SIRIUS XM Radio today announced that it will broadcast Doctor Radio Reports: “Facebook: Is My Child Safe? A Guide for Parents” a live, one-hour call in special hosted by veteran journalist Perri Peltz on which Facebook’s Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan, world-class child psychologists and a leading social networking expert offer advice, guidance and tips to parents on how to navigate their kids’ social networking usage and habits, get involved, open lines of communication, and help kids use Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking sites in healthy, safe ways.

Doctor Radio Reports: “Facebook: Is My Child Safe? A Guide for Parents” will air September 17 from 10:00 -11:00 am ET on Doctor Radio, SIRIUS channel 114/XM channel 119. The show will replay September 18 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET and September 19 from 8:00 – 9:00 pm ET. Listeners can call 1-877-NYU-DOCS (I-877-698-3627) or email docs@siriusxm.com with questions.

Peltz will be joined for the entire hour by Joe Sullivan, Facebook’s Chief Security Officer; clinical psychologist Alexandra Barzvi, Ph.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU Langone Medical Center, who has worked with families and children “addicted” to on-line social networking; Kimberly Williams, Ph.D., Clinical Neuropsychologist and Clinical Instructor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the NYU Langone Medical Center, who specializes in the evaluation of children with academic and learning problems, psychological disorders such as anxiety, depression, difficult or oppositional behaviors and developmental and social delays and Professor Sree Sreenivasan of Columbia Journalism School and a contributing editor of DNAinfo.com, a leading social networking expert.

Doctor Radio Reports: “Facebook: Is My Child Safe? A Guide for Parents” will explore important topics, questions and issues including:

• Facebook 101 basics: What is it, how does it work, what are the most popular uses?
• How to involve yourself in your kids’ Facebook experience so they use it in healthy, safe ways. How can you protect your child? Should you have your own account? And should you “friend” your child, or not?
• How much time is “too much” to spend on Facebook? When should you be concerned?
• Age-appropriate guidelines.
• How to use Facebook’s privacy and safety features and protect them from dangers, including “geo-tagging” location software and posting photos.
• How it’s possible to use Facebook in a positive way to nurture social and professional relationships.
• The impact Facebook has on interpersonal relations between adolescents and their peers, as well as their parents, siblings and other family members.
• The long-term implications of Facebook when it comes to college admissions, job applications, and while on the job.

Doctor Radio features live, call-in shows hosted by leading NYU Langone Medical Center doctors from a vast array of fields including: child psychology; sexual health; plastic surgery; emergency room medicine; cancer; heart health; women’s health; dermatology; pediatrics; men’s health; diet and nutrition; sports medicine; psychiatry; and more. For sample audio clips and a complete programming lineup visit www.sirius.com/doctorradio.

SIRIUS XM Radio today announced that it will broadcast a special edition of Doctor Radio Reports: “9/11 – Doctors Who Answered the Call,” a one-hour roundtable discussion hosted by veteran journalist Perri Peltz on which world-class doctors from the NYU Langone Medical Center including H. Leon Pachter, MD, Chair, Department of Surgery; Mark Adelman, MD, Chief of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery; and Lewis R. Goldfrank, MD, Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine.

On the show, these doctors — who were on duty on September 11, 2001 — reflect on their experiences from both medical and personal perspectives. Listeners will hear what it was like in the operating room when they got word of the disaster and started clearing out patients and prepping for what they thought would be the arrival thousands of victims to the logistics of emergency preparedness, and why they learned no one was prepared for a disaster of this magnitude. In addition, Glenn Asaeda, MD, Deputy Medical Director of the Fire Department of New York, a “first responder” on 9/11, joins the show to reflect on the communications and dispatch issues that day, as well as the trauma of seeing victims jump from the towers.

Doctor Radio Reports: “9/11 – Doctors Who Answered the Call” will air September 10 from 10:00 – 11:00 am ET on Doctor Radio, SIRIUS channel 114/XM channel 119.

Peltz’s guests for this in-depth roundtable discussion:

• H. Leon Pachter, MD: Chair, Department of Surgery, George David Stewart Professor of Surgery, NYU Langone Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center. Pachter was on duty at NYU Langone Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center on 9/11 and was responsible for emergency surgical preparations and surgical units at both hospitals.

• Mark Adelman, MD: Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Surgery, and Associate Professor of Surgery, NYU Langone Medical Center. Adelman is a regular contributor to Doctor Radio. He was a “second” responder on 9/11, working at the triage locations, and–within 24 hours–moving to Ground Zero to surgically extract rescuers that were trapped in the rubble during the tower collapse. Adelman lives with the lung damage he thought was caused by smoke inhalation but in reality was the pulverized remains of the World Trade Center buildings.

• Lewis R. Goldfrank, MD: Herbert W. Adams Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, NYU School of Medicine; Director, Emergency Department, Bellevue Hospital Center and NYU Langone Medical Center and Medical Director, New York City Poison Control Center. Dr. Goldfrank is deeply involved with government on planning, strategy and preparedness tactics for emergencies and mass casualties. He discusses how 9/11 changed emergency preparedness procedures for the hospitals and what we learned from 9/11 from a medical and response perspective.

• Glenn Asaeda, MD: Deputy Medical Director, Fire Department of New York. Asaeda was a first responder on 9/11 and tells the story of what he and his men witnessed, and the shock of watching people jump from the towers, the nightmares he still suffers as a result, and the problems with the communications and dispatch systems that day.

Doctor Radio features live, call-in shows hosted by leading NYU Langone Medical Center doctors from a vast array of fields including: child psychology; sexual health; plastic surgery; emergency room medicine; cancer; heart health; women’s health; dermatology; pediatrics; men’s health; diet and nutrition; sports medicine; psychiatry; and more. For sample audio clips and a complete programming lineup visit www.sirius.com/doctorradio.

SIRIUS XM Radio announced that it will broadcast Doctor Radio Reports: Understanding Autism – Looking for Answers, a live, two-hour call-in show hosted by veteran journalist Perri Peltz on which a panel of world-class doctors, experts, scientists and parents of affected children will explore the latest research and treatment options for autism and disorders on the autism spectrum and take calls from listeners across the country.

Doctor Radio Reports: Understanding Autism – Looking for Answers will air live Friday, August 6 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET on Doctor Radio, SIRIUS channel 114 and XM channel 119. It will replay Saturday, August 7 from 12:00 – 2:00 pm ET and Sunday, August 8 from 8:00 – 10:00 pm ET. Topics include the role technology plays in helping individuals with autism better communicate and interact socially, the latest advancements in early screenings and genetic research, and advice for parents of affected children. The panel of experts will be taking questions throughout the entire two-hour show – listeners are encouraged to call 1-877-NYU-DOCS (I-877-698-3627) or email docs@siriusxm.com with their questions.

Doctor Radio Reports: Understanding Autism – Looking for Answers is a follow up show to a Doctor Radio Autism Month special hosted by Peltz that SIRIUS XM aired in April 2010. Peltz moderated an important and candid conversation/dialogue between doctors/experts and parents, friends and families of people affected by autism and the show sparked strong listener feedback across the country.

Peltz’s guests on Doctor Radio Reports: Understanding Autism – Looking for Answers include:

• Melissa Nishawala, MD, Assistant Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at the NYU Langone School of Medicine, Medical Director of Autism Spectrum Disorders Services at the NYU Child Study Center

• Leanne Chukoskie, Ph.D., Assistant Director Science Communication and Special Projects, Autism Speaks; Assistant Project Scientist, Institute for Neural Computation, University of California, San Diego

• Joseph Buxbaum, Ph.D., Director, Seaver Autism Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine. His research on the molecular mechanisms of a gene associated with autism show how altered genes impact learning in brain cells and also reveal a potential new therapy for autism.

• Stanley Nelson, Ph.D., Professor of Human Genetics and Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is the lead investigator on an ambitious and innovative project funded by Autism Speaks to establish and validate a method for recruiting large numbers of participants in autism genetics studies.

• Katharina Boser, Ph.D., President and CEO of Individual Differences Learning Association of Howard County, Maryland and the Chair of the Innovative Technology for Autism initiative at Autism Speaks.

• Karrie Karahalios, Ph.D., Associate Professor in computer science at the University of Illinois, head of the school’s “Social Spaces Group.” Karahalios’ work focuses on the interaction between people and the social cues they emit and perceive in face-to-face and mediated electronic spaces.

• Denise Bianchi, Autism Speaks staffer, mother of two children, one of whom is on the autism spectrum.

Doctor Radio features live, call-in shows hosted by leading NYU Langone Medical Center doctors from a vast array of fields including: child psychology; sexual health; plastic surgery; emergency room medicine; cancer; heart health; women’s health; dermatology; pediatrics; men’s health; diet and nutrition; sports medicine; psychiatry; and more. For sample audio clips and a complete programming lineup visit www.sirius.com/doctorradio.

On the show Peltz and two weight-loss experts, Marina Kurian, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery and Medical Director for The NYU Langone Weight Management Program at NYU Langone Medical Center and Louis Aronne, MD, co-author of The Skinny: Losing Weight without Being Hungry, will take calls for the entire hour and offer listeners advice and tips on everything they need to know about losing weight and diets, including:

• How to lose weight–and how to keep it off
• How to make dieting work for you
• How to maintain an energetic and healthy lifestyle all year long
• What diets to avoid
• The truth behind diets fads and myths

Doctor Radio Reports: The Skinny on Dieting will replay May 8 at 10:00 am ET and May 9 at 12:00 pm ET.

Dr. Marina Kurian is the Assistant Professor of Surgery and Medical Director for The NYU Langone Weight Management Program at NYU Langone Medical Center. Dr. Louis Aronne, co-author of The Skinny: Losing Weight without Being Hungry – The Ultimate Guide to Weight Loss Success, has directed the Comprehensive Weight Control Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center since 1986. A former president of the Obesity Society, Dr. Aronne was also one of the original hosts on TV Food Network.

Doctor Radio features live, call-in shows hosted by leading NYU Langone Medical Center doctors from a vast array of fields including: child psychology; sexual health; plastic surgery; emergency room medicine; cancer; heart health; women’s health; dermatology; pediatrics; men’s health; diet and nutrition; sports medicine; psychiatry; and more. For sample audio clips and a complete programming lineup visit www.sirius.com/doctorradio.

Doctor Radio Reports: Our Aging Parents, hosted by Perri Peltz, will air live March 5 at 10:00 am ET on Doctor Radio, SIRIUS channel 114 and XM channel 119. It will replay March 5 at 3:00 pm, March 6 at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm ET and March 7 at 7:00 am, 12:00 pm and 9:00 pm ET.

Peltz’s special guests on this show are: Michael H. Perskin, MD, Director of the Faculty Group Practice for the Department of Medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center, host of Doctor Radio’s weekly Healthy Aging show and a specialist in geriatric care management; renowned psychosexual therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer; and Daniel Reingold, President and CEO of the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, a leading geriatric care center in New York.

On Doctor Radio Reports: Our Aging Parents the panel will take calls, offer listeners world-class advice and breakdown the latest research on a variety of topics including:

• How to balance the demands of aging parents with the needs of your family
• How to manage doctors visits and medication for aging parents and relatives
• How to navigate today’s complex health care system and get the coverage your family needs
• How to arrange for home care
• Ensuring nutritional needs
• When it’s time to take away the car keys
• How and when to discuss estate planning and living wills
• How to broach the subject of assisted living facilities, and how to handle the transition to one
• Sex, companionship, affection, and romance later in life

Michael H. Perskin, MD is the Director of the Faculty Group Practice for the Department of Medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at NYU School of Medicine. On his weekly Doctor Radio show Healthy Aging he takes calls from listeners around the country and offers advice on how to deal with a multitude of aging issues affecting individuals and families. Dr. Ruth Westheimer is a world-renowned psychosexual therapist, Adjunct Professor at N.Y.U. and the author of over thirty books including Dr. Ruth’s Sex After 50: Revving up the Romance, Passion & Excitement! (The Best Half of Life). The Hebrew Home at Riverdale is a non-sectarian, not-for-profit geriatric care center providing a continuum of care to more than 3,000 older people in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Westchester County. Perri Peltz is a television news journalist and public health advocate.

Doctor Radio features live, call-in shows hosted by leading NYU Langone Medical Center doctors from a vast array of fields including: child psychology; sexual health; plastic surgery; emergency room medicine; cancer; heart health; women’s health; dermatology; pediatrics; men’s health; diet and nutrition; sports medicine; psychiatry; and more. For sample audio clips and a complete programming lineup visit www.sirius.com/doctorradio.

Doctor Radio Reports: Is Your Kid High? will air live January 22 at10:00 am ET on Doctor Radio, SIRIUS channel 114 and XM channel 119. The phone lines will be open for the entire show for listeners around the country to call in with their questions. It will replay January 23 at 3:00 pm ET and January 24 at 4:00 pm ET.

Doctor Radio Reports: Is Your Kid High? will feature a panel of experts including leading NYU Langone Medical Center psychiatrist Dolores Malaspina MD, MPH, the Anita and Joseph Steckler Professor of Psychiatry, former chairman of the NYU Bellevue Department of Psychiatry and the co-host of Doctor Radio’s weekly psychiatry show. She now directs InSPIRES, an institute for Social and Psychiatric Initiatives at the NYU Langone Medical Center focused on preventing and curing severe mental disorders. The other featured guests are Deni Carise, MD, Chief Clinical Officer, Phoenix House, an internationally recognized leader in substance abuse treatment and research; and John Gilbride, Special Agent in Charge of New York Field Division of the DEA.

What drugs are kids using today? Where are they getting them? Is your medicine closet their supplier? What are the warning signs to look for, and what should you do when you think you know? How should parents talk to their kids about this sensitive subject? Teens can be moody – how can you tell if your kids are acting normal for their age or if their behavior is symptomatic of something more malignant?

Peltz and her guests will help parents navigate this important and complex topic, and arm them with three important lists they can take away:

Other questions and topics they will explore include: what are drug traffickers and dealers doing to lure kids? What if your kid asks you if you ever got high? Do you tell your kid if you want to try marijuana that they should try it at home? What are the trends and popular drugs these days? What is the DEA concerned about? What is a “pharm party?” How are kids getting drugs over the internet?

Dr. Brotman and his distinguished panel of world-class doctors from the NYU Langone Medical Center — Dr. Aubrey Galloway, Seymour Cohn Professor and Chairman of Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery; Dr. H. Leon Pachter, George David Stewart Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery; Dr. David Keefe, Professor and Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology — will look back at the medical research, discoveries and breakthroughs from the last decade spanning fields including surgery, genetics, infertility treatments, vaccines, organ removal, and heart surgery, and look ahead to what the future holds for these areas and many others.

The Dean’s List:A Decade in Medicine will air on January 9 at 12:00 pm ET on Doctor Radio, SIRIUS channel 114 and XM channel 119. It will replay January 9 at 8:00 pm ET and January 10 at 7:00 pm ET.

Topics include the first ever full facial transplant (performed at The Cleveland Clinic); the mapping of the human genome; the first vaccine for HPV, the human papillomavirus; the FDA’s approval of Botox for cosmetic use; the first non-invasive removal of a kidney through a patient’s naval; and more.

On The Dean’s List, Dr. Brotman explores the worlds of health care and medicine, the latest medical research and breakthroughs, cutting-edge medical technologies and the issues affecting the way doctors practice medicine. Dr. Brotman is also a Professor of Psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine.

Doctor Radio features live, call-in shows hosted by leading NYU Langone Medical Center doctors from a vast array of fields including: child psychology; sexual health; plastic surgery; emergency room medicine; cancer; heart health; women’s health; dermatology; pediatrics; men’s health; diet and nutrition; sports medicine; psychiatry; and more. For sample audio clips and a complete programming lineup visit www.sirius.com/doctorradio.

Doctor Radio Reports: What Every Woman Needs to Know About Mammograms will air November 21 live at 10:00 am ET on Doctor Radio, SIRIUS channel 114 and XM channel 119. It will replay at 1:00 pm ET.

How early should women be screened for breast cancer? New guidelines say women don’t need a mammogram until age 50. Many experts now disagree – fueling a heated debate and confusion among women everywhere. New questions about what age a woman should start screening for cervical cancer are dominating the headlines today, raising even more questions for women about their health practices and habits.

Doctor Radio is covering these topics and the latest news and information daily. On Doctor RadioReports Peltz and her guests will cut through the controversy and the confusion, and offer SIRIUS XM listeners the latest facts, findings, and reaction from the medical community and cancer patients alike. The phone lines will be open for the whole show.

Guests scheduled to appear on the special include Marc K. Siegel, MD, Medical Director, Doctor Radio, and Ruth Oratz, MD, a board-certified medical oncologist who specializes in treating women with breast cancer and other malignancies, and those at risk for cancer. Stephanie V. Blank, MD, a gynecologic oncologist at the NYU Cancer Institute in New York City will be on hand to talk about the latest headlines and recommendations for when women should be screened for cervical cancer.

Listeners across the country are invited to call in with their questions, including: do I need a mammogram? Why? Why not? What is the significance of federal guidelines in my life? Are they something I need to pay attention to? Does my doctor? Has anything really changed? I thought this was a lifesaving test. Is it still? Will my insurance continue to pay for it?

Doctor Radio features live, call-in shows hosted by leading NYU Langone Medical Center doctors from a vast array of fields including: child psychology; sexual health; plastic surgery; emergency room medicine; cancer; heart health; women’s health; dermatology; pediatrics; men’s health; diet and nutrition; sports medicine; psychiatry; and more. For sample audio clips and a complete programming lineup visit www.sirius.com/doctorradio.

Perri Peltz is a television news journalist and public health advocate. Most recently she served as an anchor and reporter for WNBC-TV and NBC News where she focused on issues relating to poverty and health. Peltz first joined WNBC in 1987, serving as a reporter, then as a co-anchor, of the weekend editions of “Today in New York” and the evening newscasts. Both in and outside journalism, Peltz has pursued her passion for public health and medicine. Peltz holds a master’s degree in Public Health from Columbia University and recently completed a year of medical school at Mount Sinai. Peltz resides in the city with her husband and three sons.

It’s sweeping the country and now you can get all the Swine Flu info you need on Sirius XM Radio! Today is a great day!!!!

The Top Ten Swine Flu FAQs at www.sirius.com/doctorradio

Doctor Radio is delivering the latest on swine flu–also known as
H1N1 flu– to millions of listeners across the country: medical news,
information and advice; preventative measures; how to identify
symptoms; the latest statistics and information on new technology such
as thermal imaging at airports that can detect people with fevers
exclusively reported by its all-medical-professional hosting team.

Doctor Radio–SIRIUS channel 114 and XM channel 119–features
live, call-in shows hosted by leading NYU Langone Medical Center
doctors from a vast array of fields including: child psychology; sexual
health; plastic surgery; emergency room medicine; cancer; heart health;
women’s health; dermatology; pediatrics; men’s health; diet and
nutrition; sports medicine; psychiatry; and more.

TOP 10 SWINE FLU FAQs by Dr. Marc K. Siegel, Medical Director, Doctor Radio:

What Is Swine Flu?

It’s a new strain of Influenza A, coming from a pig. The pig has
contracted one human strain, two pig strains, and one bird strain of
the flu. These all combined to make a new strain. Pigs are a Grand
Central Station for flu and other viruses.

What Are the Symptoms?

They’re similar to regular flu viruses, but the gastrointestinal
symptoms are more severe. They include: severe fatigue; headache; sore
throat; nasal congestion; vomiting; diarrhea; nausea

*Keep in mind regular flu season is over, so if you are experiencing flu-like symptoms, call your doctor.

How Do You Get It?

Mostly by infected people coughing/sneezing around you, also passing it by touch is likely.

How Is It Passed?

You can pass it on to other people by coughing/sneezing on or
near them, and possibly even touching surfaces that they later touch
(and then touch their face, eyes, nose, etc.).

How Is It Treated?

There’s no ‘cure’ for it, but you need:

Isolation/Rest

Fluids

Keep fever down

Consider anti-viral drugs such as Tamiflu and Relenza, but keep in mind this strain is resistant to many older anti-viral drugs.

How do you protect yourself?

Frequent hand-washing

Avoid sick people

Don’t cough or sneeze on others

Stay home if you’re sick!

Can You Catch It from Eating Pork Products?

While people in Mexico likely contracted this from handling
infected pigs, eating pork products should be safe. Keep in mind to
cook pork to a temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit to kill any
viruses.

Is Traveling Safe?

Travel to Mexico is still statistically quite safe; the problem
is still mainly one of perception, as the actual risk remains low. I
would also consider the psychological effects this could have on
children; consider what precautions they might take at airports, with
customs officers wearing masks, etc.

How Long Does it Last?

The virus can incubate a day or two before symptoms occur. It takes about a week to recover from the full-blown virus.

Is this real or hype? Do I need to be worried?

The danger is getting a lot of hype, but it is real. You probably don’t need to be worried, though.

Dr. Siegel is a practicing internist, an Associate Professor at
the NYU School of Medicine and a fellow in the Master Scholars Society
at New York University.

Every day Doctor Radio explores a wide range of intriguing
health and medical headlines, topics, and studies discussed
conversationally and interactively with SIRIUS XM listeners across the
country. The full programming lineup, sample audio clips, doctor host
bios, show descriptions can be found at www.sirius.com/doctorradio.