Category Archives: Men

Targeting and Tackling Health Hazards that Lurk in the Workplace

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Chip HughesThis weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Jonathan Fricke welcome Chip Hughes, director of the worker education and training program at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, about reducing and preventing the health hazards that threaten workers both during their average workday and during responses to disasters such as 9/11 and the Deep Water Horizon oil spill.

You can catch the episode on:

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, March 31 at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, April 1 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, April 2 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, April 1 at 7 a.m.

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Men’s Health—and Why You Might See a Few More Mustaches This Month

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Warren Perry talk with Mark Hedstrom, senior vice president of the Movember Foundation, about men’s health—and why you might see a few more mustaches this month.

Mark Hedstrom

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WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, November 18, at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, November 19, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, November 20, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, November 19, 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

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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

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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?

How Science and Medicine Influence Conversations about Race

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Dr. Alondra Nelson

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Catherine Coe talk 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, July 8, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Sunday, July 9, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, July 10, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, July 9, at 7 a.m.

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How Climate Change Affects Public Health

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Robert Dubrow, M.D., Ph.D.
This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & guest co-host Bob Gwyther, M.D., will talk with Robert Dubrow, M.D., Ph.D., professor of epidemiology at Yale School of Public Health and the faculty director of the Yale Climate Change and Health Initiative, about how the changing climate affects public health.

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WCHL 97.9 FM

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

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, March 26, at 7 a.m.

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How the Air around Us Affects Public Health (Your Health Radio August 2017)

The Amazing Brain

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Marsha Penner, Ph.D.
This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & guest co-host Laurel Sisler welcome Marsha Penner, Ph.D., director of undergraduate research in UNC’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, about brain awareness and how you can get to know your brain better.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, March 11, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Sunday, March 12, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, March 13, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, March 12, at 7 a.m.

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The Healthcare Crisis Awaiting Many Inmates After Incarceration

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & guest co-host  Dr. Jonathan Waldmann talk with Dr. David Rosen, assistant professor of medicine at UNC, and Dr. Evan Ashkin, professor of medicine at UNC, about the healthcare crisis awaiting many inmates after incarceration.

Dr. Evan Ashkin

Dr. David Rosen

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM
• Saturday, February 18, at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, February 19, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, February 20 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM
• Sunday, February 19, at 7 a.m.

 
 

 

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Research that Matters (min 0-8:29)

  • Accidental gun deaths of children under-counted
  • Running actually lowers inflammation in knee joints
  • Scientists reveal ‘safety catch’ within all dividing cells which may lead to new cancer treatments
  • Men are at risk of overeating in social settings

The Ethics of Scientific Research

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with Laura Stark, Ph.D., assistant professor at Vanderbilt University’s Center for Medicine, Health, and Society, and associate editor of the journal History & Theory, about the ethics of scientific research.

Laura Stark, Ph.D.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM

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

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, January 8, at 7 a.m.

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