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Physician, health advocate, and author Dr. Uché Blackstock joins the show to talk about health equity and her work to advance it. The NYT bestselling author of Legacy, A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine, he talks about the detrimental effects of racism, how disparities in the U.S. healthcare system affect everybody, and how we can all begin to address these inequities. Plus, she shares how the recent rollback on DEI programs and policies has impacted her work. Do you have health questions? Submit them here.

Resources:

Advancing Health Equity

Turn health equity talk into action: 5 steps for health systems

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How much can you actually do to avoid getting cancer? Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee sits down with Dr. Sharon and shares what we've learned about cancer in the last 15 years. His four new major chapters added to the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Emperor of All Maladies shares how differently we look at cancer, since the book was first published. So much has changed in the universe of cancer, the understanding of its causes; our attempts to prevent it; and in the revolutionary new treatments that are being put out every week. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Have questions? Submit them here.

Siddhartha Mukherjee is an Indian physician, biologist, and author. He is best known for his 2010 book, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, that won notable literary prizes including the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, and Guardian First Book Award, among others. It is a NYT top 100 Book of the Century and Best Book of the Year, as well as a Time All-Time 100 Nonfiction book.

Resources:

• https://www.cancer.columbia.edu/profile/siddhartha-mukherjee-md
• https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/siddhartha-mukherjee
• https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3032451.Siddhartha_Mukherjee

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New York Times and 1619 Project journalist Linda Villarosa joins Dr. Sharon to talk in-depth about the viral article discussing the study on hair relaxers and their link to a higher risk of cancer. How real is the risk? Dr. Sharon digs into the study and Linda speaks on her journalistic findings. Do you have health questions? Submit them here!

Linda Villarosa is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, where she covers race, inequality and public health. Her award-winning work has examined HIV/AIDS, maternal mortality, environmental justice, COVID-19 racial health disparities and life expectancy. A former executive editor of Essence Magazine, she is the author of the book Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation. The New York Times named it one of the top five nonfiction books of 2022 and it was a finalist for the 2023 Pulitzer Prize.

Resources:

Linda’s website

Read Linda's article here

American Cancer Society - Cervical Cancer Prevention and Detection Guidelines

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Head over to Alloy Health, where Dr. Sharon Malone serves as Chief Medical Advisor, and discover why 95% of women who tried Alloy experienced menopause relief within just two weeks. Plus, as a special offer, use code TSO25 at checkout to receive $25 off your first order today.

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Board certified psychiatrist Dr. Judith Joseph talks with Dr. Sharon about her research on the large number of people experiencing high functioning depression. Dr. Judith, at the forefront of this first of its kind research, lays out the inspiration and details behind this study. Plus Dr. Sharon and Dr. Joseph go through the steps it takes to reclaim your joy while going through the thick of it! Do you have health questions? Submit them here.

Dr. Judith Joseph MD MBA is a board-certified psychiatrist, researcher and award-winning content creator who specializes in mental health and trauma. She is chair of the women in medicine initiative at Columbia University, clinical assistant professor in child and adolescent psychiatry at NYU Principal Investigator at Manhattan Behavioral Medicine, New York City’s Premier Clinical Research Site. Her National Bestselling book, “High Functioning” is based on the first-of-its-kind study on high functioning depression which she conducted in her all-women research lab in New York City. This study is the first peer-reviewed published study in the world on High Functioning Depression. Dr. Judith uses her platform of over 1 million followers to educate her community about mental health topics and she trains doctors at NYU about how to use various forms of media to educate the public about mental health issues.

Resources:

High Functioning Book

Dr. Judith Joseph Site

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Head over to Alloy Health, where Dr. Sharon Malone serves as Chief Medical Advisor, and discover why 95% of women who tried Alloy experienced menopause relief within just two weeks. Plus, as a special offer, use code TSO25 at checkout to receive $25 off your first order today.

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Thanksgiving is the time for learning about your family's health history!

Dr. Trisha Pasricha is on the show talking all things gut related! Your microbiome, antibiotics, probiotics, postbiotics, IBS, GI issues, and...fecal transplants? The two doctors discuss how your gut develops and changes from birth all the way up to midlife. Plus, Dr. Trisha shares her take on the latest gut fads. Do you have health questions? Submit them here.

Dr. Trisha Pasricha, MD, MPH is a gastroenterologist and scientist at Harvard Medical School. You may know her as the “Ask A Doctor” columnist for The Washington Post where she translates complex medical topics into must-read insights—with a touch of humor—for millions each week. A graduate of Harvard College, Dr. Pasricha earned her medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and a Master of Public Health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her training includes an internal medicine residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and gastroenterology and motility fellowships at Massachusetts General Hospital. Currently, Dr. Pasricha serves as director of the Institute for Gut-Brain Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, leading an NIH-funded research laboratory at the forefront of gut-brain science. Her work has been published in The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA Network Open, and Nature Reviews.

References:

Institute for Gut Brain Research

https://www.trishapasricha.com/

Tig Notaro Episode

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This heartfelt episode kicks off with Dr. Lisa Newman and Dr. Sharon, both having lost a sister to breast cancer. Dr. Newman shares details about her life saving research on genetics and aggressive breast cancers. She explains the disparities in breast cancer rates, especially for Black women and how certain breast cancers can be tied to ancestry. Plus, Dr. Newman shares some of today’s state of the art options for high risk breast cancer treatments, screening recommendations, and underlines the importance of continuing research in the field. Do you have health questions? Submit them here!

Dr. Lisa Newman is one of the leading voices in breast cancer, the chief of the section of breast surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine. She has been awarded for her work in oncology and was the surgical oncologist who performed Katie Couric’s lumpectomy.

Resources:

https://www.bcrf.org/

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/breast-cancer.html

https://tnbcfoundation.org/

https://www.komen.org/

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Production Assistance by Camila Thur de Koos and CJ Archerd.

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Head over to Alloy Health, where Dr. Sharon Malone serves as Chief Medical Advisor, and discover why 95% of women who tried Alloy experienced menopause relief within just two weeks. Plus, as a special offer, use code TSO25 at checkout to receive $25 off your first order today.

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Obesity is on the rise worldwide, and over 100 million Americans live with obesity. Dr. Fatima explains how obesity is more than just calories in and calories out issue and how it can lead to a large number of other health risks. Dr. Fatima and Dr. Sharon discuss what causes obesity outside of food and who is most at risk. Plus, Dr. Fatima shares what taking GLP-1’s for weight loss should really look like. Do you have health questions? Submit them here!

Dr. Fatima Stanford, is an Obesity Medicine Physician, Internist, Pediatrician, and Scientist. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. Obesity Medicine Physician Scientist at Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center. She is one of the most highly cited obesity medicine physician-scientists with over 170 peer-reviewed publications, meaning that her peers cite her research work more than any other in her field. She’s been featured in 60 Minutes, Oprah, ABC News, and more.

Resources:

Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford

Mass General Hospital

New Definitions and Criteria for Obesity

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Produced by Stella Hartmann.

Production Assistance by Camila Thur de Koos and CJ Archerd.

Sound Design and Engineering by Ryan Kozlowski and Andrew Eapen.

Head over to Alloy Health, where Dr. Sharon Malone serves as Chief Medical Advisor, and discover why 95% of women who tried Alloy experienced menopause relief within just two weeks. Plus, as a special offer, use code TSO25 at checkout to receive $25 off your first order today.

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Award winning stand-up comedian Tig Notaro takes a look back at the events surrounding her invasive breast cancer diagnosis and how she took it on stage for a night of raw vulnerability. Tig and Dr. Sharon discuss the ever changing responsibilities of being a cancer survivor, the desire to destigmatize end of life conversations and a new documentary Tig executive produced. Come See Me in the Good Light explores poet laureate Andrea Gibson's incurable ovarian cancer diagnosis and how she experiences it with humor, grace, and gut punching poetry. Come See Me in the Good Light premieres on Apple TV November 14th.

Have health questions? Submit them here.

Tig Notaro is an Emmy and Grammy nominated stand-up comedian, actor, writer, podcaster, and radio contributor. Rolling Stone named her one of the "50 best stand-up comics of all time." Notaro hosts the critically acclaimed advice podcast, HANDSOME with friends Fortune Feimster and Mae Martin. She is also the author of the New York Times best-selling memoir, I’M JUST A PERSON. Additionally, Tig produced the documentary COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT, which won the Festival Favorite award at Sundance in 2025 and is set to premiere November 14th on Apple TV.

This episode is lovingly dedicated to Suzy Hartmann Laval.

Resources:

Come See Me in the Good Light Documentary

Tig Nation

Andrea Gibson

Cancer.org

End of Life Planning

Handsome podcast

The Second Opinion with Dr. Sharon is a production of Higher Ground.

Hosted by Dr. Sharon Malone.

Produced by Stella Hartmann.

Production Assistance by Camila Thur de Koos and CJ Archerd.

Sound Design and Engineering by Ryan Kozlowski and Andrew Eapen.

Head over to Alloy Health, where Dr. Sharon Malone serves as Chief Medical Advisor, and discover why 95% of women who tried Alloy experienced menopause relief within just two weeks. Plus, as a special offer, use code TSO25 at checkout to receive $25 off your first order today.

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