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Ask the Doctor

2018 - 2019 1 season 24 eps

Season 1

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Season 1

10 min

S1 · E1 · Dec 24, 2018

Stroke Prevention: #1 The Heart is the Cause Episode 1

Dr. Kazuo Minematsu, the Emeritus Director General of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center discusses blood clots.

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S1 · E2 · Dec 25, 2018

Stroke Prevention: #2 This is the Method of Treatment Episode 2

Dr. Kazuo Minematsu who has been involved in the treatment and research of stroke for approximately 40 years discusses clot dissolution with tPA, and intravascular treatment.

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S1 · E3 · Dec 26, 2018

Stress Management: #1 Check Your Stress Episode 3

Dr. Hiroaki Kumano, who specializes in psychosomatic medicine and is an expert in stress management discusses stress-related illness.

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S1 · E4 · Dec 26, 2018

Stroke Prevention: #3 Don't Miss the Signs Episode 4

Dr. Kazuo Minematsu discusses the signs of a stroke.

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S1 · E5 · Dec 26, 2018

Stress Management: #2 Relax Episode 5

Dr. Hiroaki Kumano a specialist in psychosomatic medicine discusses stress management.

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S1 · E6 · Dec 27, 2018

Stroke Prevention: #4 Rehabilitation for Recovery of the Brain Episode 6

Dr. Kazuo Minematsu, the Emeritus Director General of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center discusses rehabilitation from a stroke.

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S1 · E7 · Dec 27, 2018

Stress Management: #3 Modifying Your Behavior Episode 7

Dr. Hiroaki Kumano, who specializes in psychosomatic medicine discusses behavior modification to help stress.

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S1 · E8 · Dec 28, 2018

Stress Management: #4 Mindfulness Meditation Episode 8

Dr. Hiroaki Kumano discusses meditation.

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S1 · E9 · Mar 23, 2019

Solutions for Low Back Pain: #1 Types of Low Back Pain Episode 9

Dr. Yoshiharu Kawaguchi discusses types of lower back pain.

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S1 · E10 · Mar 24, 2019

Solutions for Low Back Pain: #2 Disorders in Intervertebral Discs Episode 10

Focusing on lumbar disc herniation and spondylolisthesis.

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S1 · E11 · Mar 30, 2019

Solutions for Low Back Pain: #3 Acute Low Back Pain Episode 11

Sudden, extreme pain in the lower back, acute low back pain.

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S1 · E12 · Mar 30, 2019

Solutions for Low Back Pain: #4 Chronic Low Back Pain Episode 12

Pain in the lower back that persists for more than 3 months; the BS-POP test.

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S1 · E13 · Aug 19, 2019

Heart Disease: #1 Three Unexpected Causes of Angina Episode 13

Angina, a constricting pain around the chest, caused by a lack of oxygen and nutrients carried to the heart.

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S1 · E14 · Aug 20, 2019

Heart Disease: #2 Treatment of Angina and Heart Attack Episode 14

Angina, due to constriction of the blood vessels and myocardial infarction caused by blockages in the coronary arteries, resulting in poor blood flow and necrosis of cells in the heart.

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S1 · E15 · Aug 21, 2019

Heart Disease: #3 Dangerous Atrial Fibrillation Episode 15

Atrial fibrillation is an irregular pulse that could result in an acute stroke.

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S1 · E16 · Aug 22, 2019

Heart Disease: #4 An Increasing Number of Heart Failure Episode 16

When the heart can no longer function effectively as a pump; symptoms and preventative measures.

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S1 · E17 · Oct 5, 2019

Solutions for Diabetes: #1 This is the Cause! Episode 17

Type 2 diabetes, triggered by overeating and a lack of exercise.

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S1 · E18 · Oct 12, 2019

Solutions for Diabetes: #2 Frightening! Complications Episode 18

Blood glucose control to avoid complications; discuss symptoms as well as treatments.

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S1 · E19 · Oct 19, 2019

Solutions for Diabetes: #3 Caution! Hypoglycemia Episode 19

Serious cases of low blood glucose may trigger life-threatening strokes and heart attacks.

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S1 · E20 · Oct 26, 2019

Solutions for Diabetes: #4 Diet and Exercise Episode 20

The right amount of energy and a well-balanced diet are central to diabetic treatment.

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S1 · E21 · Nov 2, 2019

Lung Cancer #1: Early Detection Episode 21

Chest X-rays; cytology; CT scans.

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S1 · E22 · Nov 9, 2019

Lung Cancer #2: Prevention Episode 22

Smoking is the greatest cause of lung cancer.

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S1 · E23 · Nov 16, 2019

Lung Cancer #3: Surgery Episode 23

Surgery is an effective option from stage I to early stage III lung cancer; lobectomy; VATS.

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S1 · E24 · Nov 23, 2019

Lung Cancer #4: Pharmacological Treatments Episode 24

Chemotherapy, including molecularly targeted drugs and VEGF inhibitors; immune checkpoint inhibitors.

24 episodes in Season 1

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Lifestyle related diseases, physical pain, and mental health. This program focuses on medical and health issues of interest, exploring effective countermeasures as well as methods of prevention.

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Total runtime 4h 0m · Episode length 10 min · Country Japan, United States

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Premiered

December 24, 2018

Final episode

November 23, 2019

Status

Ended

Network

NHK

Country

Japan · United States

Type

Scripted

Episode length

10 min

Total runtime

4h 0m

Original language

English

Production

N

NHK WORLD-JAPAN

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N

NHK

Production

N

NHK Educational

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Japan

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Spoken on screen

English

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