This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Stephen Hooper welcome Dr. Nina Shapiro—director of pediatric otolaryngology and professor at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine—about her new book Hype: A Doctor’s Guide to Medical Myths, Exaggerated Claims, and Bad Advice and How to Tell What’s Real and What’s Not.
You can catch the episode on:
WCHL 97.9 FM
- Saturday, June 16 at 9 a.m.
- Sunday, June 17 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
- Monday, June 18 at 6 p.m.
KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM
- Sunday, June 17 at 7 a.m.
Listen to the show!
Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository
- Research that Matters (min 0-10:03)
- Teenage girls impacted more by sleepiness
- Research in mice to reduce hangovers
- Early stage breast cancer might not benefit from chemotherapy
- Coffee effects group dynamics
- Conversations with Dr. Nina Shapiro (min 10:03-30:42)
- House Calls (min 30:42-40:00)
- My doctor prescribed Zocor for high cholesterol. It caused muscle pain so my doctor told me to stop taking it. Is this common and why did it affect me this way?
- After having back pain followed by sweats and a fever, I was diagnosed with a kidney infection. I’ve never had this before. What’s going on?
- After back surgery, my doctor said I might have MRSA. Why do I have to be hospitalized instead of just taking antibiotics?
- After having a stroke, I’m having trouble with my energy level and speech. How long before I get better?
You may also like:
A Different Sort of Plague—The Spread of Health Misinformation (YOUR HEALTH Radio August 2018)
Health Fraud with Dr. Stephen Barrett Founder of Quackwatch.org (YOUR HEALTH Radio January 2011)
