Tag Archives: End of Life Issues

Explaining "America’s Great Divide" with Jonathan Weiler

Posted on by

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and guest co-host Dr. Jamila Battle talk with Dr. Jonathan Weiler—director of undergraduate studies and professor in UNC’s Curriculum in Global Studies—about his new book Prius or Pickup? How the Answers to Four Simple Questions Explain America’s Great Divide.Dr. Jonathan Weiler

You can catch the episode on:

97.9 FM The Hill

  • Saturday, November 17 at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, November 18 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, November 19 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, November 18 at 7 a.m.

Listen to the show!
Download

Who Makes Healthcare Decisions on Behalf of a Patient Who Can’t?

Posted on by

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Catherine Coe talk with with Dr. Erin DeMartino, pulmonary and critical care medicine fellow at the Mayo Clinic, about who makes healthcare decisions on behalf of a patient who can’t.
Dr. Erin DeMartino

Please tune in! The show will air: 

WCHL 97.9 FM

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

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, August 6, at 7 a.m.

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

  • Research That Matters (min 0-10:09) Lab-grown blood stem cells produced; Early cancer diagnoses increase under Obamacare; Chemicals found in wild plants may offer new contraceptive options; When states have strong gun laws, they also have fewer fatal police shootings
  • Conversations with Dr. Erin DeMartino (min 10:09-30:52)
  • House Calls (min 30:52-40:00) My 6-year-old son wets the bed. What should I talk about with his pediatrician?; When I leave a message for my doctor, the nurse practitioner returns my call. What can I do to talk with my doctor instead of the nurse practitioner?; Recently when my A1C was high, my doctor gave me the choice of losing weight or taking more medication and referred me to a nutritionist. I’ve lost weight and my A1C is better.; Results of a recent pap smear came back as unsatisfactory. My doctor said I was low risk and to repeat the test in six months. Should I get a second opinion?

Dancing with My Cancer Demon

Posted on by

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & guest co-host Dr. Laura Gay welcome Dr. Clark Hanmer, a family practice physician who was diagnosed with Stage-4 cancer in 2015. Dr. Hanmer shares his moving story and talks about his new book Dancing with My Cancer Demon.

Dr. Clark Hanmer

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, January 14, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Sunday, January 15, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Tuesday, January 17, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, January 15, at 7 a.m.

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

The FIRST Program: Acceleration to Service

Posted on by

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with Thomas D’Angelo, Thane Campbell, Kyle Melvin and Dr. Erin Fraher, medical students in UNC School of Medicine’s FIRST Program and Professor in the UNC Department of Family Medicine about The FIRST Program: Acceleration to Service.

FIRST Program
Dr. Erin Fraher

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, June 18th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Sunday, June 19th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, June 20th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, June 19th at 7 a.m.

 
 

 
 

 
 

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

Options at the End of Life with Dr. Timothy Quill

Posted on by

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:Dr. Timothy Quill

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

Re-Air: Hunger, Faith and Health with Dr. Norman Wirzba and Rabbi Steven Sager

Posted on by

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with Dr. Norman Wirzba and Rabbi Steven Sager, Professors at Duke Univeristy Divinity School about Hunger Health and Faith.

Please tune in! The show will air:Dr. Norman Wirzba and Rabbi Steven Sager

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, March 19th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Sunday, March 20th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, March 21st at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, March 20th at 7 a.m.

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

  • Research that Matters (min 0-09:40) Lower heart disease risk and death risk in patients with sense of purpose; Number of people with high cholesterol and low HDL decreases, but many still do have these; Sedentary people have higher BMI, lower heart fitness; Cartilage repair in long distance runners.
  • Conversations with Dr. Norman Wirzba and Rabbi Steven Sager (min 09:41-30:07)
  • House Calls (min 30:08-39:15) After multiple cancer diagnoses, should family get tests for something genetic?; When to make end-of-life decisions with Parkinson’s; Why some doctors may not treat multiple myeloma?; What is an anal fistula?

Research that Matters
Lower heart disease risk and death risk in patients with sense of purpose

Abstract
News Article

Number of people with high cholesterol and low HDL decreases, but many still do have these

Abstract

Sedentary people have higher BMI, lower heart fitness

Abstract
News Article

Cartilage repair in long distance runners

Press Release

Conversations with Dr. Norman Wirzba and Rabbi Steven Sager

Dr. Norman Wirzba
Rabbi Steven Sager

House Calls

What you should know about genetic tesing

Preparing for the End-of-Life

Multiple Myeloma

Anal Abscess and Fistula

Hunger, Faith and Health with Dr. Norman Wirzba and Rabbi Steven Sager

Posted on by

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with Dr. Norman Wirzba and Rabbi Steven Sager, Professors at Duke Univeristy Divinity School about Hunger Health and Faith.

Please tune in! The show will air:Dr. Norman Wirzba and Rabbi Steven Sager

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, December 12th at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, December 13th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, December 14th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, December 12th at 3 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, December 13th at 7 a.m.

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

Click here to learn more about Dr. Wirzba and Rabbi Sager’s Interfaith Day of Learning called Hunger: Want and Plenty, which will take place in February, 2016

  • Research that Matters (min 0-09:40) Lower heart disease risk and death risk in patients with sense of purpose; Number of people with high cholesterol and low HDL decreases, but many still do have these; Sedentary people have higher BMI, lower heart fitness; Cartilage repair in long distance runners.
  • Conversations with Dr. Norman Wirzba and Rabbi Steven Sager (min 09:41-30:07)
  • House Calls (min 30:08-39:15) After multiple cancer diagnoses, should family get tests for something genetic?; When to make end-of-life decisions with Parkinson’s; Why some doctors may not treat multiple myeloma?; What is an anal fistula?

Research that Matters
Lower heart disease risk and death risk in patients with sense of purpose

Abstract
News Article

Number of people with high cholesterol and low HDL decreases, but many still do have these

Abstract

Sedentary people have higher BMI, lower heart fitness

Abstract
News Article

Cartilage repair in long distance runners

Press Release

Conversations with Dr. Norman Wirzba and Rabbi Steven Sager

Dr. Norman Wirzba
Rabbi Steven Sager

House Calls

What you should know about genetic tesing
Preparing for the End-of-Life
Multiple Myeloma
Anal Abscess and Fistula

The Stewardship of Medical Imaging with Dr. Daniel Durand

Posted on by

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with Dr. Daniel Durand, Radiologist and Director of Accountable Care at Johns Hopkins University about The Stewardship of Medical Imaging.

Please tune in! The show will air:Durand photo (1)

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, November 14th at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, November 15th at 9 a.m.
• Monday, November 16th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, November 14th at 3 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, November 15th at 7 a.m.

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

  • Research that Matters (min 0-10:04) Online psychotherapy; Surgery vs. clot-busters in treating strokes; Sweetened beverages increase heart failure risk in men; How many people have health apps?
  • Conversations with Dr. Daniel Durand (min 10:05 -32:32)
  • House Calls (min 32:31-39:26) What could my chest pain be?; Talking about end of life care; Hitting your head when falling off a bike.

Community-Based Hospitals: Quality vs. Quantity

Posted on by

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and Cristy will be talking with Steve Burriss, President of Rex Healthcare about Community-Based Hospitals.

Please tune in!Burriss (1)

The show will air:

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, August 15th at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, August 16th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, August 17th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, August 15th at 3 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, August 16th at 7 a.m.

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

Bone Marrow Transplantation in the 21st Century with Dr. Thomas Shea

Posted on by

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Cristy and guest co-host Dr. Yee Lam will be talking with Dr. Thomas Shea, Director of the UNC Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation Programs about Bone Marrow Transplantation in the 21st Century.

Please tune in!
The show will air:Shea copy

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

WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, June 27th at 3 p.m.

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

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