Mammograms: Policy vs. Medical Evidence with Dr. Kenny Lin

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & guest co-host Carol Ripley-Moffitt will be talking with Dr. Kenny Lin, Professor of Family Medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine about Mammograms: Policy vs. Medical Evidence.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, April 23rd at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, April 24th at 9 a.m.
• Monday, April 25th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, April 24th at 7 a.m.

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

Research that Matters (min 0-09:30)
- Smokers have a harder time finding jobs
  - News about the article
  - Full-text article
- Sugary drinks taxes could reduce cases of Type 2 diabetes and save on healthcare expenditures
  - News about the article
  - Full-text article
- Obesity in adolescence increases risk of heart disease in adulthood
  - News about the article
  - Full-text article
- Older men who got testosterone therapy were less likely to be readmitted to emergency room
  - News about the article
  - Full-text article
Conversations with Dr. Kenny Lin (min 09:30 -30:10)
House Calls (min 30:10-39:17)
- My doctor told me I had an ovarian cyst, but not to worry about it. Should I worry?
  - Ovarian Cysts
- Diets and exercise don’t help me lose weight. Can my doctor help me with weight loss?
  - Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-loss Program
- Can my family doctor see my sick relative in our home?
  - Home Care: Basic Facts and Information
- I’m too stressed to quit smoking now, but at what age can I quit smoking and still preserve my health?

Options at the End of Life with Dr. Timothy Quill

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam, Cristy & guest co-host Dr. Michael Baca-Atlas will be talking with Dr. Timothy Quill, Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry and Medical Humanities at University of Rochester Medical Center about Options at the End of Life.

Please tune in! The show will air:

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

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

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

Research that Matters (min 0-10:56)
- Gun restrictions lead to reduced gun death rates
  - News about the article
  - Abstract
- NSAID pain relievers significantly increase heart attack risk
  - Article citation
- Interventions to reduce high-risk prescribing of NSAIDs led to decrease in emergency room admissions
  - Full-text article
- Mandatory interlock laws decrease drunk driving deaths
  - News about the article
  - Abstract
Conversations with Dr. Timothy Quill (min 10:57 -30:11)
House Calls (min 30:12-39:27)
- Is tanning in the sun safer than tanning in a bed and are there safe ways to tan?
  - Tanning
  - Sunless Tanning
- Can my primary care doctor get me a dermatology referral?
  - Talking with Your Doctor
- If I haven’t lost weight on my own, do I really need to enroll in a program to lose it?
  - Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-loss Program
- Weighing the risks of taking aspirin to prevent TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack) and possibility of a bleed
  - TIA
  - Aspirin

Re-Air: Avoiding the Emergency Room: The Role of Telemedicine with Dr. Bobby Park

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with Dr. Bobby Park, Co-founder and Director of RelyMD about Avoiding the Emergency Room: The Role of Telemedicine.

Please tune in! The show will air:

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

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

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

Research that Matters (min 0-09:27)
- Obesity increases negative trauma surgery outcomes
  - News about the article
  - Abstract of the article
- Smokeless tobacco has higher marker of specific carcinogen than smoked tobacco
  - News about the article
  - Free full-text article
- Men who exercise have lower prostate cancer risk
  - News about the article
  - Abstract of the article
- Children who get good breakfast had better academic outcomes
  - News about the article
  - Free full-text article
Conversations with Dr. Bobby Park (min 09:28 -31:01)
- RelyMD
- Telehealth
House Calls (min 31:02-39:29)
- Healthy Holiday Gifts
  - Local Harvest Food Delivery
  - Fitbit
- Frequent Tums use and heartburn
  - Gastritis
  - GERD
  - Heartburn
- Muscle tension headaches, migraines or both
- When to stop anxiety and depression medication
  - Antidepressant withdrawal
  - How to safely take antidepressants

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Virtual Visits: The Good, Bad, and Ugly With Dr. Jeremy Kahn (YOUR HEALTH Radio June 2015)

Screening for Medical Disease with Dr. John Mandrola

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest cohost Dr. Jessica Anderson will be talking with Dr. John Mandrola, Electrophysiologist and Columnist for Medscape about Screening for Medical Disease.

Please tune in!

The show will air:

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

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, February 28th at 7 a.m.

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

Research that Matters (min 0-09:27)
- Teens who use tanning booths more likely to have melanoma by 30
  - Free full-text article
  - Skin Cancer
- Many older patients visiting emergency rooms go because of infectious diseases
  - Abstract of article
- Depressive symptoms in older adults associated with increased risk for stroke, heart attack
- People visiting countries with Zika should wait 28 days after their return to donate blood
Conversations with Dr. John Mandrola (min 09:27-28:55)
- About Dr. Mandrola
- Health Screening
House Calls (min 28:56-39:26)
- Infections and scarring from a cosmetic surgery
  - Scars
  - Scar Revision
- Why would a doctor go to jail for prescribing opioids?
- Are artificial sweeteners safe?
  - Artificial sweeteners
- Is DEET safe?
  - Choosing an insect repellent for your child
  - From CDC: Travelers’ Health: Protection against Mosquitoes, Ticks, and Other Insects and Arthropods

Avoiding the Emergency Room: The Role of Telemedicine with Dr. Bobby Park

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with Dr. Bobby Park, Co-founder and Director of RelyMD about Avoiding the Emergency Room: The Role of Telemedicine.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, November 28th at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, November 29th at 9 a.m.
• Monday, November 30th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, November 28th at 3 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, November 29th at 7 a.m.

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

Research that Matters (min 0-09:27)
- Obesity increases negative trauma surgery outcomes
  - News about the article
  - Abstract of the article
- Smokeless tobacco has higher marker of specific carcinogen than smoked tobacco
  - News about the article
  - Free full-text article
- Men who exercise have lower prostate cancer risk
  - News about the article
  - Abstract of the article
- Children who get good breakfast had better academic outcomes
  - News about the article
  - Free full-text article
Conversations with Dr. Bobby Park (min 09:28 -31:01)
- RelyMD
- Telehealth
House Calls (min 31:02-39:29)
- Healthy Holiday Gifts
  - Local Harvest Food Delivery
  - Fitbit
- Frequent Tums use and heartburn
  - Gastritis
  - GERD
  - Heartburn
- Muscle tension headaches, migraines or both
- When to stop anxiety and depression medication
  - Antidepressant withdrawal
  - How to safely take antidepressants

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Virtual Visits: The Good, Bad, and Ugly With Dr. Jeremy Kahn (YOUR HEALTH Radio June 2015)

Virtual Visits: The Good, Bad, and Ugly With Dr. Jeremy Kahn

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and Cristy will be talking with Dr. Jeremy Kahn, Professor of Critical Care, Medicine and Health Policy in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, about telehealth and telemedicine in Virtual Visits: The Good, Bad, and Ugly.

Please tune in!
The show will air:
WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, June 13th at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, June 14th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, June 15th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, June 13th at 3 p.m.
KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, June 12th at 7 a.m.

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

Research that Matters (min 0-10:05)
- Father’s influence on teen drinking
  - News about the study
  - Full-text article
- For diabetes control, surgery and intensive lifestyle change about equal
  - News about the study
  - Full-text article
- Suicide rates rising among young black children in U.S.
  - News about the study
  - Article abstract
- Calories and highly processed foods
  - News about the study
  - Full-text article
Conversations with Dr. Jeremy Kahn (min 10:05-30:28)
House Calls (min 30:28-38:54)
- Slightly high blood pressure and medication
  - High blood pressure
- Benefits of an annual physical
  - Health checkup
- Fatty liver disease and ascites
  - Fatty Liver
- Ganglion cyst on the rotator cuff tendon
  - Ganglion Cyst of the Wrist and Hand

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Avoiding the Emergency Room: The Role of Telemedicine with Dr. Bobby Park (YOUR HEALTH Radio November 2015)

Seizures and Epilepsy with Drs. Bradley Vaughn and Hae Won Shin

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Lynn Eades

Dr. Hae Won Shin UNC Department of Neurology

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with Drs. Bradley Vaughn and Hae Won Shin, at UNC’s Department of Neurology about Seizures and Epilepsy.

Please tune in! The show will air:
WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, April 25th at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, April 26th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, April 27th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, April 25th at 3 p.m.
KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, April26th at 7 a.m.

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

Show Topics:

Research that Matters (min 0-10:30) Age-linked memory loss, Relationship between sleep and sex, Friends and your health, Unneeded tests in the ER
Conversations with Drs. Bradley Vaughn and Hae Won Shin about Seizures and Epilepsy (min 10:30-32)
House Calls (min 32:00-40:00) Hand tremors, Unknown causes of UTIs and antibiotics, Using probiotics with antibiotics

Related Links:
American Epilepsy Society
Epilepsy Foundation
Research that Matters

Age-Linked Memory Loss
- Abstract of the Article
- News about the Article
Relationship Between Sleep and Sex
- Abstract of the Article
- News about the Article
Friends and Your Health
- Full-text of the Article
Unneeded Test in the ER
- Abstract of the Article
- News about the Article

Conversations with Drs. Bradley Vaughn and Hae Won Shin

House Calls

Quality vs. Quantity: Improving Healthcare with Dr. Thomas Koonce

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Lynn Eades

tommy koonce photo Special guest host, Dr. Jessica Hart, one of UNC Family Medicine’s Resident Physicians, will join Adam this weekend on YOUR HEALTH® to talk to Dr. Thomas Koonce, Associate Professor and Associate Director of UNC’s Department of Family Medicine Center about Quality vs. Quantity: Improving Healthcare.

Please tune in! This show will air:

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, November 8th at 9am
• Sunday, November 9th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, November 10th at 6pm and 10pm

WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, November 8th at 3pm

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7FM
• Sunday, November 9th at 7am

Listen to the show!

Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

Show Topics:

Research that Matters (min 0-11:00) CPR Guidelines, Fish and Hearing, Cholesterol Drugs, Assigning Emergency Contacts
Conversations with Thomas Koonce about Quality vs. Quantity: Improving Healthcare (min 11:00-30:30)
House Calls (min 30:30-40) Gallbladder Pain During Pregnancy, Patients Asking Doctors Questions, Broken Wrist, Stress Affecting Daily Life

Re-airing Bullying with Dr. William Copeland

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, we’re re-airing one of our most relevant shows with Dr. William Copeland, Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Duke University Center for Developmental Epidemiology, about Bullying.

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Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

Research that Matters (min 0-10)
- Charges For Emergency Room Visits Often Based on Incorrect Assumptions
  - News about the article
  - Free full-text article
- Lengthy antibiotic use common in elderly
  - News about the article
  - Free full-text article
- Don’t start drinking for your health
  - News about the article
  - Free full text article
- Mobility Impairment Reduces Access to Subspecialty Care
  - Free full text article
Conversations with Dr. William Copeland about Bullying (min 10-30)
House Calls (min 30-39)
- I’m tired all the time. I work two jobs and am divorced with two kids. When my doctor asked me if I was feeling down I almost cried. What are your thoughts?
  - Men and depression
- While I was in the hospital recently, they changed my medications. When I was released and saw my doctor, he changed all my medications back to what they were. Who was right?
  - Help avoid mistakes with your medicine
  - Talking to your doctor
- I recently passed out and nothing showed up on my tests except my thyroid was off. Could this cause me to pass out?
  - Fainting
  - Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid)
- Urgent care said I need surgery for an ingrown toenail. My doctor said I could manage this by soaking my foot with cotton balls soaked in medication.
  - Ingrown toenail

Life & Death in the ER with Dr. Judith Tintinalli

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with Dr. Judith Tintinalli, Professor and Chair Emeritus of Emergency Medicine at UNC, about Life and Death in the ER.

Please tune in! This show will air:

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, November 23^rd at 9am
• Sunday, November 24^th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, November 25^st at 6pm and 10pm

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7FM
• Sunday, November 24^th at 7am

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

Research that Matters (min 0-10)
Conversations with Dr. Judith Tintinalli (min 10-30)
- Professor and Chair Emeritus of Emergency Medicine at UNC Hospitals
- Books by Dr. Judith Tintinalli available at UNC Health Sciences Library
  - Tintinalli’s emergency medicine manual
  - Emergency medicine : a comprehensive study guide
House Calls (min 30-40)
- Natural Fertility Augmentations or IVF
- Paranoid schizophrenia and Treatment
  - Mayo Clinic
  - American Psychiatric Association
- Plantar Fasciitis Treatment
- Tingling Sensation
  - American College of Rheumatology
  - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Tag Archives: Emergency Medical Services

Mammograms: Policy vs. Medical Evidence with Dr. Kenny Lin

Options at the End of Life with Dr. Timothy Quill

Re-Air: Avoiding the Emergency Room: The Role of Telemedicine with Dr. Bobby Park

Screening for Medical Disease with Dr. John Mandrola

Avoiding the Emergency Room: The Role of Telemedicine with Dr. Bobby Park

Virtual Visits: The Good, Bad, and Ugly With Dr. Jeremy Kahn

Quality vs. Quantity: Improving Healthcare with Dr. Thomas Koonce

Re-airing Bullying with Dr. William Copeland

Life & Death in the ER with Dr. Judith Tintinalli