Radio Health Journal
Each week, Radio Health Journal breaks down important news in medicine, science and technology with the help of world-renowned experts. Our three weekly segments will help guide you to a happier, healthier life – with some fun facts to share at dinner parties. Can magic mushrooms cure your depression? Have we outrun natural selection?
Hosted by Elizabeth Westfield, Greg Johnson and Maayan Voss de Bettancourt and produced by Kristen Farrah and Amirah Zaveri. New shows posted each Sunday by 5 a.m. EST. Subscribe, listen, and rate. If you’re looking for older episodes, you can find our entire segment catalog on our website radiohealthjournal.org. Also, check out the latest on Facebook and Instagram @radiohealthjournal and on X @RadioHealthJrnl.
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One on one: Author John Green’s Mission to End ...
We have a conversation about Green's new book, "Everything is Tuberculosis," and dive into his personal experience traveling around the world to fight for TB awareness.
18 min
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Medical Notes: The Mood Benefits Of Social Medi...
A new breakthrough in ulcerative colitis treatment. Should food companies pay the FDA? The agency collects ‘user fees’ from pharmaceutical companies to help fund its safety research. Can doom scrolling actually benefit us?
1 min
3
Does A Columbian Community Hold The Key To Curi...
Our expert explains the decades of research and drug testing, as well as the unassuming clue they now think could be the key to finding a treatment for this condition.
8 min
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Reducing The Trial-And-Error Approach To Antide...
Our expert explains how our genes can predict a drug’s effect on our system and minimize the ‘trial-and-error’ approach to medicine.
11 min
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Medical Notes: How The Beauty Industry Is Threa...
Medical Notes: How The Beauty Industry Is Threatening Your Pregnancy; The Best Test For Fertility Planning; And How Eating Veggies Helps Your Cells
1 min
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Aging Like An Olympian: The Exercises That Keep...
Joetta Clark Diggs explains how her training has adjusted to accommodate for her aging body, while our exercise expert lists the reasons why older adults need to be weightlifting and training fast-twitch muscles fibers.
10 min
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Re-framing Excuses: How Mental Weakness Sabotag...
Dr. Haley Perlus explains how to trick yourself into staying consistent even when your motivation runs out.
8 min
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Producer Cuts: How To Provide Support in the Wa...
It can be difficult to figure out how to comfort someone dealing with a traumatic loss. Often, there’s a fear of not knowing what to say, which can leave the grieving person feeling more alone. Two bereaved mothers recount their experiences of...
14 min
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Medical Notes: How Our Genetics Can Predict Our...
Why more pregnant women need to be in clinical trials. Scientists are helping us see the future. Does our DNA know our future? Have your seasonal allergies gotten worse?
1 min
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Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS): A Fatal Curse Passe...
Lawrence Ingrassia details his family’s battle with this mutation and the tragedies left in its wake.
10 min
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How To Rewire Your Brain For Happiness And Success
Greg Hammer, author of Gain Without Pain, reveals the best tricks to form healthier habits that’ll lead to more happiness and success.
8 min
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Medical Notes: How Vitamin D Can Fight Your All...
Why is there a care gap for dementia patients? Is sunlight good for your nose? Will America soon be facing a population shortage?
1 min
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How The Primary Care Physician Shortage Is Drai...
There’s a primary care shortage and it’s only expected to worsen in coming years
9 min
14
Genetic Justice: How Your DNA Can Help Solve Co...
Our experts explain the revolutionary technology and how you can help catch these violent criminals.
10 min
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Medical Notes: The Best Place To Live For Your ...
How the environment affects brain health. Will science ever move away from animal testing? Should you skip your afternoon nap?
1 min
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Hysterical And Exaggerated: How Women’s Pain Is...
Our experts explain their research and why they believe this bias exists.
11 min
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The Pitt: How A Television Medical Drama Is Sav...
Dr. Sylvia Owusu-Ansah explains why this accuracy is so important and how it could help strengthen patient-doctor relationships.
8 min
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Medical Notes: Your Humidifier Is Making You Si...
Would you take a cancer vaccine? Your humidifier could be making you sick. Is global warming bad for your gut?
1 min
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Trouble Sleeping? This Science-Backed App Could...
Our experts have created an app that monitors a user’s circadian rhythm, then offers feedback throughout the day to optimize their sleep quality.
11 min
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The FDA Is Failing – Here’s What Needs To Change
Daniel Aaron explains why premarket review isn’t as effective as it once was, how corporations have leveraged loopholes to skirt around regulations, and how the agency can get back on track.
8 min
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Medical Notes: Human Blood Can Poison Mosquitoe...
Overcoming obstacles doesn’t always make you stronger. Mosquitoes may soon be scared of humans. Trees do more for your health than simply provide oxygen. Is soup good for pregnancy?
1 min
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From Love To Resentment – The Motherhood Taboo
Dr. Margo Lowy explains why moms should embrace all emotions, from love to resentment.
8 min
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User Fees And Presidential Intrusion: Why The F...
Daniel Aaron, an FDA researcher, explains the main hurdles the agency faces and how these obstacles put consumers at risk.
10 min
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Medical Notes: The Issue With Fewer Forest Fire...
You may want to rethink watching that new horror film. Despite the recent devastation of fires in California, these natural disasters are still on a downward trend. Microplastics may be worsening antibiotic resistance. Concerts are fun, but the real benefits of music happen when you’re alone.
1 min
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The Memory Failure That Could Be A Death Senten...
Our experts explain a memory failure that leads even the best of parents to forget their baby in the backseat.
10 min