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COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and Older Adults

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Older adults are at higher risk for serious COVID-19 (Coronavirus) illness. It is very important for them–and those around them or caring for them–to take steps to stay healthy.  

CAREGIVERS & CAREGIVING

June is PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) Month

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PTSD stands for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder:  It is a mental health disorder that some people develop after they experience or see a traumatic or disturbing event. The traumatic event may be life-threatening, such as combat, a natural disaster, a car accident, or sexual assault. Sometimes the event is not a dangerous one.

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Resources for People with Disabilities Impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

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Hard of Hearing (Hearing Loss)

Masks and distancing can make communicating even more difficult for those who have trouble hearing. Here are some tips:

Visual Impairment (Eye problems)

Autism Spectrum Disorder

ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

"Sharenthood: Why We Should Think before We Talk about Our Kids Online"

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Sharenthood: Why We Should Think before We Talk about Our Kids Online

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam talks with associate dean and associate professor at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law Leah Plunkett about her new book Sharenthood: Why We Should Think before We Talk about Our Kids Online.

 
 

You can catch the episode on:

97.9 FM The Hill
• Saturday, September 28 at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, September 29 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, September 30 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM
• Sunday, September 29 at 7 a.m.

 
 

 
 

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Re-air: Divorce and Health

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Dr. David SbarraThis weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and guest co-host Dr. Jamila Battle talk with Dr. David Sbarra—professor and director of clinical training in the department of psychology at the University of Arizona—about the relationship between divorce and health.

You can catch the episode on:

97.9 FM The Hill

  • Saturday, July 13 at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, July 14 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, July 15 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, July 14 at 7 a.m.

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Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

Stress and Weight

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The following is a transcript of a Research That Matters piece on stress and weight. Listen to this segment and the rest of the show “The Heart: Past, Present and Future.”

Dr. Adam Goldstein: The next Research That Matters is actually about some issues relating to weight gain, but it’s actually this time tied to employment. What are we talking about?

Dr. Cam Coleman: So this was a study out of Sweden, a study of almost 4,000 people that looked at the relationship between stress on the job and changes in weight.

Dr. Adam Goldstein: We should back up by saying, we know from our own experience, in the training of being physicians, which can be stressful, and sometimes the eating can go two different ways, you might say you don’t have to eat, you might just say you don’t have time to exercise. You don’t have time to exercise you’re probably going to gain weight in that stress, and of course, if you don’t have time to eat, you may not gain weight but, in this particular one, they were looking at the men and women who really were looked at, their work pace, pressures they had at work, the time they had for their work and how many of the demands were kind of contradictory, you gotta work harder and faster, but oh, by the way, you don’t have much time. And they followed these men and women three times over twenty years.

Dr. Cam Coleman: I thought it was really interesting, they had almost 4,000 participants in the study, so a pretty hefty group. But the way that they measured stress was essentially asking these people, how do you feel are your job demands? So this was all self-reported data on levels of stress.

Dr. Adam Goldstein: And they found that the stress seemed to have this impact on the women that they, the higher, the women were actually more likely to gain weight. They didn’t see it in men, they didn’t have really good reasons for it. I think there’s a lot more to this story than just the high stress of work. There’s a lot more going on here that I don’t think they teased out.

Dr. Cam Coleman: And you know they speculated that why it is that women might be more sensitive to changes in weight as opposed to men. And one of the things that they mentioned in this article was some of the differences in gender roles that they found in their culture and expectations for the women to be spending more time at home. And so that’s certainly something that enters into the public conversation often, what should be the norms, what should be the expectations, and to what degree should men and women be really sharing some of this other work if that’s contributing to these weight changes.

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Divorce and Health

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and guest co-host Dr. Jamila Battle talk with Dr. David Sbarra—professor and director of clinical training in the department of psychology at the University of Arizona—about the relationship between divorce and health.Dr. David Sbarra

You can catch the episode on:

97.9 FM The Hill

  • Saturday, December 15 at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, December 16 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, December 17 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, December 16 at 7 a.m.

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Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

The Fight Against Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and guest co-host Laurel Sisler will be talking with Doris Rouse, Ph.D., vice president of global health technology at RTI International, about the fight against antibiotic resistant bacteria and a new international partnership created to help.

Doris Rouse, Ph.D.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM
• Saturday, Sept. 24,  at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Sunday, Sept. 25, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, Sept. 26, at 6 and 10 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, Sept. 25, at 7 a.m.

The audio recording is not available for this show. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Re-Air: Cancer Care and Prevention in the 21st Century with Dr. Ned Sharpless

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Ned SharplessThis is a re-air of YOUR HEALTH® with Adam & Cristy talking with Dr. Ned Sharpless, Director of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, about Cancer Care and Prevention in the 21st Century.

Please tune in! This show will air:
WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, January 3rd at 9am
• Sunday, January 4th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, January 5th at 6pm and 10pm
WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, January 3rd at 3pm
KKAG Retro Radio 88.7FM
• Sunday, January 4th at 7am

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Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

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Re-airing of The President, Obamacare, and Your Health: Thoughts of a Family Medicine Leader with Dr. Sam Weir

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Sam WeirThis weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, we’re re-airing one of our most thought-provoking  shows with Dr. Sam Weir, Associate Professor of UNC Family Medicine, about The President, Obamacare, and Your Health: Thoughts of a Family Medicine Leader.

Click here for more information about this show. 

Please tune in! This show will air:

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, May 24th at 9am
• Sunday, May 25th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, May 26th at 6pm and 10pm

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7FM
• Sunday, May 25th at 7am