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Bad Advice: Or Why Celebrities, Politicians, and Activists Aren’t Your Best Source of Health Information

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Dr. Paul OffitThis weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and guest co-host Dr. Jamila Battle talk with Dr. Paul Offit, pediatrician and professor at the University of Pennsylvania about his book, Bad Advice: Or Why Celebrities, Politicians, and Activists Aren’t Your Best Sources of Health Information.

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97.9 FM The Hill

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

>KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

• Sunday, September 8 at 7 a.m.

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Balancing Patient Autonomy: All for One or One For All with Dr. Martin Shapiro

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with Dr. Martin Shapiro, Chief of General Internal Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles about Balancing Patient Autonomy: All for One or One for All.

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WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, June 25th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Sunday, June 26th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, June 27th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, June 26th at 7 a.m.

 
 

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Prevention: Doing What Counts with Dr. Mike Pignone

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Cristy and guest co-hosts Dr. Bob Gwyther and Dr. Catherine Coe will be talking with Dr. Mike Pignone, Chief of General Internal Medicine at UNC Health Care about Prevention: Doing What Counts

Please tune in! The show will air:Mike headshot

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, October 3rd at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, October 4th at 9 a.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
• Monday, October 5th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, October 3rd at 3 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, October 4th at 7 a.m.

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Show Topics:

  • Research that Matters (min 0-10:19) How effective are messages at reducing athletic concussions, How soon can kids return to school after strep throat, Are gastric bypass surgeries effective in controlling diabetes, What images make kids want to smoke
  • Conversations with Dr. Mike Pignone about preventive medicine. (min 10:19-32:02)
  • House Calls (min 32:03-40:46) Antibiotics for asthma at urgent care, Flu shot at the doctor or at the pharmacy, Cramping and unpredictable menstrual period, What to do if blood sugar tests reveal prediabetes

Research that Matters
How effective are messages at reducing athletic concussions? 
Abstract of the article:
News about the study

How soon can kids return to school after strep throat?
Abstract of the article
>News about the study

Are gastric bypass surgeries effective in controlling diabetes?
Abstract of the article
News about the study

What images make kids want to smoke?
Abstract of article
News about the study

Conversations with Mike Pignone, MD   Prevention:   Doing What Counts
Physical Exam Recommendations:
NIH
CDC
Medicare Annual Wellness Visit Guidelines

House Calls
Antibiotics for asthma at urgent care
Flu shot at the doctor or at the pharmacy
Cramping and unpredictable menstrual period

What to do if blood sugar test reveals prediabetes:
CDC
NIH 

Keeping Children Alive AFTER Leaving the Emergency Room- One Smart Tip

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A research study recently looked at children with asthma who are sent to the Emergency Room because of worsening symptoms.  Being the parent of a child with asthma, you can imagine this hits home for us.  We believe most children with asthma receive appropriate emergency treatment, but what happens after the child leaves the emergency room?  Do emergency room doctors prescribe some asthma medicines to youth at discharge to help prevent asthma recurrences that might bring the kids right back into the emergency room?

In the past, ER doctors might have told you to see your family doctor after discharge to get a long-term asthma prevention medication, like an inhaled steroid, but asthma guidelines have changed.  ER doctors now have the ability to prescribe medications like inhaled steroids themselves.   What this study found is that only a small percentage, 18%, of prescriptions actually gets filled after an ER visit.

We don’t know for certain what happened.  Did the ER doctors write it?  Did the patient’s family purposefully not fill it because of lack of money?   This is really a conversation that we all need to have, to make sure that our ER docs are actually prescribing what we need and that we fill the prescriptions they write.  We encourage you, if you have a child with asthma, to actually ask for asthma patient education and for needed medication to prevent a relapse after leaving the ER.  Asthma can be an extremely dangerous and scary condition, and it’s up to us as parents, as patients, and as providers, to be fully educated.

Nursing Homes, Assisted Living and the Challenges of Caring for an Aging Population

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Philip Sloane
Dr. Philip Sloane

Sheryl Zimmerman
Dr. Sheryl Zimmerman

Dr. Phil Sloane and Dr. Sheryl Zimmerman join the show to discuss nursing homes, assisted living and the challenges of caring for an aging population.

Dr. Phil Sloane is a geriatrician and health services researcher at with a long history of clinical work and research involving care of older persons, especially those with Alzheimer’s disease, and as serving as a mentor for medical students, residents, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty.  He is the Elizabeth and Oscar Goodwin Distinguished Professor of Family Medicine and co-director of the Program on Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Dr. Sheryl Zimmerman is Kenan Distinguished professor of Social Work and Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and she co-directs the Program on Aging, Disability and Long-Term Care at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research.  Dr. Zimmerman has conducted numerous studies about the care and quality of life in nursing homes and assisted living settings.

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