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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Medical Notes: Week of March 13, 2022
A new paper found psilocybin-assisted therapy could help relieve depression for up to a year. Then, scientists have identified a new chemical inside of us that promotes obesity. Plus, Earth’s natural coasts are disappearing. And finally, do...
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Pig Organs Could Solve the Organ Shortage Crisis
Thousands of people die each year due to the organ shortage crisis. Recently, doctors successfully transplanted pig kidneys into a brain-dead human for the first time in history. An expert discusses how pigs could be the future of human organ...
15 min
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Can We Trust Computers to Drive Our Cars?
Self-driving cars seem to be our future, but how safe are they? Researchers have identified 32 major impacts automated cars could have on public health, and 17 of them are negative. Experts discuss what a possible future of self-driving cars will...
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Medical Notes: Week of March 6, 2022
Water from private wells could be harming your children. Then, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, except … maybe not for people who’ve experienced multiple major disasters. And finally, scientists are one step closer in their search for...
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Why Omicron Could End the Pandemic
Although the Omicron variant accounts for 99 percent of Covid cases in the U.S., it’s far less lethal. Experts say this is the perfect combination that could bring us back to normalcy. It’s likely that life with Covid will start to resemble how we...
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How Later School Start Times Affect Both Studen...
Sleep deprivation affects about three out of four teenagers in America. Inadequate sleep has been linked to depression, anxiety, weight gain, and worsened heart functioning. An expert shows through a case study how implementing later school start...
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Medical Notes: Week of February 27, 2022
Why should we trust our gut? Because it knows the difference between real and fake sugar, even when we don't. Then, a mouse study investigating a new cancer drug has found that the drug also improves metabolism. And finally, stop forcing food onto...
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Child Development in Pandemic
New research suggests the pandemic negatively affects child development. Many children born after the start of the pandemic score lower in child development than children born before. Researchers explain possible theories for these children’s slower...
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Seasonal Affective Disorder
Seasonal affective disorder can occur any time of year but is most prevalent during the winter months. SAD can develop into non-seasonal major depression if left untreated. An expert gives advice on how to combat SAD and reduce the risk of getting it...
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Medical Notes: Week of February 20, 2022
A study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology has found no association between the vaccine and the likelihood of conception. Then, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, except maybe not for people who’ve experienced multiple major...
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Climate Change and National Security
The future of climate change impacts a lot more than our crops. Natural disasters and mass migrations of people threaten the health and safety of populations and governments around the world. Experts discuss how climate change creates economic,...
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The Vegan Future
Some experts believe that the future of food is vegan. With the increasing effects of global warming, changes to farms are inevitable. Experts talk about why eating animals is inefficient, and why our planet won’t be able to support it in the future.
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Medical Notes: Week of February 13, 2022
An FDA-approved drug could help prevent memory loss in Alzheimer’s patients. Scientists discover why people with asthma are less likely to develop brain tumors. More than a third of Gulf War troops still suffer from Gulf War Illness, now a study...
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Punishing Covid-Lying Doctors
There’s a growing number of complaints to state medical boards regarding doctors lying about Covid-19 and vaccines. The doctors spreading misinformation are not always reprimanded by state medical boards and are allowed to continue voicing the...
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Needle Phobia (2022)
Some people who have not yet gotten the Covid vaccine are simply afraid of the needle. Bad childhood experience can keep people from receiving necessary medical treatments. A needle-phobic and a physician explain how parents should discuss injections...
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Medical Notes: Week of February 6, 2022
When it comes to illnesses that cause the most deaths, we tend to think of things like heart disease and cancer. But a new study finds that one hidden killer is a lot bigger than most people think: antibiotic-resistant infections. Then, the use of...
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Kids Who’ve Lost Parents to Covid
New estimates show that more than 167,000 children under 18 (a number growing rapidly) have lost a parent or major caregiver to Covid-19. Psychologists say deaths under such circumstances are also much more difficult for survivors to adjust to and...
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How Warfare Destroys Healthcare
According to the Geneva Convention and other agreements, health facilities and workers are supposed to be protected from the violence of war. However, they’re targeted much more often than most people know. A noted expert in the field discusses how...
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Medical Notes: Week of January 30, 2022
A study finds that increased demand for plastic is doing more damage to both humans and our environment than we thought. Then, car crashes involving pot consumption have doubled over the last 20 years. A study finds that sitting around more is a big...
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The Sleepiest Workers? Your Local Police
Studies show that law enforcement is the most sleep deprived of all professions, with potentially damaging and even fatal consequences for decision-making and reaction time, as well as long-term health damage. Experts discuss the unique challenges in...
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Pet Food: Not As Simple As Most People Think
A growing number of pet owners are tempted to put their dog or cat on vegan, gluten-free or raw diets. An expert pet nutritionist and veterinarian discusses what pets should and shouldn’t eat to be healthy.
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Medical Notes: Week of January 23, 2022
Study at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center shows that a 4th shot increases antibodies fivefold within a week. A new study shows the stigma of depression is lessening. Plus, a new survey finds that not everyone feels invited to the table when it comes to...
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Weather Disaster Cleanup: Costly & Inefficient,...
Severe life-threatening weather, such as the rare December tornadoes that tore through Kentucky and other states in December, 2021, will likely become more frequent with climate change. Experts discuss the difficulties in cleaning up large scale...
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The Link Between Obesity and Cancer
Studies are finding that obesity significantly increases a person’s risk for a variety of cancers. However, not all forms of fat carry equal risk. An expert discusses who is more at risk and why. Learn more at:
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Medical Notes: Week of January 16, 2022
About 25% of pregnant women have skipped taking care of their health needs due to cost. A new machine learning platform can analyze a short video clip created while taking selfies and accurately predict whether the person is at risk of Parkinson’s...
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