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Dec. 12, 2023

Why I LOVE people living with dementia

In the final episode of season three, Dr. Mia reflects on her love for working with people living with dementia and their caregivers. She shares the inspiring story of a couple, Bill and Pat, who exemplify the extraordinary d...

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Nov. 28, 2023

Estate Planning: Why It Is for Everyone

In this episode, Dr. Mia interviews Jeff Bloomfield, an estate planning lawyer from Carolina Estate Planning , to discuss the importance of estate planning and related legal documents. They cover topics such as the difference...

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Nov. 14, 2023

Heart Brain Connection - Tim Hughes, PhD

Dr. Mia talks with her colleague Dr. Tim Hughes, about vascular and metabolic conditions' contribution to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Timothy Hughes, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal...

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Oct. 31, 2023

Global Brain Health & Keys Bags Names Words documentary

Dr. Mia talks with Caroline Prioleau, writer for the Global Brain Health Institute at University of California San Francisco's Memory & Aging Center and co-lead of the Hear/Say oral history project that collects stories from ...

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Oct. 17, 2023

How to Advocate for Yourself & Your Love Ones with Dr. Ashley Sanderl…

Dr. Mia talks with Dr. Ashley Sanderlin about how to advocate for yourself or your love ones within the healthcare system. Ashley H. Sanderlin, PhD is a passionate researcher that investigates modifiable risk factors and earl...

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Oct. 4, 2023

What to Do About Preventing Falls

Dr. Mia talks about the other main reason why people end up in nursing homes- "legs not working" aka falls, especially the factors that affect people's balance and what to do about each of the risk factors. New format of …

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Sept. 19, 2023

Neuropsychologists: Who & What They Do

In this episode of Ask Dr. Mia podcast, Dr. Mia talks to her colleague, neuropsychologist and memory researcher Dr. Bonnie Sachs. Dr. Bonnie Sachs is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist who specializes in working wit...

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Sept. 5, 2023

Biggest Dementia News You’ve Not Heard of

Returning back to Season 3 of Ask Dr. Mia Podcast talking about what is Comprehensive Dementia Care and Medicare's new program to pay for it. Health Affairs' article on Comprehensive Dementia Care: https://www.healthaffairs.o...

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June 6, 2023

Lecanemab Update: Predicting the near future of Alzheimer's drugs

For the last episode of season 2, Dr. Mia talks about lecanemab, a monoclonal antibody against amyloid, results since the show's most popular episode on lecanemab released on 10/7/2022. Lecanemab or Clarity AD clinical trial ...

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May 23, 2023

Lewy Body Dementia with Dr. Trey Bateman

In this episode, Dr. Mia talks with Dr. Trey Bateman about Lewy Body dementia, unique challenges in diagnosis, different treatment options compared to Alzheimer's dementia, and his research on Mild Behavioral Impairment . Dr....

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May 9, 2023

Frontotemporal dementia with Dr. Halima Amjad

With the recent news of Bruce Willis' diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia, I talk with Dr. Halima Amjad about her own personal journey with her late father's FTD diagnosis as well as her professional role in dementia care an...

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April 25, 2023

How to Get Better Sleep with Dr. Jaime Hughes

Sleep, everyone wants it or better versions of it. Dr. Mia talks with Dr. Jaime Hughes about sleep for older adults. Jaime Hughes is an Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Implement...

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April 11, 2023

Honest Aging: what we gain with age with Dr. Rosanne Leipzig

Dr. Mia talks with Dr. Rosanne Leipzig, a trailblazer in transforming the way we approach aging individually and as a society. In her 40+ year career, she has treated thousands of patients and trained hundreds of doctors and...

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March 28, 2023

Adult Children of Aging Parents (ACAP)

Dr. Mia talks with Frances Hall and Bob Cain about the unique needs of adult children who are caring for their aging parents and how their organization Adult Children of Aging Parents (ACAP) helps. Frances Hall is the founder...

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March 14, 2023

Career in Geriatrics: Antidote to Burnout?

Dr. Mia talks with Dr. Mariah Robertson and Dr. June Howell about seeming contradictions: geriatrics was the lowest filled medicine specialty in the 2022 match yet geriatricians are among the happiest physicians. 2022 Medicin...

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Feb. 28, 2023

Getting Your Voices Heard: Advocating for Age-Friendly Policies with …

Dr. Mia talks with Dr. Debbie Freeland , geriatrician and Health & Aging Policy Fellow 2021-2022, about policies and advocacy for older adults. We discussed big "P" Policy vs little "p" policy: "P"olicy: Congress and/or State...

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Feb. 14, 2023

Uber of Caregiving: Interview with Neal Shah, CEO of CareYaya

Dr. Mia talks with Neal Shah, CEO and Co-Founder of CareYaya , a new way to find eldercare at home: leveraging college students interested in healthcare careers and technology to create affordable $15/hr direct pay between th...

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Jan. 31, 2023

Gerotech: technology in aging interview with Dr. Peter Abadir

As part of Innovations in Aging mini-series, Dr. Mia talks with Dr. Peter Abadir, Associate Professor in Geriatric Medicine and Engineering at Johns Hopkins about technology in aging. Dr. Abadir talks about Artificial Intelli...

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Jan. 17, 2023

Noticed changes in your loved ones over the holidays?

Dr. Mia talks about common physical, cognitive, and emotional changes in older adults, that adult children and other family members who may have noticed over the recent holidays. More info on specific negotiating tips with yo...

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Jan. 13, 2023

Season 2 Trailer

Welcome to ask Dr. Mia podcast conversations on aging well. I'm a geriatrician on the mission to empower older adults and all who care about them to thrive with aging. As a primary care doctor and a memory specialist practicing …

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Dec. 1, 2022

Season 1 Recap

Season 1 of Ask Dr. Mia podcast concludes after a baker's dozen of episodes. Dr. Mia talks about the highlight of each episode in season 1, behind the scene happenings, and upcoming Season 2 in 2023. Music & disclaimer Transc...

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Nov. 21, 2022

Microboosts to Feel Better: Holistic Pain Solutions with Dr. Sharma P…

Continuation of the conversation with Dr. Sharma, dual board-certified in physical medicine & rehabilitation and pain management, about holistic pain solutions based on the 5R's in Dr. Sharma's book The Pain Solution : refue...

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Nov. 17, 2022

Microboosts to Feel Better: Holistic Pain Solutions with Dr. Saloni S…

Dr. Mia talks with Dr. Sharma, dual board-certified in physical medicine & rehabilitation and pain management, about holistic pain solutions based on the 5R's in Dr. Sharma's book The Pain Solution : refuel (food), revitalize...

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Nov. 3, 2022

Old codgers and living your best life: conversation with geriatric ps…

Dr. Mia talks with her colleague, Dr. Matt Kern, a geriatric psychiatrist about how he became interested in the field, how to counter mental health stigma, and living our best lives. Music & disclaimer Transcripts on www.miay...

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