Healthy Hearing

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and guest co-host Dr. Stephen Hooper talk with Patricia Johnson, AuD, clinical audiologist and assistant professor of Allied Health Sciences at UNC Chapel Hill, about healthy hearing.

You can catch the episode on:

97.9 FM The Hill

Saturday, November 10 at 9 a.m.
Sunday, November 11 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Monday, November 12 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

Sunday, November 11 at 7 a.m.

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

Research that Matters (min 0-9:57)
- Cold temperatures, windy, gray days and bad weather associated with higher heart attack risk
  - News about the study
  - Article abstract
- Breathing through the nose may improve memory
  - News about the study
  - Article abstract
- Flavoring additives in e-cigarettes trigger irritation and inflammation
  - News about the study
  - Article abstract
- Polio-like paralysis in children is rare but can happen quickly
  - News about the study
  - Article abstract
Conversations with Patricia Johnson, AuD (min 9:57-31:17)
House Calls (min 31:17-40:00)
- My child has hypertension. What should we do?
  - High Blood Pressure Treatment in Children
- My doctor recommended medication for low TSH (Thyroid-stimulating-hormone). What can I do about this besides take the medicine?
  - TSH Test
- My 24-year-old daughter is seeing a therapist. I don’t see any improvement. Should I say something?
  - How Do I Know if My Therapist is Effective?

Managing Type 1 Diabetes

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Laura Higginbotham talk with Dr. Natalie Strand, an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist living with Type 1 diabetes, about the best ways to manage the condition. And she should know—she sped around the world during season 17 of The Amazing Race, not only keeping her diabetes in check, but winning the game to boot.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM

Saturday 1/13 at 9 a.m.
Sunday 1/14 at 9 a.m.
Monday 1/15 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

Sunday 1/14 at 7 a.m.

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

Research that Matters (min 0-10:14)
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after a Cancer Diagnosis
  - News about the article
  - Article abstract
- Birth Control and Breast Cancer Risk
  - News about the article
  - Article abstract
- Association of Moral Values with Vaccine Hesitancy
  - News about the article
  - Full-text article
Conversations with Dr. Natalie Strand (min 10:14-31:19)
House Calls (min 31:19-40:00)
- When I took my 14-year-old daughter for a well visit, her doctor asked if she would like me to leave the room a few minutes. How do I know if I need to followup about what they talked about in private?
  - Doctor-Teen Patient Confidentiality: What You Should Know
- How can I make sure my elderly father is still a safe driver?
  - We Need to Talk: Taking the Keys from Older Drivers
- I had a partial knee replacement and that knee is fine. My other knee is very painful. Should I get a steroid injection?
  - Injectable Medications for Knee Osteoarthritis
- I had my thyroid removed because of a slow growing cancer about 10 years ago. I’ve felt more sluggish recently. Do I need to have my hormone levels tweaked?
  - TSH (Thyroid-stimulating Hormone) Test

Monitoring Marijuana Use as Attitudes, Behaviors and Legislation Change

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & guest co-host Bob Gwyther talk with Dr. Alejandro Azofeifa, epidemiologist with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, about monitoring marijuana use as attitudes, behaviors and legislation change.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM

Saturday, January 21, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Sunday, January 22, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Tuesday, January 23, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

Sunday, January 22, at 7 a.m.

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

Research That Matters (min 0-9:26) Television cooking shows overlook safe food handling practices; Social networking by doctors may save patients’ lives; Giving more pregnant women thyroid medicine may reduce risk of complications; White coat hypertension may indicate risk for heart disease in some people
Conversations with Dr. Alejandro Azofeifa (min 9:26-29:46)
House Calls (min 29:46-40:00) How do I keep my newborn healthy until he is vaccinated since there are so many other parents not vaccinating their children?; When should I talk to my daughter’s pediatrician about her anxiety over flying?; If I eat healthy and have good lifestyle habits, is there any benefit to taking a daily multivitamin?; What questions should I ask when getting a second opinion about a hip replacement?

Research that Matters
- Television cooking shows overlook safe food handling practices
  - Abstract
- Social networking by doctors may save patients’ lives
  - News Item
  - Abstract
- Giving more pregnant women thyroid medicine may reduce risk of complications
  - News Item for Presentation Given at Conference
- White coat hypertension may indicate risk for heart disease in some people
  - News Item
  - Abstract
Conversations with Dr. Alejandro Azofeifa
House Calls
- How do I keep my newborn healthy until he is vaccinated since there are so many other parents not vaccinating their children?
  - Childhood Immunization
- When should I talk to my daughter’s pediatrician about her anxiety over flying?
- If I eat healthy and have good lifestyle habits, is there any benefit to taking a daily multivitamin?
  - Multivitamin/mineral Supplements
  - Definition of Health Terms: Vitamins
- What questions should I ask when getting a second opinion about a hip replacement?

You may also like:

Marijuana and Mental Illness (YOUR HEALTH Radio, Research that Matters, September 29, 2018)

The Media’s Portrayal of Mental Illness (YOUR HEALTH Radio October 2016)

Sex Bias in Surgical Research

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH, Adam and guest co-host Leah Ranney, Ph.D., welcome Dr. Melina Kibbe, the new chair of the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Surgery and the editor of the journal Jama Surgery, about sex bias in surgical research as well as her new position at UNC.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM
• Saturday, October 1, at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, October 2, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, October 3, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, October 2, at 7 a.m.

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

Research that Matters (min 0-9:12)
- Are partners of people with depression more likely to suffer with chronic pain?
  - Full text article

Prenatal exposure to common chemical in plastics and anxiety and depression in boys
- Full text article

Does job satisfaction affect your physical and mental health?
- News about the study

Can stronger relationships with family members decrease likelihood of your death?
- News about the study
- Study abstract

Conversations with Dr. Melina Kibbe (min 9:12-30:57)
- Dr. Kibbe’s faculty page
- Dr. Kibbe’s JAMA Surgery article news item
- Dr. Kibbe’s article
- Implicit Bias Guide (UNC Health Sciences Library)

House Calls (min 30:57-40:00)
- Secondhand smoke and babies

Thyroid medications and weight
- Thyroid Diseases

Do anti-inflammatory diets work?

What makes my hands swell during exercise and how do I prevent it?
- Edema

You may also like:

The Effects of Racism on Health with Dr. Chandra Ford, YOUR HEALTH Radio, March 2019
The Social Determinants of Health and Implicit Bias with Dr. Denise Rodgers, YOUR HEALTH Radio, April 2018
The Ways Health Care Can Let Women Down with Maya Dusenbery, YOUR HEALTH Radio, July 2018
The Issues that Disproportionately Affect African American Smokers with Dr. Phillip Gardiner and Dr. Alan Blum, YOUR HEALTH Radio, September 2017
How Science and Medicine Influence Conversations about Race with Dr. Alondra Nelson, YOUR HEALTH Radio, July 2017
Bias, Black Lives and Academic Medicine with Dr. David Ansell, YOUR HEALTH Radio, July 2015

Re-Air: Rural Health Care with Chris Collins

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and Cristy will be talking with Chris Collins, Director of the North Carolina Health and Human Services Office of Rural Health about Rural Health Care.

Please tune in!
ChrisCollins2015

The show will air:

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, December 26th at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, December 27th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, December 28th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, December 26th at 3 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, December 27th at 7 a.m.

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

Research that Matters (min 0-9:30)
- Age to get colonoscopies
- Depression and spouse’s mood in cancer patients
  - News about the article
  - Free full-text article
- Statins and cancer death
  - Free full-text article
- Sleep and beta amyloid
Conversations with Chris Collins (min 9:30-31:43)
- NC Health and Human Services, Office of Rural Health
House Calls (min 31:43-41:54)
- Diagnosing thyroid issues
  - Thyroid Diseases
- Tickborne illnesses in North Carolina
  - Tick Bites
  - Tick Bites in NC
- Age to get pap smear
  - Get Tested for Cervical Cancer
  - Pap Test
- Effects of alcohol
  - Moderate Alcohol Use
  - CAGE Questionnaire

Rural Health Care with Chris Collins

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and Cristy will be talking with Chris Collins, Director of the North Carolina Health and Human Services, Office of Rural Health about Rural Health Care.

Please tune in!
ChrisCollins2015
The show will air:

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, July 11th at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, July 12th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, July 13th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, July 11th at 3 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, July 12th at 7 a.m.

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

Research that Matters (min 0-9:30)
- Age to get colonoscopies
- Depression and spouse’s mood in cancer patients
  - News about the article
  - Free full-text article
- Statins and cancer death
  - Free full-text article
- Sleep and beta amyloid
Conversations with Chris Collins (min 9:30-31:43)
- NC Health and Human Services, Office of Rural Health
House Calls (min 31:43-41:54)
- Diagnosing thyroid issues
  - Thyroid Diseases
- Tickborne illnesses in North Carolina
  - Tick Bites
  - Tick Bites in NC
  - Conquering Lyme Disease with Dr. Brian Fallon (YOUR HEALTH Radio May 2018)
- Age to get pap smear
  - Get Tested for Cervical Cancer
  - Pap Test
- Effects of alcohol
  - Moderate Alcohol Use
  - CAGE Questionnaire

You may also be interested in:

North Carolina’s First Teaching Health Center: Training Doctors to Provide Rural and Undeserved Care with Dr. Caroline Roberts & Dr. Mimi Miles (YOUR HEALTH Radio October 2012)

Wellness at Work with Dr. Mark Gwynne

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be joined by Dr. Mark Gwynne, Director of the UNC Family Medicine Center about Wellness at Work.

Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, July 13^th at 9am
• Sunday, July 14^th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, July 15^th at 6pm and 10pm

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

Show Topics:

Research that Matters (min 0-10): music & anxiety in ICU, asthma & ginger, hysterectomy & heart disease risk, breastfeeding & formula
Conversations with Dr. Mark Gwynne about Wellness at Work (min 10-30)
House Calls (min 30-39): diabetes & medication, thyroid nodules, arthritis, hormone replacement

Resources:

Research that Matters
- Music & anxiety in the ICU
  - PubMed article (free abstract)
  - News about the research
- Asthma & ginger
  - PubMed article (free abstract)
  - News about the research
- Hysterectomy & heart disease risk
  - PubMed article (free abstract)
  - News about the research
- Breastfeeding & formula usage
  - PubMed article (free abstract)
  - News about the research
Conversations
House Calls

Medical Devices: Safety & Risk with Dr. Frederic Resnic

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Lynn Eades

Adam & Cristy will be joined by Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Frederic Resnic this weekend to talk about Medical Devices: Safety & Risk.

Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, March 31^st at 9am
• Sunday, April 1^st at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, April 2^nd at 6pm and 10pm

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

Research that Matters (min 0-11)
Conversations with Dr. Frederic Resnic (min 11-34)
House Calls (min 34-43)

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Tag Archives: Thyroid Diseases

Healthy Hearing

Managing Type 1 Diabetes

Monitoring Marijuana Use as Attitudes, Behaviors and Legislation Change

Sex Bias in Surgical Research

Re-Air: Rural Health Care with Chris Collins

Rural Health Care with Chris Collins

Wellness at Work with Dr. Mark Gwynne

Medical Devices: Safety & Risk with Dr. Frederic Resnic