The Real Science Behind Tricks of the Mind

Dr. Luana CollocaThis weekend on YOUR HEALTH®,  Adam and guest co-host Dr. Stephen Hooper talk with Dr. Luana Colloca—placebo expert, pain researcher and associate professor at the University of Maryland—about the real science behind tricks of the mind.

You can catch the episode on:

97.9 FM The Hill

  • Saturday, June 15 at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, June 16 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, June 17 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, June 16 at 7 a.m.

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How Occasionally Breaking the Rules Just Might Result in Better Healthcare

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and Cristy talk with with Dr. Saranya Loehrer, head of the North America Region of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, about how occasionally breaking the rules just might result in better healthcare.
Dr. Saranya Loehrer

Please tune in! The show will air: 

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, July 29, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Sunday, July 30, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, July 31, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, July 23, at 7 a.m.

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

  • Research That Matters (min 0-9:29) Hospital Entertainment System Helps Ease Kids’ Anxiety Before Surgery; Down With 8 A.M. Classes: Undergrads Learn Better Later In The Day; Tranexamic Acid Reduces Maternal Deaths From Bleeding After Childbirth; The Placebo Effect Can Mend a Broken Heart Too
  • Conversations with Dr. Saranya Loehrer (min 9:29-30:48)
  • House Calls (min 30:48-40:00) I have an arrhythmia that hasn’t been resolved with a beta blocker, a calcium channel blocker or 3 ablations. I’m in my early 30s so my electrophysiologist (EP) is hesitant to put me on flecainide? A friend suggested magnesium oxide. What should I do?; I’m 65 and six years ago I was diagnosed with psoriasis due to drinking too much alcohol and being overweight. I stopped drinking, lost weight and this year my doctor said my liver had improved. I’m sharing this so listeners can benefit from my story.; I’ve had kidney failure, am on dialysis and hope to have a transplant. When I was evaluated, I said I had a glass of wine a day and was disqualified. What do you think?