Fighting Frailty

Episode 16: Vaccinations and Frailty among Older Adults, with Dr. Sean Leng

For the sixteenth episode of the Fighting Frailty Podcast, our host Ramana Kolady speaks with Dr. Sean Leng, Geriatrician, Professor of Medicine, and Director of the Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Immune Remodeling, about vaccinations and frailty among older adults.  The Fighting Frailty Podcast is developed and sponsored by FrailtyScience.org / NIH Grant# P30AG021334.

Episode 15: Technology/AI, Frailty, and the Health of Older Adults, with Dr. Peter Abadir

For the fifteenth episode of the Fighting Frailty Podcast, our host Ramana Kolady speaks with Dr. Peter Abadir about technologies, including artificial intelligence, frailty, and the potential to support the health and well being of older adults, especially the most frail and vulnerable, through technological advances.  The Fighting Frailty Podcast is developed and sponsored by FrailtyScience.org / NIH Grant# P30AG021334.

Episode 14: Older Adults Living with HIV, and the Role of Frailty, with Dr. Todd Brown

For the fourteenth episode of the Fighting Frailty Podcast, our host Ramana Kolady speaks with Dr. Todd Brown about HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) in older adults and the associations of aging, frailty, and comorbidities among older adults living with HIV.  The Fighting Frailty Podcast is developed and sponsored by FrailtyScience.org / NIH Grant# P30AG021334.

Episode 13: Olfactory Function and Frailty, with Dr. Nicholas Rowan

For the thirteenth episode of the Fighting Frailty Podcast, our host Ramana Kolady speaks with Dr. Nicholas Rowan about the importance of olfactory function -- the sense of smell -- and its associations with aging and frailty.  The Fighting Frailty Podcast is developed and sponsored by FrailtyScience.org / NIH Grant# P30AG021334.

Episode 12: Older Adults and the Emergency Department, with Dr. Phillip Magidson

For the twelfth episode of the Fighting Frailty Podcast, our host Ramana Kolady speaks with Dr. Phil Magidson about older adults and the emergency department (ED), including the role that frailty and cognitive impairment may play during ED visits, and strategies to promote better outcomes following ED visits.  The Fighting Frailty Podcast is developed and sponsored by FrailtyScience.org / NIH Grant# P30AG021334.

Episode 11: Tellegacy - An Intergenerational Program for Social Connection, with Dr. Jeremy Holloway

For the eleventh episode of the Fighting Frailty Podcast, our host Ramana Kolady speaks with Dr. Jeremy Holloway about connectedness, social determinants of health, self-efficacy, and resilience in older adults, including those with frailty.  They discuss the exciting intergenerational program Dr. Holloway developed called Tellegacy (tellegacy.com), which aims to keep older adults connected. The Fighting Frailty Podcast is developed and sponsored by FrailtyScience.org / NIH Grant# P30AG021334.

Episode 10: Frailty and Diabetes in Older Adults, with Dr. Rita R. Kalyani

For the tenth episode of the Fighting Frailty Podcast, our host Ramana Kolady speaks with Dr. Rita R. Kalyani about diabetes in older adults and associations between diabetes, frailty and functional status, and geriatric symptoms.  Dr. Kalyani also shares her insights on sarcopenia (age-related muscle loss), and future opportunities to improve the health and care of older persons living with diabetes and frailty. The Fighting Frailty Podcast is developed and sponsored by FrailtyScience.org.

Episode 9: Frailty and End-Stage Renal Disease, with Dr. Mara McAdams-DeMarco

For the ninth episode of the Fighting Frailty Podcast, our host, Ramana Kolady, speaks with Dr. Mara McAdams-DeMarco about end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in older adults, and her innovative work on the associations between frailty, cognition, and ESRD.  Dr. McAdams-DeMarco shares her insights on this exciting area of research, including future opportunities to improve the health of older ESRD patients. The Fighting Frailty Podcast is developed and sponsored by FrailtyScience.org.

Episode 8: The Evolution of Frailty Science, with Dr. Linda P. Fried

The eighth episode of the Fighting Frailty Podcast is a special one: our host, Ramana Kolady, introduces an in-depth conversation with Dr. Linda P. Fried on the evolution of frailty science, facilitated by Dr. Jeremy Walston. As a geriatrician, Dr. Fried’s innovative thinking about how frailty develops and manifests led to the landmark publication, “Frailty in Older Adults: Evidence for a Phenotype."  The Fighting Frailty Podcast is developed and sponsored by FrailtyScience.org.

Episode 7: Frailty and Surgery, with Dr. Susan Gearhart

For the seventh episode of the Johns Hopkins Fighting Frailty Podcast, our host Ramana Kolady, an intern with the Frailty Science team at Johns Hopkins, speaks with Dr. Susan Gearhart, Associate Professor of Surgery in Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, to discuss surgery among older adults and how frailty may play a role during the peri-operative process. Developed and sponsored by FrailtyScience.org.