In Good Health

Each week, In Good Health, from the creators of 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 ingoodhealthpodcast.org. Also, check out the latest on FB, IG, X, and YouTube @ingoodhealthpod.

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Science
Medicine
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Compounding Pharmacies – The Unsung Heroes Of H...
Our experts explain how this process works and the special regulations surrounding this branch of healthcare. Then, Alex DiFeliceantonio explains the ongoing research and the future of using these medications as addiction treatments.
23 min
27
Will GLP Medications Be The New Treatment For A...
Our expert explains the ongoing research and the future of using these medications as addiction treatments.
8 min
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Compounding Pharmacies – The Unsung Heroes Of H...
Our experts explain how this process works and the special regulations surrounding this branch of healthcare.
11 min
29
Medical Notes: Why A Deep Breath Could Save You...
Here’s the best way to increase your vitamin-d during winter. Should you be taking a weight loss drug for alcohol addiction? Hormone replacement may not just be for menopause treatment. Is air pollution affecting your metabolism?
1 min
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Ditch The Pills: How Integrative Medicine Could...
Our experts explain how lifestyle changes, nutrition, and better patient-doctor relationships can finally give us lasting, full-body health. Then, after losing her son to an opioid overdose, one mother has turned her grief into action by creating a new kind of hospital role – life care specialists.
22 min
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Ditch The Pills: How Integrative Medicine Could...
Our experts explain how lifestyle changes, nutrition, and better patient-doctor relationships can finally give us lasting, full-body health.
12 min
32
“We Just Listen To Doctors”: Being An Informed ...
After losing her son to an opioid overdose, one mother has turned her grief into action by creating a new kind of hospital role – life care specialists.
8 min
33
Medical Notes: How To Get Rid Of Forever Chemic...
Does chronic depression run in the family? Will we ever truly get rid of ‘forever chemicals’?  Have you taken a deep breath today?  A new understanding of video game addiction.
1 min
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Asherman’s Syndrome – A Hidden Cause Of Inferti...
McCarty's journey to expand her family reveals how easily this condition can go unnoticed and the best treatments for healing. Then, a cardiologist who’s helped during more than twenty in-flight incidents explains how airline crews and ground-based medical teams work together to save lives thousands of feet in the air.
22 min
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Asherman’s Syndrome – A Hidden Cause Of Inferti...
Lisa McCarty's journey to expand her family reveals how easily this condition can go unnoticed and the best treatments for healing.
12 min
36
In-Flight Emergencies: What Medicine Looks Like...
A cardiologist who’s helped during more than twenty in-flight incidents explains how airline crews and ground-based medical teams work together to save lives thousands of feet in the air.
6 min
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Medical Notes: Why Asthma Differs Between Gende...
Why does asthma differ between genders? Does a doctor need to be present on every flight? A new understanding of video game addiction. How Daydreaming Could Get You A Promotion
1 min
38
Profit Over Patients: Are Private Equity Firms ...
Our experts explain the strategies of these firms that are harming consumers, as well as the policies working to reinstitute patients’ health as the top priority. Then, One mother’s experience navigating her child’s mental health crisis inspired her to champion mental health literacy in schools.
27 min
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Profit Over Patients: Are Private Equity Firms ...
Our experts explain the strategies of these firms that are harming consumers, as well as the policies working to reinstitute patients’ health as the top priority.
12 min
40
The Gap In Mental Health Education That Could S...
One mother’s experience navigating her child’s mental health crisis inspired her to champion mental health literacy in schools.
11 min
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Medical Notes: Your Hometown May Be Making You ...
What’s the best food for your brain? A new test can reduce barriers to HPV treatment. Your hometown may be affecting your health. Marriage could be the answer to your mood issues.
1 min
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Soul Eaters: The Hidden History Of Medicinal Ca...
explains how people were using human bones, blood, and fat to heal themselves. Then, though there’s a lot of work to be done, we’re already seeing ongoing policy efforts and growing awareness around the world.
24 min
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Food Fight Pt.2: Demands For A Healthier Future
Stuart Gillespie proposes a new framework to rebuild a healthier, more ethical global food system. Though there’s a lot of work to be done, we’re already seeing ongoing policy efforts and growing awareness around the world.
8 min
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Soul Eaters: The Hidden History Of Medicinal Ca...
Richard Sugg explains how people were using human bones, blood, and fat to heal themselves.
12 min
45
Medical Notes: How Ultra-Processed Foods Affect...
People marked as ‘brain dead’ may have been misdiagnosed. Ultra-processed foods aren’t just bad for our gut. If you want to reverse your age, it’s time to hit the gym. I you don’t like the sound of your own voice, menopause can help.
1 min
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Food Fight: How The Global Food Industry’s Gree...
23 min
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Food Fight: How The Global Food Industry’s Gree...
Gillespie breaks down the global food system’s strategy that maximizes profit while putting humanity as risk.
11 min
48
Burning Point: Why Aren’t Workers Protected Fro...
Advocates are now pushing for nationwide regulations to guarantee every worker access to shade, water, rest, and the right to speak up without fear of retaliation.
8 min
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Medical Notes: The New Test Saving Generations ...
A test that could save generations of men. Have you gotten your teeth cleaned recently? Have balance issues? Boredom isn’t always a bad thing.
1 min
50
AI Therapy: Can An Algorithm Help You More Than...
Dr. Michael Heinz explains how this always-available AI therapist measures up to human-based therapy, and how AI best fits into the future of mental health.' Then, CAR T-cell therapy... Dr. Michel Sadelain –a pioneer of this therapy– discusses the future of using this powerful new weapon against cancer.
23 min