Monday, November 16th, 2015 on the Doctor Ira Breite Gastroenterology and Medicine Show on SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio!

Which has more bacteria: a man's apartment or a woman's? The answer 9 AM ET Mon. on @nyudocs @siriusXM w/ Dr. Gerba

— Ira Breite (@doctorira) November 16, 2015

Blood pressure is a big problem.  While we know that it leads to heart attacks and strokes, there are two big issues.  The first is we don't know "how low to go." The second is that treatment is difficult with many people requiring multiple medications to lower their pressure even moderately.  Join me and Dr. Kevin Campbell as we talk about blood pressure in light of the new data released by the American Heart Association.

Questions about your blood pressure (or the side effects of your blood pressure medication?)  Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS.

After this we will have digestive disease update, where I will tell you the latest and greatest in the world of digestive disease and answer your questions on all things digestive at 1-877-NYU-DOCS! Or send me a tweet.  

After our excellent talks on the microbiome and antibiotic resistance, I thought it would be great to get some real world germ examples. Join me and Dr. Charles Gerba of the University of Arizona in Tuscon as we talk about where germs lurk.  Some questions to ponder: Which has more bacteria: a man's apartment or a woman's?  Whose desk has more bacteria.  And what is living on toothbrushes, grocery bags and in your kids school desk (this one I don't even want to think about).  

We'll end the show with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me any question on any medical topic and I'll be happy to answer.  Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

Monday, November 9th, 2015 on the Doctor Ira

Yes, we smelled it. Good way to start a diet.

We have a lot of microscopic beings to talk about Monday on +SiriusXM Doctor Radio! Susan Dolan, RN, MS, the President-Elect of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and a hospital epidemiologist at Children's Hospital Colorado will be joining us to talk about Ebola Preparedness, Scarlet Fever and getting vaccinated.

Want to stop the spread of infection during the season? Questions on how?  Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

After that we will have Gastroenterology Update, where I will tell you the latest and and greatest in the world of digestive disease and answer your tweets and questions.

I spent part of my day at the American Museum of Natural History going to the new "Secret World Inside of You" show.  It was pretty awesome, and I am very excited that Susan Perkins and Rob DeSalle, the curators of the exhibition, will be joining us in studio!

We will end the show 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 me a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

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Monday, November 2, 2015 on the Doctor Ira Breite Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology Show on SiriusXM 81: Doctor Radio!

We have a lot to talk about tomorrow, starting with allergies in kids. While sometimes its just a rash, there are a significant number of anaphylaxis cases being seen in kids: many who didn't have a prior episode of this potentially deadly problem  Join me and Dr. Martha White, MD, CPI, the research director at the Institute for Asthma and Allergy in Maryland, as we talk about the Epipen4schools survey funded by Mylan Pharmaceuticals.

Then its time for Gastroenterology Update, where we will talk about E. coli at Chipotle,  as well as answering your questions on all things digestive at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

Being a patient is awful.  One thing that can help is better doctor/patient communication.  Although I like to think the +SiriusXM Doctor Radio is one answer, there needs to be a lot more done.  Join me, Dr. Valentin Fuster, Dr. Herschel Sklaroff, and filmmaker Muffie Meyer will be joining me to talk about her new film, Making Rounds.

We will end the show with Ask Doctor Ira where you canask me a 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.

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.