Monday, October 26, 2015 on the Doctor Ira Breite Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology Show on SiriusXM 81: Doctor Radio

After "Weekend House Calls" its time to get back to our regular show.  A brief update.  I will be talking with Dr. Catarina Oneto about the latest from the American College of Gastroenterology Meeting and answering your questions on all things digestive at 1-877-NYU-DOCS.  

October is Breast Cancer awareness month.  But did you know men get breast cancer too.  Find out more with me and Dr. Julia Smith as we talk about the differences and similarities in breast cancer between men and women.

We'll end the show, as usual, with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me any medical question and I'll be happy to answer it.  Anything you forgot to ask your doctor ask me!  Give me a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

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Monday, October 19th, 2015 on the Doctor Ira Breite Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology Show on SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio

I've had surgery several times.  Although it hurts after and leaves a scar, its usually 'over' once it heals.  But bariatric weight loss surgery may be different.  Join me as I speak to Dr. Carol Lindsay-Westphal, PhD at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor as we talk about the psychological benefits and potential risk of weight loss surgery.

Wondering what could make you feel worse about losing weight?  Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

Then its gastroenterology update, where I will tell you some of the latest and greatest news in the world of digestive disease. Think probiotics and colonoscopy....really. Give me a call with your questions at 1-877-NYU-DOCS! or send me a tweet.

I saw a woman with a urinary tract infection last week.  No big deal: until the culture showed that the commonly used antibiotic I gave her wouldn't work.  Join me and Dr. Stuart Levy of the Tufts University School of Medicine as we speak about the new wave of antibiotic resistance.

We'll end the show, as usual, with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me any medical question on any topic at all...anything you forgot to ask your doctor ask me at 1-877-NYU-DOCS! (or by tweet of course!)

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Monday, October 12th, 2015 on the Doctor Ira Breite Internal Medicine Show on SiriusXM 100: Doctor Radio.

We keep pushing people to get colonoscopies and tell them its to remove polyps. And, when we find them, we cut those polyps right out.  But what happens after that.  Other than the "we sent it to biopsy" right after the procedure to a phone call telling you what it was and (more importantly) when you need to the next one.  But what happens when a polyp is "biopsied?"  Join me and Dr. Michael Misialek, the Associate Chairman of Pathology at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Massachusetts as we talk about what happens to that little piece of you when it goes to to pathology.

Questions about biopsies?  Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS

After this, we will expand the conversation to all of Digestive Disease with Gastroenterology Update where I will tell you the latest and greatest news in the world of GI and answer your questions and tweets.

In our second hour I will be continuing to take your calls with Ask Doctor Ira and we will also be talking about health in Native American populations.



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Monday, October 6th, 2015 on the Doctor Ira Breite Internal Medicine Show on SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio!

As a I sit here with not one, but two wearable devices on my wrist telling me that typing is not exercising, I am still excited to talk about tomorrow's show.  Starting with how wearables and mobile health tech are reshaping clinical trials.  Join me as i speak to Mike Capone, MBA, the chief operating officer for Medi-Data, who will speak to us about wearables and clinical trials, and some of the results of a meeting on wearables that just took place at the New York Academy of Sciences.  

After that, we will have Gastroenterology Update, where I will tell you some of the latest and greatest news in the world of digestive disease and answer your questions at 1-877-NYU-DOCS. Also, ICD10 codes that are silly.  Which they are.

The Fodmap diet has become more popular for people with IBS by the month.  What is it, how does it work, and what's the proof.  Find out from Dr. Peter Gibson, Professor and Director of Gastroenterology at the Alfred Hospital and Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and one of the leading researchers in the world on the Fodmap Diet.

Fodmap/IBS diet questions?  Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS.

We'll end the show, as always, with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me question on any medical topic at all: anything that you forgot to ask your doctor ask me!  Give me a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS or send me a tweet.

Monday, September 28th on the Doctor Ira Breite Show on SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio

Here we are in NYC, having just recovered from the Pope's visit and getting ready for the  UN general assembly to start.  Fortunately, the trains are still running so I'll be able to make it to the studio tomorrow!

Starting with choking (simple advice: don't). Arthur Lih of Lifevac will be coming on to talk about Life-Vac, which is a device for people who are choking and can not have the Heimlich maneuver performed.  

Then its gastroenterology update, where I will tell you some of the latest and greatest news in the world of digestive disease. Think probiotics and colonoscopy....really.

Give me a call with your questions at 1-877-NYU-DOCS! or send me a tweet.

Its flu shot season.  Join me and Doctor Marc Siegel as we find out about the flu shot season, what you can do to prevent and treat flu, and of course, have me get my flu shot right on the air!

Continuing with our Flu time,  Emmy and Tony winning actress Judith Light will be joining us to talk about a new initiative from the National Council on Aging called "The Flu + You."  Find out the National Council's tips for flu prevention this year.

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

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Monday, September 21st on the Doctor Ira Breite Internal Medicine Show on SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio!

I'm back! Labor Day and the Jewish New Year have passed, and its time to get back to work on SiriusXM 110.

Starting with Opioids (what did Melanie think I was doing the last few weeks???!).   Join me and Dr. Anita Gupta from the Drexel University College of Medicine as we talk about the opioid overdose epidemic.

Do you or a loved one use opioids.  Call us with your questions and concerns at 1-877-NYU-DOCS.

After that we will have gastroenterology update.  We'll go over your tweets and calls and the latest and greatest news in the world of digestive disease.

Did you know that September 29th is National Coffee Day?  Join me as we welcome back Dr. Patricia Broderick, the editor of the Journal of Caffeine Research, to talk about the latest and greatest scientific information about the worlds most popular psychoactive substance!

We'll end the show with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask any questions on any medical topic at all.  Anything you forgot to ask your doctor ask me!  Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS or a tweet!

Monday, August 24, 2015 on the Doctor Ira Breite Internal Medicine Show on SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio!

A brief update as I enjoy the relaxation of August. It a hairy and hairless show that we have planned for you!

First, hair.  More specifically lice.  Dr. John Marshall Clark, PhD, a Professor of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry and Director of the Massachusetts Pesticide Analysis Laboratory will be joining us to talk about his research on head lice.  His research shows that many populations of lice are resistant to commonly used treatments.  With school starting should you be freaked out?  Well no, but, find out why.

Lousy questions? Call us at 1-877-NYU-DOCS

GI Update after this...any digestive question you have give us a call or tweet!

And then, hairless.  Join me and Dr. Marc Dauer, MD as we talk about hair transplants...they're not just for balding middle aged guys anymore (although mine should be soon!).  Find out about transplants for a variety of medical reasons.

Hair questions: Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

We will end the show with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me any medical question on any topic at all.  Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

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