Avoiding Harm in Healthcare with Dr. Katherine Hughes

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and Cristy will be talking with Dr. Kathryn Hughes, surgeon, blogger, and leader about Avoiding Harm in Healthcare.IMG_1345 copy

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The show will air: WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, June 6th at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, June 7th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, June 8th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, June 6th at 3 p.m.
KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, June 7th at 7 a.m.

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  • Research that Matters (min 0-10:05) Health literacy and heart failure survival, risk of medical scans, don’t let kids sleep in their car seats, and screening for ovarian cancer.
  • Conversations with Dr. Katherine Hughes  (min 10:05-30:28)
  • House Calls (min 30:28-38:54) Requirements for handicap parking permits, UNC Family Medicine renovation, and benefits of having an ambulatory blood pressure monitor.
Research that Matters
Health literacy and heart failure survival
Abstract of article
News about the study
Patient understanding of radiologic imaging
Abstract of article
News about the study
>Hazards of unsupervised use of car seats
Abstract of article
News about the study
Infant Sleep Safety [web site]
Screening for ovarian cancer using CA125
Abstract of article
News about the study

Conversations with Katherine Hughes

Dr. Hughes’ blog, Behind the MaskDr. Hughes on Faceboook
Dr. Hughes on Twitter: @DrKathyHughes
Behind the Mask on Facebook

House Calls

Requirements for handicap parking permits
UNC Family Medicine renovation
Benefits of having an ambulatory blood pressure monitor

UNC Family Medicine Renovation Plans
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Overcoming Adversity with Sarah Kovac

Sarah KovacThis weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Cristy and Guest co-host Dr. Amir Barzin will be joined by Sarah Kovacauthor and motivational speaker to talk about Overcoming Adversity.

Please tune in! This show will air:
WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, December 6th at 9am
• Sunday, December 7th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, December 8th at 6pm and 10pm
WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, December 6th at 3pm
KKAG Retro Radio 88.7FM
• Sunday, December 7th at 7am

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The Internet & Your Health, Safety, Security & Your Privacy with Neil Berman

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, we’ll be joined by Helper-in-Chief at TheONbutton Computer and Technology Services, Neil Berman, about the internet & your health, safety, security & your privacy.

Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, August 25th at 9am
• Sunday, August 26th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, August 27th at 6pm and 10pm

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House Calls – Posture & Ovarian Cancer

House Calls from the Carrboro Citizen 12.08.11

Dear HOUSE Calls, My son walks and sits with his shoulders bent forward. Are there any health consequences with his back later in life from slouching?
We all just sat up a little – you sound like our mothers. But seriously, that is a great question. a slouch in the shoulder tends to add tension to the neck and can be related to neck pain or tension headaches. Poor posture in the lower back can be related to pain in the lower back. Really the issue is minimizing tension and strengthening more neutral-posture muscles, like those in the abdomen. Does this cause serious harm in the back like arthritis or bone loss? Probably not. However, improved posture and core strength is an important part of back rehabilitation to remove some muscular stress. All in all, most people have poor posture and most people do not have serious back problems. We would recommend not worrying too much about it.
Dear HOUSE Calls, My doctor told me there was no test for ovarian cancer. Is this true?
We have screening tests for many kinds of cancer (colon, breast, cervical, prostate, etc.). However, we don’t really do any population screening for ovarian cancer, and it is a very serious, if not common, form of cancer. About 21,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year in the U.S., and 15,000 die from it. There are some tests for ovarian cancer, but the tests have limitations and they don’t make sense for everybody. Ovarian cancer tests include blood marker tests (CA 125), genetic testing and ultrasounds and other imaging studies. Assuming we are talking about average-risk women, the genetic test (BRCA) rarely would be positive and would only demonstrate a genetic risk of ovarian cancer, not the disease. The other tests, both the CA 125 and ultrasound, fail to diagnose many cancers and have too many false positive tests, resulting in more tests or surgery. This is complicated and based on the fact that ovarian cancer is unusual and difficult to diagnose in the early stage, and the tests themselves are just not very good. The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecology recommend against routine screening for ovarian cancer for average- risk women. However, if you have symptoms such as early fullness, unexplained weight loss or abdominal bloating, pressure or pain, get to the doctor promptly for an exam.

Living for 32 with Colin Goddard

Colin GoddardThis weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, we’ll be joined by gun violence prevention advocate and survivor of the 2007 Virginia Tech campus shooting massacre, Colin Goddard, about his new documentary,

Living for 32.

On a snowy, windy April day in Blacksburg, Virginia in 2007, young Americans pursued a college education and their teachers engaged in providing it to them. Thirty-two of them died, 17 more were wounded, and six more were injured jumping out of windows. One of those wounded was a 21-year-old senior International Studies major from Richmond, Virginia, named Colin Goddard. Goddard played a unique role in the horrific drama that played out at Virginia Tech University on that blustery April day: he was the only person within the building to call the police. By the end of the ordeal, the killer had fired at him at three separate moments during the eleven-minute assault. Goddard had been shot four times. He was later told he might not walk again, but fought his way through arduous physical therapy. And he grew a fire in his heart to do something about keeping dangerous people from having easy access to deadly weapons. “Living for 32” is his story.

Please tune in! We’re on the air:
– Saturday at 9am
– Sunday at 9am & 5pm
– Monday at 6pm & 10pm

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Skin Problems in Children with Dr. Dean Morrell

Dean MorrellThis weekend YOUR HEALTH® will feature Dr. Dean Morrell, Associate Professor in the UNC Department of Dermatology, as we discuss skin problems in children.

Please tune in! We’re on the air:
– Saturday at 9am
– Sunday at 9am & 5pm
– Monday at 6pm & 10pm

 

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Weight Loss Surgery with Dr. Wayne Overby

This week Adam and Cristy talk with Dr. Wayne Overby, UNC School of Medicine.

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