Category Archives: Wellness and Lifestyle

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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Back to School Health

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School will be starting soon. Here are some resources to help your child have a happy and healthy school year.

Back to School Health

Healthy Eating

Children’s Health

Teen Health

Sports Safety

Social Media and Internet Safety

Provided by librarians at the University of North Carolina Health Sciences Library.

Life Behind the Stethoscope—Experiences as a Family Physician

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Stephen Hooper welcome UNC’s Dr. Sarah Ruff about life behind the stethoscope—her experiences as a family physician.Dr. Sarah Ruff

You can catch the episode on:

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, July 28 at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, July 29 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, July 30 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, July 29 at 7 a.m.

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You may also be interested in:

Being a Family Physician in the 21st Century with Dr. Reid Blackwelder (YOUR HEALTH Radio February 2015)

Journeys of a Family Medicine Physician with Dr. Evan Ashkin (YOUR HEALTH Radio October 2011)

Health vs. Hype: "What’s Real and What’s Not"

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Dr. Nina Shapiro
Hype: A Doctor's Guide to Medical Myths, Exaggerated Claims, and Bad Advice and How to Tell What's Real and What's Not

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Stephen Hooper welcome Dr. Nina Shapiro—director of pediatric otolaryngology and professor at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine—about her new book Hype: A Doctor’s Guide to Medical Myths, Exaggerated Claims, and Bad Advice and How to Tell What’s Real and What’s Not.

 
 

You can catch the episode on:

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, June 16 at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, June 17 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, June 18 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, June 17  at 7 a.m.

 
 

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You may also like:

A Different Sort of Plague—The Spread of Health Misinformation (YOUR HEALTH Radio August 2018)

Health Fraud with Dr. Stephen Barrett Founder of Quackwatch.org (YOUR HEALTH Radio January 2011)

Protecting Your Skin, Especially Under the Summer Sun

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Michael Baca-Atlas talk with Dr. June Robinson — research professor of dermatology at Northwestern University and editor of JAMA Dermatology — about protecting your skin, especially under the summer sun.Dr. June Robinson

You can catch the episode on:

WCHL 97.9 FM

• Saturday, May 12 at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, May 13 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, May 14 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

• Sunday, May 13 at 7 a.m.

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Creating a Successful Partnership between Providers and Parents of Children with Rare Diseases

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Michael Baca-Atlas talk with Dr. Amy Rule—a pediatrician at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital—about how to create a successful partnership between providers and parents of children with rare diseases.

 
 

You can catch the episode on:

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, March 10 at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, March 11 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, March 12 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, March 11 at 7 a.m.

 
 

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Who’s Responsible for Your Health and How Can Providers Foster Patients’ Trust?

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Laurel Sisler talk with physician and journalist Dr. Dhruv Khullar about who’s responsible for your health and how providers can foster patients’ trust. Dr. Dhruv Khullar

You can catch the episode on:

WCHL 97.9 FM

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

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, March 4, at 7 a.m.

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Sophie’s Legacy, Helping Other Teens and Young Adults Facing a Life-altering Diagnosis

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Lauren Lux Steiner family
Ripples in water

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Nathan Sison welcome Lauren Lux—director of UNC Lineberger’s Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Support Program—and Niklaus Steiner—co-founder and board member of the Be Loud! Sophie Foundation—about how Steiner’s daughter Sophie, who died of cancer in 2013, inspired a new approach to helping teens and young adults facing a life-altering diagnosis.

Please tune in. The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, February 24, at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, February 25, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, February 26, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, February 25, at 7 a.m.

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What One Physician Has Learned Helping 30,000+ Patients Drift Off into Unconsciousness

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Dr. Henry Jay Przybylo

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Warren Perry talk with anesthesiologist and author of Counting Backwards Dr. Henry Jay Przybylo about what he’s learned over a decades-long career of helping more than 30,000 patients drift off into unconsciousness—and what remains mysterious about the art of anesthesia.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, December 16, at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, December 17, at 9 a.m.
  • Monday, December 18, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, December 17, at 7 a.m.

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The Murky Ethics of Right-to-Try Legislation

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Michael Baca-Atlas talk with Liz Richardson, managing associate at the Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy, about the murky ethics of right-to-try legislation.
Liz Richardson

Please tune in! The show will air: 

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, June 17, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Sunday, June 18, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, June 19, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, June 18, at 7 a.m.

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Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

  • Research That Matters (min 0-8:19) What color is this dress?; Why do so many Hollywood villains have skin conditions?; Book up for a longer life: readers die later; Smart bandages to monitor wounds in real time with 5G
  • Conversations with Liz Richardson (min 8:19-27:51)
  • House Calls (min 27:51-40:00) I had blood work done at my recent annual exam and was surprised when I got a bill for the blood work. Did my doctor make a mistake?; Is there a link between cancer and antiperspirants?; My in-laws have a gun and I’m hesitant to let my toddler go to their house. What do you think?; How do I prevent another bout of pinkeye and what can I look out for since my daughter seems to catch it easily?