HouseCall with Dr. Mac
HouseCall with Dr. Mac was created in 2014 with the goal of helping individuals connect their health dots. This means that we wanted to create an inviting space where people could share their stories, hear from Healthcare Providers and help the members of the community become integral parts of their healthcare team. Please visit us at housecallwithdrmac.com and join the HouseCall chat so you don't miss any updates!
Episodes
117 episodes
Episode 108: Not all snoring means the same thing.
It's more than just an annoyance and believe it or not, not all snoring means the same thing. Snoring could mean something much bigger than a "hard sleeper". It could be a risk factor for hypertension, an irregular heart beat and e...
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Season 9
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Episode 108
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30:37
Episode 107: Speech Language Pathology and Stroke Recovery with Angela Miles, M.S.,CCC-SLP
When you hear speech language pathology what comes to mind?
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Season 9
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Episode 106
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27:02
Episode 106: "I feel like I have a bionic wrist!"--Carpal Tunnel Syndrome symptoms and treatment
If you are one of the three million people in the US that have carpal tunnel syndrome or symptoms, relief may seem out of reach. In this conversation, Wendell shares his story of having carpal tunnel release surgery on both hands and why ...
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Season 9
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Episode 106
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36:32
Episode 105: Yoga is for Every BODY (type) with Mrs. Stephanie Gaines-Bryant
It doesn't matter your age or your fitness level, yoga is for everyone! I sat down with Mrs. Stephanie Gaines-Bryant owner of Radio Yogi in Bowie, MD. We talked about how yoga helped her heal her body and how she is helping to teach...
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Season 9
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Episode 105
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30:00
Episode 104 - Hospice is more than a place where you go to die. With Chaplain Doug Simons
What images appear in your mind when you hear the word hospice? I don't know about you but I had images that were only associated with the end of life. I guarantee after you listen to this conversation with Chaplain Doug Simons you ...
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Season 9
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Episode 104
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43:00
Episode 103: When time matters and you have to act F.A.S.T. with Jovalee Thompson, RN
Would you know what to do if you were talking to a loved one and all of a sudden one side of their face began to droop? They were trying to communicate with you but you couldn't understand their words. It appeared that their arm str...
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Season 9
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Episode 103
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33:17
Episode 102: You have to tell your parents....with Andre Campbell
We emphasize to children the importance of telling your parents or an adult when someone violates your personal space. We must also remember that it is just as important to help them understand that they have to say something when they ge...
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Season 9
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Episode 102
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51:26
Episode 101: "Bears Don't Fight It..."
We're Back! It's season 9! Can you believe it? HouseCall Community, we have been together for almost 5 years. During this journey we are discovering so much. One of the discoveries we have made is that there can be...
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Season 9
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Episode 101
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19:04
Episode-100 Your kids know who Ninja is...do you?
In this world of screen time, interactive gaming and A.I. what conversations are you having in your household about how this technology is impacting your life?
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Season 8
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Episode 100
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39:42
Episode - 099 "So I got a new doctor..."
There is so much that goes into taking care of your health these days. One of them is simply finding the right fit in a physician. This isn't always as easy as it seems and not for the reasons you may think.
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Season 8
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Episode 99
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35:37
Episode-098 Vitamin D--It's not just for your bones.
What if I told you that Vit. D wasn't just a vitamin? What if I told you it's a hormone. Wait...What? I can hear you saying....shut your mouth! Shhhhh! Don't you know hormone is a bad word? Well today I'm going to challenge you to open your...
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Season 8
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Episode 97
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30:04
Episode-097: When your child/children are born in your heart--foster and adoptive parents Ben and Jenni Milton
Trigger Warning: This episode contains stories of sexual and phyiscal abuse. What do you do when you have thought about your child/children's names and what they would look like for years? You have utilized the help of modern medicine through fert...
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Season 8
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Episode 97
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1:49:40
Episode - 096 They'll get it in health class---STIs, are we talking about them?
How is it that the rate of HPV is decreasing and the rates of Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and Syphilis are increasing? Are people using condoms anymore? Does AIDS mean anything to anyone anymore? As your young people are going away to school for the ...
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Season 8
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Episode 96
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32:11
Episode - 095 "I have cancer, cancer does not have me!" with David Waits
It's known as "the cancer of a thousand faces". The reason it gets this name is because it presents different in different individuals and getting a definative diagnosis can be difficult. And for David Waits, what he thought was a pulled abdomin...
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Season 8
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Episode 95
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43:23
Bonus--Where Have We Been?
Life has a way of knocking you down at times and making you slow down. It's in those times you can learn, and grow. Where have we been? We've been learning and growing. So let's sit down, let's have some conversations, let's connect these dot'...
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26:52
Episode - 094: "Sitting is the new smoking" with Josh Craddock
“Sitting is the new smoking!” Sounds shocking, but in this episode, Josh Craddock connects the dots between our health, quality of life, and how much we move. Craddock is an expert in movement and kinesiology and has earned many exercise certifi...
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Season 7
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46:38
Episode - 093: "Her Brush with Death" with CC Pean
A health scare, job loss, and emergency surgery. For Chef Cynthia Pean, who was recently featured on the Today show, these events marked a turning point in her life story and started her exploration of the connection between diet and health. In ...
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Season 7
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27:07
Episode - 092: Does that Type of Medicine Really Work?--with Dr. Denise Tyson and Dr. Cindy Tran of AIHG
Here we go again talking about integrative medicine. You know why we keep talking about it? Because it works! Join the conversation we are having with Dr. Denise Tyson and Dr. Cindy Tran of Advanced Integrative Health Group in Gambrills, MD. T...
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Season 7
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Episode 92
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Episode - 091: Cupcakes and Cardiology with Simran Frontain
When we talk about needing to have control it can manifest itself in so many different ways. It can even show up in the form of an eating disorder. What if your eating disorder gave you a heart attack? Simran Frontain blogger at Cupcakes and Ca...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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29:45
Episode - 090: "The Mom You are is Amazing!" with Jen Schwartz of the Medicated Mommy
We have to release ourselves of the fairy tale, Leave It To Beaver, yes even Clair Huxtable images of the perfect mom. Mothering, parenting, it is hard stuff! When, at times, being a mom takes its toll on you, give yourself permission to admit y...
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28:30
Episode - 089: "With Mental Illness, your demographics don't matter" with Don West Jr.
Imagine being very productive with only 2 - 3 hours of sleep. You can get many projects done and you feel amazing! You even think that you are stronger than usual. Seems like everyone's dream, right? Well, what happens when you crash after tha...
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32:41
Episode - 088: "Be a Guest at Your Own Event", with Jillian Smith
We have all been there. You know what I'm talking about. I'm talking about planning an event. It's either a birthday party, a wedding, conference, meeting or anything in between. Think about this...no matter how much some of you in the HouseC...
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40:57
Episode - 087: Forward Promise with Dr. Howard Stevenson and Mrs. Rhonda Tsoi-A-Fatt Bryant
It's where the biological and social sciences meet. We're connecting the health dots of trauma, our bodies and how they heal. Dr. Howard Stevenson, Forward Promise National Program Director and Executive Director of the Racial Empowerment Collab...
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29:23
Episode - 086: Warning!..Have Sex with your Underwear On...For Adults Only, with Dr. Drai
OMG!!!!!! We have Dr. Drai, OB-GYN and expert on Women's Health here to talk about the #1 STI...HPV. You're going to learn the Do's, the Don'ts, and some "I never thought of that"!.And for the HouseCall Community Dr. Drai is offering his e-book f...
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Season 6
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Episode 86
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25:58
Episode - 085: "Check the Box" with Mr. Donerik Black
How would you feel if one evening all of a sudden you became very short of breath, a little aggitated, and in a matter of hours you were being told by a doctor you needed open heart surgery? Well, that's not all. What if in about 2 years after t...
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