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Considering the Lifespan of Men

Considering the Lifespan of Men

FromFocus on Geriatric Medicine and Aging


Considering the Lifespan of Men

FromFocus on Geriatric Medicine and Aging

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Released:
Jun 18, 2008
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Podcast episode

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Guest: Marianne Legato, MD

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD


What does the research show about why men as a whole approach healthcare differently than women? How do physical, mental and environmental factors impact male health? Dr. Marianne J. Legato, professor of medicine at Columbia University and author of Why Men Die First: How to Lengthen Your Lifespan, joins host Dr. Maurie Pickard to discuss andropause, male depression, and heart health, as well as the general subject of disease, and risk-taking, screening feelings about mortality, and more.
Released:
Jun 18, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (50)

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