This weekend on YOUR HEALTH, Adam and guest co-host Leah Ranney, Ph.D., welcome Dr. Melina Kibbe, the new chair of the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Surgery and the editor of the journal Jama Surgery, about sex bias in surgical research as well as her new position at UNC.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM
• Saturday, October 1, at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, October 2, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, October 3, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, October 2, at 7 a.m.

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• Research that Matters (min 0-9:12)
  • Are partners of people with depression more likely to suffer with chronic pain?
    • Full text article

• Prenatal exposure to common chemical in plastics and anxiety and depression in boys
  • Full text article

• Does job satisfaction affect your physical and mental health?
  • News about the study

• Can stronger relationships with family members decrease likelihood of your death?
  • News about the study
  • Study abstract

• Conversations with Dr. Melina Kibbe (min 9:12-30:57)
  • Dr. Kibbe’s faculty page
  • Dr. Kibbe’s JAMA Surgery article news item
  • Dr. Kibbe’s article
  • Implicit Bias Guide (UNC Health Sciences Library)

• House Calls (min 30:57-40:00)
  • Secondhand smoke and babies
    • The UNC Tobacco Treatment Program can help you stop smoking
    • Health Risks of Secondhand Smoke
    • Thirdhand Smoke

• Thyroid medications and weight
  • Thyroid Diseases

• Do anti-inflammatory diets work?
  • Anti-Inflammatory Diet
  • Anti-Inflammatory Diet: Road to Good Health?
  • Kale Recipes

• What makes my hands swell during exercise and how do I prevent it?
  • Edema

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