Tag Archives: Head Injuries

A 3D-printed Heart from a Patient’s Cells

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Nadav NoorThis weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and guest co-host Dr. Jamila Battle talk with researcher and doctoral candidate at Tel Aviv University, Nadav Noor, about how he and his colleagues created the first 3D-printed heart using a patient’s cells.

You can catch the episode on:

97.9 FM The Hill

• Saturday, September 14 at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, September 15 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, September 16 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

• Sunday, September 15 at 7 a.m.

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Re-air: "Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear"

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Dr. Margee Kerr

As Halloween approaches, we’ll take a look back on YOUR HEALTH® to when Adam and guest co-host Dr. Michael Baca-Atlas talked with sociologist Dr. Margee Kerr about her book Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday 10/27 at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday 10/28 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday 10/29 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday 10/28 at 7 a.m.

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

"Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear"

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Dr. Margee Kerr

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Michael Baca-Atlas talk with sociologist Dr. Margee Kerr about her book Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Sunday 10/29 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday 10/30 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday 10/29 at 7 a.m.

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

The Stewardship of Medical Imaging with Dr. Daniel Durand

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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.

Family Caregiving & Living in the Land of the Limbo with Carol Levine

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levine photoThis weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be joined by Carol Levine, Director of the Families and Healthcare Projects at the United Hospital Fund, about Family Caregiving & Living in the Land of Limbo.

Please tune in! This show will air:

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, September 6th at 9am
• Sunday, September 7th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, September 8th at 6pm and 10pm

WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, September 6th at 3pm

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

 Listen to the Show!

Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository
 

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Radiation and kids – When is it really needed?

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We all know there is a high level of concern in the news when it comes to X-rays, MRIs and CAT scans, specifically if someone needs to have them more than once in a short period of time.  So how do you know when your kid really needs a CAT scan if they get a head injury?

A recent  study, published in Pediatrics, looked at 40,000 kids who had head injuries and were taken to 25 different emergency rooms.  They looked at how many of the kids got X-rays or CAT scans, versus those who only got observed. Then, among those who were just observed, how many of those kids ended up needing a CAT scan or X-ray, and how many had a serious condition.

This can be a tricky issue because the CAT scan is taken to find out the severity of the injury or to rule out a fracture of the skull or a major bleed in the brain.  The CAT scan doesn’t diagnose a concussion, which is what a lot of patients and physicians are worried about.

The study showed that about one out of three children who had a head injury ended up getting a CAT scan, and even in the group that was delayed, one in three of them ended up getting the CAT scan eventually. The good news here is that it’s clear that not every child needs one and it appears doctors are doing a pretty good job picking out which kids need one and which kids don’t.

Even though it seems doctors are doing a good job, it’s important to remember that even if just one out of 100 children has a serious injury like a fracture or a bleed, it NEEDS to seen.  So what is the right thing to do for your child?

Obviously you need to make that decision with your doctor and it is situational, but remember it has a lot to do with the severity of the symptoms and the accident that has occurred, and in some cases, observation is an okay idea initially to try to cut down on the risk of radiation exposure.  The best person to make that decision though is the physician caring for your child.  If they ultimately determine that a head CAT scan is needed for a child, we, as parents and physicians, would concur.