The Critical Impact Urban Design Can Have on Our Health

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & guest co-host Jonathan Waldmann, M.D. will talk with James Sallis, Ph.D., distinguished professor and chief of the Division of Behavioral Medicine at the University of California San Diego and program director of Active Living Research, about the critical impact urban design can have on our health.
James Sallis

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WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, April 15, at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, April 16, at 9 a.m.
  • Monday, April 17, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, April 16 , at 7 a.m.

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  • Research That Matters (min 0-9:43) Pets can help owners manage mental illness; User-friendly medication packaging design can boost patient safety; Collaboration between media, medical journals often leads to misinformation, hysteria; Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) apps may have inaccurate, harmful information
  • Conversations with Dr. James Sallis (min 9:43-29:05)
  • House Calls (min 29:05-40:00) What do we do about head lice and what are the health risks?; What do you think about Botox treatments?; How do you treat and prevent cold sores?; What problems are caused by thyroid nodules?

The surprising number of young stroke victims

Amy Edmunds
Lester Leung, MD

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy talk with Amy Edmunds, stroke survivor, founder, and chief executive of YoungStroke, and Lester Leung, MD, neurologist and director of the Stroke and Young Adults Program at Tufts Medical Center, about the alarming rate of young stroke victims.

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WCHL 97.9 FM

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

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, Feb. 26, at 7 a.m.

 
 

 
 

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An incredible story of recovery from Rabbi Mark Borovitz, an ex-con who found a new calling

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & guest co-host Dr. Laura Gay talk with Rabbi Mark Borovitz, a recovering alcoholic and ex-con who now serves as Senior Rabbi and co-director of the Elaine Breslow Institute at Beit T’Shuvah, about his story and faith and spirituality’s role in recovery.

Rabbi Mark Borovitz

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WCHL 97.9 FM

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

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, January 29, at 7 a.m.

 
 

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The Ethics of Scientific Research

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.

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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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Re-air: Precision medicine and the medicalization of the smartphone

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and guest co-host Bob Gwyther, MD, will have a fascinating conversation with Dr. Eric Topol, cardiologist, author and director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute, about precision medicine and how it can be facilitated by, as he says, the “medicalization of the smartphone.”

Eric Topol, MD

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WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Monday, December 26, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, December 25, at 7 a.m.

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Re-air: Environment, Health and Peace

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and Cristy will be talking with Dr. Amer Sweity, post-doctoral researcher at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Jack Platt, retired CPA; and Matan Afik, undergraduate student at the ARAVA Institute about environment, health and peace.

Dr. Amer Sweity

Dr. Amer Sweity

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WCHL 97.9 FM
• Saturday, November 26, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Sunday, November 27, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, November 28, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM
• Sunday, November 27, at 7 a.m.

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The Looming Crisis in Drug Development

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and Cristy will be talking with Michael Kinch, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor and director of the Centers for Research Innovation in Biotechnology & Drug Discovery at Washington University in St. Louis, about his new book A Prescription for Change: The Looming Crisis in Drug Development.

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Michael Kinch, Ph.D.

WCHL 97.9 FM
• Saturday, November 12, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Sunday, November 13, at 9 a.m.
• Monday, November 14, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM
• Sunday, November 13, at 7 a.m.

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The Media’s Portrayal of Mental Illness

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and guest co-host Bob Gwyther, MD, will talk with Beth McGinty, Ph.D., assistant professor of health policy and management and mental health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, about the media’s portrayal of mental illness.

Beth McGinty, Ph.D.

WCHL 97.9 FM
• Saturday, October 22, at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, October 23, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, October 24, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, October 23, at 7 a.m.

 
 

 
 

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Precision medicine and the medicalization of the smart phone

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and guest co-host Bob Gwyther, MD, MBA, will have a fascinating conversation with Eric Topol, MD, cardiologist, author and director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute, about precision medicine and how it can be facilitated by, as he says, the “medicalization of the smartphone.”

Eric Topol

WCHL 97.9 FM
• Saturday, October 8, at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, October 9, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, October 10, at 6 and 10 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, October 9, at 7 a.m.
 
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The Economics of Essential Medicines with Dr. Jonathan Alpern

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and Cristy will be talking with Dr. Jonathan Alpern, Fellow in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Minnesota about The Economics of Essential Medicines

Please tune in! The show will air:Dr. Jonathan Alpern

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, July 9th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Sunday, July 10 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, July 11th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, July 10th at 7 a.m.

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