Aging, InAccessible, and Veterans
Aging, InAccessible, and Veterans
This podcast series takes a fresh look at important and often under-reported issues affecting people in Arizona who are aging and those living with a disability. Meet some unique individuals, hear their stories and understand more about organizations that are dedicated to helping them make the most of their lives.Social links:
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Period, The End Episode 6: Menopause and S-E-X
In this episode, we talk about the intersection between sex and menopause. Between 17% and 45% of postmenopausal women say they find sex painful, and that’s where Dr. Debra Wickman comes in. She is Director of Female Sexual Medicine Vulva Disorders and Menopause Health at Banner University Medical …
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Period, The End Episode 5: Menopause And The Workplace
We know many women will experience menopausal symptoms, and they don’t just happen at home. Tamsen Fadal, an Emmy-Award winning TV journalist and now menopause advocate, talks about navigating those symptoms at work. We’ll also hear from Dr. Jewel Kling, a professor of medicine and chair of the div…
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Period, The End Episode 4: About Hormones
We’re calling this episode Menopausal Hormone Therapy 101. We won’t cover everything. Think of it like a primer so you can more comfortably talk to your provider — or know when to walk away. Joining us is Dr. Stephanie Faubion, director of Mayo Clinic Center for Women's Health in Florida; she’s als…
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Period, The End Episode 3: A Time of Risk
The menopausal transition can affect our cardiovascular health in ways that can’t be explained by age alone. Dr. Rebecca Thurston is a principal investigator for SWAN, the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation, and also leads the MSHEART and the MSBRAIN studies, which look at menopause and the …
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Period, The End Episode 2: Menopause in any Language
Vasomotor symptoms, aka hot flashes and night sweats, are the most common manifestations of menopause. Women of all cultures have different names for it and ways to cope. We talk to Professor Lynette Sievert, a biological anthropologist at UMASS Amherst, whose studies of menopausal women span the g…
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Period, The End Episode 1: The Grandmother Hypothesis
KJZZ's Kathy Ritchie likes to talk about things that make most people uncomfortable — like menopause. In this episode, Kathy dives into the big why. Why do we go through "the change?" Anthropology professor Kristen Hawkes takes us to Africa, where the study of one of the last hunter-gatherer tribes…
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Inaccessible: Downwinders of Mohave County
During and after World War II, the United States conducted hundreds of nuclear tests in the American Southwest, mainly Nevada and New Mexico. The radioactive fallout produced by these explosions traveled hundreds of miles, crossing state lines into Arizona and Utah. People who lived and worked in a…
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Growing Old in Arizona Prisons
Prisons aren't designed to accommodate the aging. Think about it: there are stairs, narrow doorways, long corridors, and bunk beds. About 1 in 4 inmates in Arizona prisons is aged 55 plus, and the ACLU estimates nearly half of all inmates over 50 have a chronic health condition. All of this is in a…
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The Veterans' Experience from a Woman’s Perspective
This episode features a special panel discussion on women veterans. Hosted by journalist and veteran Scott Bourque, female veterans from three different branches of service, share their military experiences.
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Becoming a Veteran: Veterans In Politics
Through the years, some political leaders have had a military background which they find to be a perfect extension of their service. Is it because of the oath they took...their belief in serving the greater good. Producer and veteran Scott Bourque speaks with Army Reserve Major Aaron Marquez, a M…
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