Join host Nicholas O. Biasotto, DO, and special guest Shachi Patel, MD, Executive Medical Director of Delmarva Pain & Spine Center, for an engaging conversation about chronic and acute pain—what pain really is, how pain signals work, and why treatment isn’t one-size-fits-all. Explore different types of pain, the Gate Control System, TENS therapy, opioids, ketamine, and other treatment options.

Dr. Patel also shares real patient cases, common pain conditions, and newer approaches that are changing how pain is managed.

What causes pain—and what can we do when it won’t go away? Tune in to find out!

Delaware Health Care Reality – Episode 49

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, making it the perfect time for an important conversation about breast cancer—what we know today and what’s changing for the future.

Join Delaware Health Care Reality host Nicholas O. Biasotto, DO, and Renee Quarterman, MD, FACS, Surgical Breast Oncologist, as they discuss breast cancer trends, risk factors, prevention, screening, and treatment.

Hear about advances in mammography and MRI, the growing role of AI-assisted screening, genetic mutations and testing, and what terms such as estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and HER2 mean for treatment. Dr. Quarterman also explores potential contributors to rising breast cancer rates and the technologies that may shape the future of detection and care.

Delaware Health Care Reality — Episode 48

Join host Nicholas O. Biasotto, DO, and special guest Christina Fannin, Marketing Manager with BAYADA Hospice, for an informative and compassionate conversation that helps take the mystery out of hospice care.

Learn who qualifies for hospice, the services available to patients and families, who oversees care, where hospice services can be provided, insurance coverage, and when it may be time to reach out for support. Christina also addresses common misconceptions about hospice and explains the many ways hospice can provide comfort, guidance, and support to patients and their loved ones during a difficult time.

Whether you are a patient, caregiver, family member, or health care professional, this episode offers valuable information everyone should know about hospice care.