or send a tweet!

Hemophilia. If you've heard of this bleeding disorder, you may be thinking of early victims of the AIDS epidemic.  But hemophilia is around, and although no longer at huge risk for HIV, the treatments remain suboptimal  Join me and Dr. Barbara Konkle, MD, a Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine as we talk about My Life Our Future, a nationwide campaign for Hemophilia research.

We will end the show, as usual, with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me any medical questions at all and I will be happy to answer them: anything you forgot to ask your doctor ask me!  Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS

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