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Long-Term Patient/Provider Relationships: Renaissance or Relic?

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and guest co-host Dr. Deborah Porterfield talk with Dr. Adam Cifu—internist and professor of medicine at the University of Chicago—about long-term patient/provider relationships: renaissance or relic?

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97.9 FM The Hill

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

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, January 6 at 7 a.m.

 
 
 

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Fighting epidemics before they start

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & guest co-host Dr. Michael Baca-Atlas will talk with Dr. John-Arne Røttingen, interim CEO for the newly launched Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations who was also closely involved with trials of the Ebola vaccine, about starting the fight against epidemics before they break out.

Dr. John-Arne Røttingen

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WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, April 1, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Sunday, April 2, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, April 3, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, April 2, at 7 a.m.

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  • Research That Matters (min 0-8:52) Noise-related hearing loss not limited to work exposure; Some fast-food packaging contains potentially harmful fluorinated compounds; Meal planning, timing, may impact heart health; Drowsy drivers often behind fatal crashes
  • Conversations with Dr. John-Arne Røttingen (min 8:52-29:17)
  • House Calls (min 29:17-40:00) Why is it bad for pregnant women to clean the litter box?; What are the causes and risks of high potassium?; What do you tell patients who ask about LASIK eye surgery?; My father has experienced discomfort in his lower abdomen. What should we watch out for and how do we navigate the system if we disagree with the doctor’s diagnosis?

Scrubbing Up: Medical Immersion for Policymakers with Dr. Ronald Paulus

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & guest co-host Carol Ripley-Moffitt will be talking with Dr. Ronald Paulus, President and CEO of Mission Health about Scrubbing Up: Medical Immersion for Policymakers.

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WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, May 14th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Sunday, May 15th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, May 16th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

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

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam, Cristy and guest co-host Dr. Bob Gwyther will be talking with Dr. Monique Anderson, Cardiologist and Associate Professor at the Duke University of School of Medicine about CPR.

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The show will air:Anderson

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, August 29th at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, August 30th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, August 31st at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, August 29th at 3 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, August 30th at 7 a.m.

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  • Research that Matters (min 0-10:30) Restaurant food has as many calories, fats and sodium as fast food; Tele-rehabilitation for total knee replacement about as effective as face-to-face; Overdoses on opioid medication; Surgery should be considered earlier in course of treatment for ulcerative colitis.
  • Conversations with Dr. Monique Anderson (min 10:30-30:55)
  • House Calls (min 30:55-40:03) How often should healthy men visit the doctor; Spontaneous blue finger syndrome; Stress of caring for loved ones can cause some adverse health effects; Is drug testing necessary when pain and antidepressant medicines are simultaneously prescribed.

Research that Matters:
Restaurant food has as many calories, fats, and sodium as fast food
Abstract of article
News about the article

Tele-rehabilitation for total knee replacement about as effective as face-to-face
Abstract of article
News about the article

Overdoses on opioid medication
Abstract of article
News about the article

Surgery should be considered earlier in course of treatment for ulcerative colitis
Abstract of the article
News about the article

Conversations
JAMA article authored by Dr. Anderson
News and Observer article featuring Dr. Anderson
Information about CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)

House Calls
How often should health men visit the doctor
Spontaneous blue finger syndrome (full-text article)
Stress of caring for loved ones and adverse health effects
Drug Testing necessity when pain and antidepressant medicines are simultaneously prescribed

The Cost of Quality with Dr. Susan Glod

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Dr. Susan GlodThis weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be joined by Physician at Pennsylvania State Hershey Medical Center, Dr. Susan Glod to talk about The Cost of Quality.

Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, February 9th at 9am
• Sunday, February 10th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, February 11th at 6pm and 10pm

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North Carolina’s First Teaching Health Center: Training Doctors to Provide Rural and Undeserved Care with Dr. Caroline Roberts & Dr. Mimi Miles

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Dr. Caroline Roberts

Dr. Caroline Roberts


Special guest host, Dr. Bob Gwyther from the UNC Department of Family Medicine, will join Cristy this weekend on YOUR HEALTH® to talk with UNC Resident Physicians, Dr. Caroline Roberts & Dr. Mimi Miles about North Carolina’s first teaching health center: training doctors to provide rural and undeserved care.
 
 
 
Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, November 3rd at 9am
• Sunday, November 4th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, November 5th at 6pm and 10pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Rural Health Care with Chris Collins (YOUR HEALTH Radio July 2015)

Calories Counts and Choosing? Your Choice!

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The International Journal of Obesity published a really interesting study looking at the mandatory calorie reporting at restaurants and how it may affect your choice of food.

The study looked at 420 parents and teenagers who were going to fast food restaurants before and after New York made a law mandating calorie listings for restaurant foods. The study then compared these New Yorkers with a control group in a neighboring state who did not have such a calorie labeling law, to see if the New York law had an impact on parents’ and children’s’ choices of foods.  They found that 57% of the New York teenagers said that they did notice the calorie information, but only 9% said that information influenced their food choices at all.  In fact, the thing that influenced them the most was the taste of the food, not the calories.

This particular study focused on 4 fast food chains: McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken.  It’s important to consider that detail because people who are eating at most fast food restaurants are probably less concerned about caloric intake then people who don’t eat at these fast food restaurants.  So it is possible that if the study focused on non-fast food restaurants, the outcome may have been different.

We like the idea of calorie counts on menus, but we are not so supportive of legislation on this matter unless this clearly leads to improved outcomes.  Fried foods and meats will almost always have more calories than salads, fruit and yogurt.  You can get most any of these at most fast-food restaurants.  The choice is yours (and ours).

How Much Fast Food (CAN) (SHOULD) You Eat After a Heart Attack?

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If you had a heart attack, would you cut back on eating fast food?  The answer seems obvious, but the results may shock you.  The American Journal of Cardiology conducted a study that followed nearly 2,500 heart attack patients, seeing how many of them were fast food eaters before and after their heart attacks.  Did they continue eating fast food?

At the beginning, 36% of patients (close to 750) said they frequently ate fast food, in this case ‘frequent’ meaning they ate it at least once a week.  Six months after suffering heart problems, only 20% (about 500) of the patients, were still eating fast food on a frequent basis.   So out of that group that had originally been eating a lot of fast food, most of them were still eating fast food even after their heart attack.

But one important thing to consider here, is although they did say they were eating fast food, it can be argued that maybe they were choosing healthier options that many fast food restaurants now offer.   The fast food industry has made efforts, in response to consumer preferences, to put some healthier options on the menu.  Now more then ever before, you can get healthier items at most fast food places.  Also, some chains now promote eco friendly, or nutritious, fast food choices.

While high sodium and high fat foods in restaurants should be avoided, we know people need to live in the world around them as they make sustainable changes.  Demand more of what you want.  Black or white answers of good or bad food choices are not the answer for most people when it comes to eating out.
Check out the list of top ten healthy fast food restaurants

Test yourself on making healthier choices in common fast food restaurants at WebMD, or for general tips, you can go to HELPGUIDE.ORG, or even one of our “favorite” fast food chains, Evos.

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Surviving Heart Attacks: Advocating for YOUR HEALTH with Julia Allen (YOUR HEALTH Radio March 2015)

Post-Heart Attack Care: It’s More than Just Money with Dr. Eric Peterson (YOUR HEALTH Radio November 2011)

Living a Heart-Healthy Life with Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum (YOUR HEALTH Radio February 2014)

Caring for an Aging America with Dr. Gregg Warshaw

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Gregg WarshawOn this weekend’s edition of YOUR HEALTH®, we’ll talk with nationally known geriatrician Dr. Gregg Warshaw about Caring for an Aging America. Dr. Warshaw is a Professor of Family and Community Medicine and the Semmons Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He recently delivered the 7th annual Robert R. Huntley, MD, Lecture hosted by the UNC Department of Family Medicine.
 
 
 

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  • Sunday at 9am and 5pm
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Suzanne Landis Talks about MAHEC Mountain Area Health Education Center

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We have a new name. Your Health is the new name of Here’s to Your Health.

This week Adam and Cristy talk with Dr. Suzanne Landis about MAHEC.

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