Thinking outside the silos that separate medical disciplines

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and guest co-host Dr. Deborah Porterfield talk with Dr. Kimberly Sanders—professor in both UNC’s school of pharmacy and the department of dental ecology—about thinking outside the silos that separate medical disciplines.Dr. Kimberly Sanders

You can catch the episode on:

97.9 FM The Hill

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

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, January 13 at 7 a.m.

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Conquering Lyme Disease

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Michael Baca-Atlas talk with Dr. Brian Fallon—professor of clinical psychiatry and director of the Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Research Center—about Conquering Lyme Disease: Science Bridges the Great Divide, a new book he co-authored about the disease.Dr. Brian Fallon

You can catch the episode on: 

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, May 19 at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, May 20 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, May 21 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, May 20 at 7 a.m.

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Targeting and Tackling Health Hazards that Lurk in the Workplace

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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"Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery"

Cathryn Jakobson Ramin
Crooked Outwitting the Back Pain Industry

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Warren Perry talk with investigative journalist Cathryn Jakobson Ramin about her new book Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, December 2, at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, December 3, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, December 4, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, December 3, at 7 a.m.

 
 

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Re-air: Industry Support of Research: Tales of Deception

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and Cristy welcome Stanton Glantz, Ph.D., professor at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine and director of the UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, who will share tales of deception that has resulted from industry supported research.

Noah Berger

Photo credit: Noah Berger

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM
• Saturday, February 11, at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, February 12, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, February 13, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM
• Sunday, February 12, at 7 a.m

 
 

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Industry Support of Research: Tales of Deception

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and Cristy welcome Stanton Glantz, Ph.D., professor at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine and director of the UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, who will share tales of deception that has resulted from industry supported research.

Noah Berger

Photo credit: Noah Berger

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM
• Saturday, December 17, at 9 a.m. 
• Sunday, December 18, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, December 19, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM
• Sunday, December 18, at 7 a.m

 
 

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Judging Laura and the Aftermath of Sexual Assault

This week on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Carol Ripley-Moffitt have an important conversation with Dr. Peter Rizzolo, author and retired professor of Family Medicine at UNC, and Natalie Ziemba, crisis response coordinator of the Orange County Rape Crisis Center. The theme of the conversation is Dr. Rizzolo’s new novel Judging Laura and the aftermath of sexual assault.

Dr. Peter Rizzolo and Natalie Ziemba

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, August 27,  at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Sunday, August 28, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, August 29, at 6 and 10 p.m.

Judging Laura Book Cover
KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, August 28, at 7 a.m.

Royalties from the sale of Judging Laura benefit RAINN, a nonprofit organization that supports survivors of sexual assault, educates the public about sexual violence and works to improve public policy.

 
 

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

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

Please tune in! The show will air:Dr. Martin Shapiro

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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Re-Air: Neglected Diseases and Global Health with Kelly Callahan

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and Cristy will be talking with Kelly Callahan, Director of the Trachoma Control Program at the Carter Center about Neglected Diseases and Global Health.

Please tune in!

The show will air:Callahan

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, January 2nd at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, January 3rd at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, January 4th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, January 2nd at 3 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, January 3rd at 7 a.m.

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Veterans and Palliative Care with Dr. VJ Periyakoil

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with Dr. VJ Periyakoil, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford University about Veterans and Palliative Care.

Please tune in! The show will air:Dr. VJ Periyakoil

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

WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, December 5th at 3 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, December 6th at 7 a.m.

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  • Research that Matters (min 0-10:23) Genetic link to noise induced hearing loss; Systems for diagnosing schizophrenia; Brain connections stronger in more physically fit older adults; Cognitive behavioral therapy more effective than light therapy for treating seasonal affective disorder.
  • Conversations with Dr. VJ Periyakoil (min 10:24 -30:57)
  • House Calls (min 30:58-39:54) How dangerous is home mold; Can a dog with a stomach bug get humans sick?; Back pain from a new desk job at work; How to avoid nagging exercise injuries when a little overweight.

Research that Matters
Genetic link in hearing loss<

Abstract
News about article

Diagnosing schizophrenia

Abstract
News about abstract

Brain connections and physical fitness in older adults

Abstract
Article

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs. light therapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder

Abstract from American Journal of Psychiatry:
Another abstract from American Journal of Psychiatry:
News about abstract

Conversations with Dr. VJ Periyakoil

Dr. Periyakoil’s website
Dr. Periyakoil’s blog posts at the New York Times

House Calls

Mold in the home
Cross-species contagion (dog to human)
Back pain from shift to desk job
Exercising when overweight