Category Archives: Genetics and Birth Defects

The Heart: Past, Present and Future

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and guest co-host Dr. Cam Coleman talk with cardiologist and director of the Heart Failure Program at Long Island Jewish Medical Center Dr. Sandeep Jauhar about his new book Heart: A History.

You can catch the episode on:

97.9 FM The Hill

  • Saturday, February 23 at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, February 23 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, February 25 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, February 24 at 7 a.m.

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The Ethics of Editing Genetic Material

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and guest co-host Dr. Jamila Battle talk with Dr. Eli Adashi—professor of medical science and former dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences at Brown University—about the ethics of editing genetic material.

You can catch the episode on:

97.9 FM The Hill

  • Saturday, January 19 at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, January 20 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, January 21 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, January 20 at 7 a.m.

 
 

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Tiny Changes Can Have a Big Impact

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and guest co-host Dr. Stephen Hooper talk with Dr. Antoine Bailliard—professor in UNC Allied Health’s division of occupational science and occupational therapy—about how tiny changes can have a big impact on mental illness and homelessness.Dr. Antoine Bailliard

You can catch the episode on:

97.9 FM The Hill

  • Saturday, November 3 at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, November 4 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, November 5 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, November 4 at 7 a.m.

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How Childhood Trauma Can Alter DNA

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Jamila Battle talk with Dr. Daniel Weinberger—director and CEO of the Lieber Institute of Brain Development and professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine—about how childhood trauma can alter DNA.Dr. Daniel Weinberger

You can catch the episode on: 

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, September 29 at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, September 30 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, October 1 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, September 30 at 7 a.m.

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Fighting Future Flu Outbreaks

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-hosts Dr. Jonathan Fricke and Laurel Sisler welcome Dr. Lisa Koonin—deputy director of the CDC’s Influenza Coordination Unit and adjunct assistant professor in UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health—about fighting future flu outbreaks.Dr. Lisa Koonin

You can catch the episode on: 

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, August 25 at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, August 26 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, August 27 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, August 26 at 7 a.m.

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Re-air: Why Teens Take Risks—And How We Can Help Keep Them Safe

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Dr. Jess Shatkin
Born to be Wild Why Teens Take Risks, and How We Can Help Keep Them Safe

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, we’ll revisit the conversation Adam and guest co-host Dr. Jonathan Fricke had with Dr. Jess Shatkin—professor of child and adolescent psychology and pediatrics at New York University—about his book Born to be Wild: Why Teens Take Risks, and How We Can Help Keep Them Safe.

 
 

You can catch the episode on:

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, June 30 at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, July 1 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, July 2 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, July 1 at 7 a.m.

 
 

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Why Teens Take Risks—And How We Can Help Keep Them Safe

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Dr. Jess Shatkin
Born to be Wild Why Teens Take Risks, and How We Can Help Keep Them Safe

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Jonathan Fricke talk with Dr. Jess Shatkin—professor of child and adolescent psychology and pediatrics at New York University—about his new book Born to be Wild: Why Teens Take Risks, and How We Can Help Keep Them Safe.

 
 

You can catch the episode on:

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, April 14 at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, April 15 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, April 16 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, April 15 at 7 a.m.

 
 

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Worldwide Work Against Threats to Our Health

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Elizabeth Parks talk with Dr. Myron Cohen, director of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases at UNC, about his worldwide work against the spread of AIDS and other threats to our health.
Dr. Myron Cohen

Please tune in! The show will air: 

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, October 7 at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, October 8, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, October 9, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, October 8, at 7 a.m.

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The Challenge of Not Having Relatives’ Health Histories

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-hosts Dr. Adia Hinds and Dr. Pali Shah share a conversation with Dr. Thomas May, senior scientist at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, about the challenges faced by adoptees and others who don’t have access to their genetic relative’s health history.
Dr. Thomas May

Please tune in! The show will air: 

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, September 23, at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, September 24, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, September 25, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, September 24, at 7 a.m.

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  • Research That Matters (min 0-9:11) Young adults, especially men, less likely to treat high blood pressure; You Can Have Too Much Of A Good Thing — Even HDL Cholesterol; Religious young women less educated about HPV vaccine; Malaria parasite spreads from howler monkeys to humans
  • Conversations with Dr. Thomas May (min 9:11-29:52)
  • House Calls (min 29:52-40:00) Watching the news: How do you balance keeping informed with mental well being and how do you know if the sadness you feel from current events becomes a bigger problem?; Can I take two different antihistamines a day?; Do parents need to worry about skin checks with young children?; I have foot pain that’s worse in the morning or when I’ve been sedentary for a while. What could this be?

Re-air: How Science and Medicine Influence Conversations about Race

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Dr. Alondra Nelson
This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, we’ll revisit the conversation Adam and guest co-host Dr. Catherine Coe had with Dr. Alondra Nelson, professor of sociology and dean of social science at Columbia University, about her book The Social Life of DNA and how science and medicine influence conversations about race.
Please tune in! The show will air:
WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, September 2, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Sunday, September 3, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, September 4, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, September 3, at 7 a.m.

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  • Research That Matters (min 0-9:32) Depression medications for children and teens; A bioprosthetic ovary created using 3D printed microporous scaffolds restores ovarian function in sterilized mice; New blood test is more accurate in predicting prostate cancer risk than PSA; Novel device significantly reduces blood draw contamination, reduces risks to patients
  • Conversations with Dr. Alondra Nelson (min 9:32-30:39)
  • House Calls (min 30:39-40:00) I’m a recent college graduate starting a new job and was just diagnosed with lupus. Do you have any advice?; My doctor said my 14-year-old daughter is anemic. What does that mean and what do we do?; What do I do about fuzzy vision and headaches after staring at my computer too long?