The History of the American Patient

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Nathan Sison welcome historian Dr. Nancy Tomes, who tells us about the history of the American patient.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM

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

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

Sunday, February 11, at 7 a.m.

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Research that Matters (min 0-9:14)
- Supporting Caregivers for those with Dementia
- Anxious Personality Linked to Heightened Dog Bite Risk
  - News about the article
  - Full-text article
- Carriers of “CHIP” (clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential) at Greater Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
  - News about the study
  - Full-text article
- Gender Difference in Color Preferences Influenced by Gender Labels?
  - News about the article
  - Full-text article
Conversations with Dr. Nancy Tomes (min 9:14-31:36)
- Remaking the American Patient: How Madison Avenue and Modern Medicine Turned Patients into Consumers by Nancy Tomes
- History of Medicine from the National Library of Medicine
House Calls (min 31:36-40:00)
- What are treatment options for teen acne they are likely to follow?
  - Acne Treatment
- My doctor changed her schedule and it’s hard to see her when I need to. I have several chronic conditions and need to have flexible hours. How can I make this work?
  - Talking with Your Doctor
- How can I help my daughter with ADHD succeed in college?
  - Resources for College Students with ADHD
  - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

How Occasionally Breaking the Rules Just Might Result in Better Healthcare

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and Cristy talk with with Dr. Saranya Loehrer, head of the North America Region of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, about how occasionally breaking the rules just might result in better healthcare.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM

Saturday, July 29, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Sunday, July 30, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Monday, July 31, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

Sunday, July 23, at 7 a.m.

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Research That Matters (min 0-9:29) Hospital Entertainment System Helps Ease Kids’ Anxiety Before Surgery; Down With 8 A.M. Classes: Undergrads Learn Better Later In The Day; Tranexamic Acid Reduces Maternal Deaths From Bleeding After Childbirth; The Placebo Effect Can Mend a Broken Heart Too
Conversations with Dr. Saranya Loehrer (min 9:29-30:48)
House Calls (min 30:48-40:00) I have an arrhythmia that hasn’t been resolved with a beta blocker, a calcium channel blocker or 3 ablations. I’m in my early 30s so my electrophysiologist (EP) is hesitant to put me on flecainide? A friend suggested magnesium oxide. What should I do?; I’m 65 and six years ago I was diagnosed with psoriasis due to drinking too much alcohol and being overweight. I stopped drinking, lost weight and this year my doctor said my liver had improved. I’m sharing this so listeners can benefit from my story.; I’ve had kidney failure, am on dialysis and hope to have a transplant. When I was evaluated, I said I had a glass of wine a day and was disqualified. What do you think?

Research that Matters
- Hospital Entertainment System Helps Ease Kids’ Anxiety Before Surgery
  - Abstract of the Article
  - News about the Article
- Down With 8 A.M. Classes: Undergrads Learn Better Later In The Day
  - Free Full-text of the Article
  - News about the Article
- Tranexamic Acid Reduces Maternal Deaths From Bleeding After Childbirth
  - Free Full-text of the Article
  - News about the Article
- The Placebo Effect Can Mend a Broken Heart Too
  - Abstract of the Article
  - News about the Article
Conversations with Dr. Saranya Loehrer
- Dr. Loehrer’s article: Breaking the Rules for Better Care
- Dr. Loehrer at IHI
- Institute for Health Improvement, North America
House Calls
- I have an arrhythmia that hasn’t been resolved with a beta blocker, a calcium channel blocker or 3 ablations. I’m in my early 30s so my electrophysiologist (EP) is hesitant to put me on flecainide? A friend suggested magnesium oxide. What should I do?
  - Arrhythmia
  - Medications for Arrhythmia
- I’m 65 and six years ago I was diagnosed with psoriasis due to drinking too much alcohol and being overweight. I stopped drinking, lost weight and this year my doctor said my liver had improved. I’m sharing this so listeners can benefit from my story.
- I’ve had kidney failure, am on dialysis and hope to have a transplant. When I was evaluated, I said I had a glass of wine a day and was disqualified. What do you think?
  - Kidney Transplant

Violence in intimate relationships and its effects

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & guest co-host Dr. Michael Baca-Atlas will be talking with Melinda Manning, director of UNC Hospitals’ Beacon Program, about violence in intimate relationships and the effects it can have.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM

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

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

Sunday, May 14, at 7 a.m.

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Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

Research that Matters (min 0-9:12)
- Brain tissue from a petri dish
  - News Item
  - Abstract
- An Hour of Running May Add 7 Hours to Your Life
  - News Item
  - Abstract
- How ‘Training’ Patients for Surgery Shortens Hospital Stays and Saves Money
- Black U.S. babies still more likely to die than white infants
Conversations with Melinda Manning (min 9:12-28:35)
- UNC Hospitals’ Beacon Program
- Get Help with Violence and Abuse!
House Calls (min 28:35-40:00)
- What is renal tubular acidosis?
  - Renal tubular acidosis (RTA)
- A recent test showed high cholesterol. My doctor says this puts me in a high risk category and I have to take medication. Is this too aggressive?
  - Cholesterol
- My doctor changed my anxiety medication from Atavan to Zoloft which doesn’t work as well and my anxiety is back. What should I do?
  - Anxiety Medications
- When my father was discharged from the hospital after having a heart attack, he was given an appointment with his primary care physician and cardiologist. Does he really need to see his primary care physician?
  - Heart Failure: Roles of Different Doctors

You may also like:

From Abuse to Abundance with Dr. Jamila Battle (YOUR HEALTH Radio April 2017)

Domestic Violence & Children with Dr. Megan Bair-Merritt (YOUR HEALTH Radio January 2014)

Domestic Violence with Kit Gruelle (YOUR HEALTH Radio June 2010)

Re-Air: Talking to Patients About Cancer with Dr. Rachel Freedman

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with Dr. Rachel Freedman, Oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute about Talking to Patients About Cancer.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, September 26th at 6 p.m.
• Sunday, September 27th at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.
• Monday, September 28th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, September 26th at 3 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, September 27th at 7 a.m.

Listen to the show!
Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

Show Topics:

Research that Matters (min 0-09:45) Loneliness and length of life, Exercise as we age, Brain power peaking at different ages, Over treating low risk Atrial Fibrillation
Conversations with Dr. Rachel Freedman about Talking to Patients About Cancer (min 09:45-29:30)
House Calls (min 29:30-38:21) Stressed in college, Burning sensation in fingers, Kudos from a viewer, Financial costs of going to the doctor

Why Strategy Matters Now

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Bob Gwyther will be talking with Dr. Thomas Lee, Chief Medical Officer at Press Ganey about Why Strategy Matters Now.

Please tune in!

The show will air:

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

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

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

Listen to the show!
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Research that Matters (min 0-10:30) Statins can cause bone fractures to not heal as well; Testosterone creams did not effect either atherosclerosis risk or low testosterone symptoms; Pain relief after knee replacements in rheumatoid vs. osteoarthritis; More chickenpox vaccines, more shingles in young adults.
Conversations with Dr. Thomas Lee (min 10:30-32:03)
House Calls (min 32:04-40:03) Keeping kids healthy at college; Alternatives to counting steps; Malaria risk and donating blood.

Research that Matters
Influence of statins on biological characteristics of stem cells
Abstract
News about the article

Effects of testosterone on subclinical atherosclerosis
Abstract
News about the article

Impact of total knee arthroplasty as reported by patients
Abstract
News about the article

Conversations with Thomas Lee – Why Strategy Matters?
Press Ganey web site
NEJM article on Why Strategy Matters

Impact of chicken pox vaccination on incidence of shingles
Abstract
News about the study

House Calls
Teen Health: Taking Charge of Your Medical Care
Teenagers: How to Stay Healthy
Target Heart Rate Calculator
Red Cross Blood Donation Eligibility Criteria – Travel

Anger, Prevention, and Treatment with Dr. Marco Iacoboni

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Cristy and Guest Co-Hosts Yee Lam and Catherine Coe will be talking with Dr. Marco Iacoboni, Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA about Anger, Prevention, and Treatment.

Please tune in!

The show will air:

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

WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, July 4th at 3 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, July 5th at 7 a.m.

Listen to the show!
Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

Research that Matters (min 0-10:58) Reducing college rapes; Heartburn medications and heart disease risk; Gun violence and kid’s mental health; Eating the placenta
Conversations with Dr. Marco Iacoboni (min 10:58-31:00)
House Calls (min 31:00-41:54) Diabetes and worsening of kidneys; DHEA supplement use; Alcoholism medications; Hemorrhoids and colonoscopies

Research that Matters
Reducing college rapes – Free full text of article
News about the study

Heartburn medications and heart disease risk – Free full text of article
News about the study

Gun violence and kids’ mental health – Abstract of article
News about the study

Eating the placenta – Abstract of article
News about the study

Conversations with Dr. Marco Iacoboni
Dr. Iacoboni’s lab at UCLA
Video about mirror neurons

House Calls
Diabetes and kidneys
Blood pressure and supplement use
Alcoholism: support from Alcoholics Anonymous
Rectal or gastrointestinal bleeding

Talking to Patients About Cancer with Dr. Rachel Freedman

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with Dr. Rachel Freedman, Oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute about Talking to Patients About Cancer.

Please tune in! The show will air:
WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, May 2nd at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, May 3rd at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, May 4th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, May 2nd at 3 p.m.
KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, May 3rd at 7 a.m.

Listen to the show!
Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

Show Topics:

Research that Matters (min 0-09:45) Loneliness and length of life, Exercise as we age, Brain power peaking at different ages, Over treating low risk Atrial Fibrillation
Conversations with Dr. Rachel Freedman about Talking to Patients About Cancer (min 09:45-29:30)
House Calls (min 29:30-38:21) Stressed in college, Burning sensation in fingers, Kudos from a viewer, Financial costs of going to the doctor

Nutrition and Cancer with Dr. T. Colin Campbell

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with Dr. T. Colin Campbell, Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University about Nutrition and Cancer.

Please tune in! The show will air:
WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, April 18th at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, April 19th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, April 20th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, April 18th at 3 p.m.
KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, April 19th at 7 a.m

Listen to the Show!
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Research that Matters (min 0-11:32)
- Opening up medical records to patients
  - Full text article
- Getting heart health checked if parents were smokers
  - News about the study
  - Article abstract
  - News about Dr. Goldstein’s essay on secondhand smoke as child abuse
- College students changing attitudes of sexual assault
- Stress test for your heart
  - Full text article
Conversations with Dr. T. Colin Campbell (min 11:32-33:16)
House Calls (min 33:16-40:00)
- Is chronic fatigue syndrome a real condition and should I see other providers?
  - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- I know my diet has something to do with having anal fissures and pain when I have a bowel movement. Do you have other advice?
  - Anal Fissure
  - How to get more fiber in your diet
- My 85-year-old mother was hospitalized with heart failure. A doctor said there was no reason to look further for a blockage. Should she see a cardiologist?
  - Heart Failure
  - Tests Your Dr. Might Order for Heart Disease
- I’m a young woman who gets lightheaded frequently. How do I get tested for hypoglycemia?

Muscles, Joints, Aches, and Related Diseases with Dr. Joanne Jordan

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be joined by Dr. Joanne Jordan, Joseph P. Archie, Jr. Professor of Medicine at UNC, about Muscles, Joints, Aches, and Related Diseases.

Please tune in! This show will air:

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, July 26^th at 9am
• Sunday, July 27^th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, July 28^th at 6pm and 10pm

WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, July 26^th at 3pm

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7FM
• Sunday, July 27^th at 7am

Listen to the Show!
Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

Show Topics:

Research that Matters (min 0-9:30) violent teen behavior, overestimating exercise intensity, red processed meats, sitting & cancer risk
Conversations with Dr. Joanne Jordan about Muscles, Joints, Aches, and Related Diseases (min 9:30-31)
House Calls (min 30:30-40) jaundice & yellow skin, injury & pain medication, safe space in college, blood sugar & fatigue

Resources:

Research that Matters
- Violent teen behavior
  - Abstract of article
  - News about the article
- Overestimating exercise intensity
  - Full text article
  - News about the article
- Red processed meats
  - Abstract of article
  - News about the article
- Sitting and cancer risk
  - Abstract of the article
  - News about the article
Conversations
House Calls

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Tag Archives: College Health

The History of the American Patient

How Occasionally Breaking the Rules Just Might Result in Better Healthcare

Violence in intimate relationships and its effects

Re-Air: Talking to Patients About Cancer with Dr. Rachel Freedman

Why Strategy Matters Now

Anger, Prevention, and Treatment with Dr. Marco Iacoboni

Talking to Patients About Cancer with Dr. Rachel Freedman

Nutrition and Cancer with Dr. T. Colin Campbell

Muscles, Joints, Aches, and Related Diseases with Dr. Joanne Jordan