Your Real Champion – “Healing as a Doctor and a Nun” Sister Judith Jacobus is devoted to the art of healing. After medical school and residency, she built a large family medicine practice filled with grateful patients. She greatly appreciated the close relationships she had with family, friends, and patients […]
The Parade of Champions – The mission of Your Radio Doctor® is to provide listeners with the most current information about prevention, testing and treatment of common medical conditions. But when COVID reared its ugly head, Dr. Marianne Ritchie recognized the need to infuse her audience with a weekly dose of inspiration by highlighting […]
Check out our year in review, featuring some of our favorite episodes and moments from 2023! Throughout the year, Your Radio Doctor explored medical topics across 42 episodes. Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie offered her expertise, wisdom and compassion in every episode–discussing several topics with experts in their respective fields to […]
Tattoos: Risks and Precautions – Before you get a tattoo, be aware of the potential risks including allergic reactions to the various dyes, thickened scars called granulomata, and the possibility of infection. Stick to a licensed artist and visit the shop to see the procedure before you commit to getting […]
Training for Sleep and the Potty – Dr. Lauren Hricik Vandevere will explain ways to create a safe sleep environment and offer tips for easing your baby into a schedule that sets the stage for healthy habits through toddler years and on. Then we’ll hear about getting your toddler “interested” is using the […]
Lower Merion Fire Department fields over 2500 calls a year. Each time, fire fighters stop what they’re doing–leave their homes, their families, their beds–and willingly walk into danger and some don’t make it back. Add to that, most of the fire fighters in the suburbs are volunteers. Aside from calls […]
Your Real Champion® – MANNA From Heaven Sue Daugherty is a hard worker. She began working in her neighborhood supermarket when she was 13 and continued through college. At first she considered being a nurse, but missed the deadline to enroll. Instead she joined her friend in the study of nutrition. […]
Food is Medicine – On December 9, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie sat down with Sue Daugherty, RDN, LDN, CEO to discuss how nutritional support of chronically ill patients with meals tailored to their medical needs can improve the patient’s quality of life, increase the ability to tolerate medical treatments, decrease hospital admissions […]
The Value of Sports in our Health and Wellness – On Saturday, December 2, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie spoke with nationally-recognized sport psychologist, Dr. Joel Fish as he explained the concept of mental toughness, the importance of considering each athlete’s mental health and wellness in addition to their physical health, and […]
Marianne T. Ritchie, MD was one of the first female gastroenterologists practicing in the Philadelphia area. An advocate for over 30 years, Dr. Ritchie developed the PINK PLUS triple cancer screening program, and the BLUE LIGHTS CAMPAIGN for Colon Cancer Awareness.
