This week on Your Health Radio, Adam and guest co-host Laurel Sisler, MSW, LCSWA, have an exciting conversation with Dr. Benjamin Sommers, assistant professor of health policy and economics at the Harvard School of Public Health. The theme of the conversation is The Price of Healthcare: Rising Premiums for the Affordable Care Act.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, August 6,  at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Sunday, August 7, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, August 8, at 6 and 10 p.m.

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

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• Research that Matters (min 0-10:13)
  • Zika and timing conception
    • Full-text article
  • Diabetes prevention programs
    • News about the article
    • Full-text article
  • ADHD medication and decrease in risky behavior
    • News about the study
  • E-cigarettes and harmful emissions
    • News about the article
    • Abstract
• Conversations with Dr. Benjamin Sommers (min 10:36-31:35)
  • Dr. Sommers’ article, “Obamacare’s Skyrocketing Premiums? Why the Sky Isn’t Falling”
  • Open enrollment for the ACA
  • Read the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
• House Calls (min 30:28-40:00)
  • Stomach feels better after cutting back on pain medications
    • Medicines and the Digestive System
  • Doctor recommends bariatric surgery for weight loss
    • Weight loss surgery
  • Diabetes medications and weight loss to control blood sugar
    • Health benefits of weight loss