BRIDGEPORT, CT, February 28, 2006 - "St. Vincent's Health Talk" the weekly one-hour radio talk show about health and medicine has announced its upcoming schedule of topics and guest experts. The show, which features call-in questions and comments from listeners, airs live on WICC (600 on your AM dial) on Monday evenings at 7:05pm.
Frank Scifo, MD, on active staff at St. Vincent's Medical Center in the division of Family Practice, serves as the host of "Health Talk", the top rated medical program produced in the region. Each week a health-related topic is addressed by Dr. Scifo and the guest healthcare expert.
Listeners can call in a question or comment to the show by dialing 333-WICC (9422).
The schedule is as follows:
- Mar. 6: "Medicare Part D" with Health Insurance Counselor Gerd Weindling
- Mar. 13: "St. Vincent’s College & Health Career Opportunities" with Joe Marrone, Admissions Director; and Virginia Stoeffel, Continuing Education Coordinator
- Mar. 20: "Stroke Warnings & Treatments" with neurologist Srinath Kadimi, MD
- Mar. 27: "Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy" with OB/GYN Robert Zikaras, MD; and OB/GYN Hugh Taylor, MD of Yale School of Medicine
- Apr. 3: "Sleep Problems" with Robert Brown, MD, Chief of Pulmonary Services and Maureen Parmelee, RT, Director of Respiratory Therapy
