COVID first brought to global attention that our ability to smell could be affected by disease. In this month's podcast, moderator Lillie Shockney sits down with otolaryngologist and clinic director of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at the Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center – Green Spring Station, Dr. Nicholas Rowan, to discuss anosmia, which is the partial or complete loss of the sense of smell.

December is the start of the holiday season. The holiday season can be filled with love and laughter, but for some, it can also be stressful and overwhelming. In this month's podcast, moderator Lillie Shockney talks to clinical psychologist Dr. Neda Gould, who serves as director of the Mindfulness Program at Johns Hopkins and associate director of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Anxiety Disorders Clinic about techniques we can use to deal with holiday stress and interpersonal conflict.

With every fall, comes a new flu vaccine. As we age, vaccines become an increasingly important tool to keep us healthy and avoiding unnecessary illnesses. In this month's podcast, moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by infectious disease expert, Dr. Anna Durbin, to discuss various different vaccines and the importance of vaccine compliance as we age.