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.

Health & Fitness
Science
Medicine
1126
Autism and Prodigies
Experts discuss links between prodigies and some people with autism and their implications for autism treatment.
13 min
1127
Medical Notes: Week of July 15, 2018
A look at the top medical headlines for the week of July 15, 2018. When it comes to cancer are you better off safe than sorry? Despite cancer screenings potential risks, many Americans still want it. A study in the Journal of Experimental Psychology...
1 min
1128
Concussions and Camaraderie
11 min
1129
Sibling Abuse
Psychological or physical abuse by siblings is much more common than most people realize. Experts discuss warning signs of abuse and how parents can act without endangering the family.
13 min
1130
Enlisting Men Against Sexual Assault
Colleges are now required by Federal law to present anti-sexual assault training to new students, but rather than instilling "no means no," some experts think we need to do much more to enlist men to help prevent sexual assault.
14 min
1131
Bariatric Surgery in Teenagers
The proportion of severely obese teenagers continues to rise, but teens are often held back until even bariatric surgery isn’t enough to return them to normal weight.
15 min
1132
Silent Heart Attack
Heart attacks that produce few if any symptoms can be more serious than those that bring crushing pain because they often don't bring a victim to the hospital for lifesaving help.
15 min
1133
Medical Notes 16-42
1 min
1134
Fungal Sinusitis
17 min
1135
Medical Notes 16-41
1 min
1136
Only Children...and Their Parents
Only children have been vilified for more than a century as inevitably selfish, spoiled and lonely. Yet research finds that children without siblings are psychologically quite similar to those with brothers and/or sisters. Today the proportion of only...
13 min
1137
Amnesia: Waking up in the future
It's rare for people to lose their memory of past events. An expert discusses why doctors believe it occurs, and a woman to whom it happened recounts her experience.
18 min
1138
Correcting Color Blindness
Color blindness (or color vision deficiency) affects up to eight percent of men. Until recently, doctors could do nothing to treat it. Now high-tech glasses can make colors come alive for many people with the most common form of color...
12 min
1139
How Kids Can Take Control of Chronic Disease
13 min
1140
Medical Notes 16-48
2 min
1141
Medical Notes 16-38
1 min
1142
High Risk Organ Donors
18 min
1143
Direct to Consumer Drug Advertising
Experts discuss the pro's and cons of direct to consumer advertising and its effect on patients and physicians.
17 min
1144
Inflammation and Depression
18 min
1145
Medical Notes 16-44
1 min
1146
Power Naps at Work
11 min
1147
Using Animals To Sniff Out Disease
Experts discuss the use of animals to diagnose disease and their efforts to build machines that can do the same thing.
17 min
1148
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
17 min
1149
Doing Too Much For Terminal Patients
12 min
1150
Making Joy In A Complicated World
Experts discuss causes and remedies for seasonal affective disorder.
10 min