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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Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome is often misdiagnosed and remains difficult to treat. However, children often outgrow the disorder as it transitions into migraine headaches.
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Medical Notes 16-51
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Drowning: It Doesn't Look Like You Think
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Medical Notes: Week of October 7, 2018
A look at the top medical headlines for the week of October 7, 2018 including: Identifying Alzheimer's at an early age, sleepless nights due to restless leg syndrome, and finally, wrinkles and an increased chance for heart disease.
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Medical Notes: Week of September 16, 2018
A look at the top medical headlines for the week of September 16, 2018 including: Women and heart attack survival rates, the leading cause of death for people with disabilities ages 45 years and younger, and finally free food at the workplace and its...
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Medical Notes: Week of November 4th, 2018
Medical Notes for the week of November 4th, 2018 including: post surgery opioid addiction in women, risks of drinking one drink per day, intestinal bacteria ties to obesity in toddlers, and lung cancer death decreases in California due to anti-smoking...
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Medical Notes: Week of October 21, 2018
Top medical notes & headlines for the week of October 21, 2018, including: A new study suggest gum disease may kick start Alzheimer's disease. Nearly half of Americans spend most of the work day sitting, and some have now installed treadmill...
1 min
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Medical Notes: Week of September 23, 2018
A look at the top medical headlines for the week of September 23, 2018 including: Unplanned pregnancy associations to attachment insecurity, the ideal amount of hours you should spend sleep, and what's the safest level of alcohol consumption?
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Medical Notes: Week of August 12, 2018
A look at the top medical headlines for the week of August 12, 2018 including: a new study about colonoscopies and bacterial infections, then research on how a glass of wine can ward off PMS, and finally how concern about future stress can make the...
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Medical Notes: Week of June 10, 2018
Researchers may have found the cause of polycystic ovary syndrome, another study showing the impact on brain health from tackle football, and researchers at UCLA may have found an antidote to hangovers.
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Medical Notes: Week of June 3, 2018
A new link between specific genes and depression, the potential to use a certain protein to treat sundown syndrome in Alzheimer's patients, and new research on an increased risk of death after the death of a spouse.
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Medical Notes: Week of July 1, 2018
New recommendations for earlier colorectal cancer screenings, low rates of folic acid consumption by pregnant women, exercise may not improve prevent cognitive impairment, and more evidence that drinking soda leads to weight gain.
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Medical Notes: Week of August 5, 2018
A look at the top medical headlines for the week of August 5, 2018 including: a new drug to help with excessive sweating which impacts 15 millions Americans. The FDA has approved a new epilepsy drug derived from marijuana. And a new study shows having...
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Medical Uncertainty
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Medical Notes: Week of July 29, 2018
A look at the top medical notes for the week of July 29, 2018. Some of the topics covered include: a new app in California to review doctors, a study on bacteria in surgical implants, the role obesity plays, before and after menopause, in a woman's...
2 min
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Unraveling The Mystery of the Flu
The flu’s unique ability to mutate makes it one of the toughest diseases to solve, as it evades vaccines and treatment. It also has a deadly history, which prompts fears each flu season. A noted expert discusses all about the flu and its myths.
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Medical Notes: Week of April 28, 2019
Medical Notes for the week of April 28, 2019 including: About a quarter of people over 65 have heart valve disease, and the medication Celebrex might be increasing that risk. Then, flu season is almost over, but be aware, come Fall, that what you eat...
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Penicillin Allergy: Not Really, Most of the Time
Millions of Americans believe they are allergic to penicillin. However, most of them are wrong. Experts discuss how these misdiagnoses happen and what results when so many of us avoid the most effective, yet cheapest antibiotic.
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Medical Notes: Week of April 21, 2019
Medical Notes for the week of April 21, 2019 including a new study concludes the number one public health threat worldwide is a poor diet. Then, rapid eye movement sleep disorder and the link to Parkinson's disease, and, a rare form of cancer has now...
1 min
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Heart Disease Misinformation
Heart disease is often preventable, but how people look at it often keeps them from doing as much about it as they could. Often this is a result of myth and misinformation. An expert physician discusses some of the most harmful of these myths.
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Mental Health In The ER
Many people having a mental health crisis go to the emergency room. However, ER’s are not well equipped to handle them, and many patients are boarded there for hours or even days without treatment. Experts discuss the reasons for the failure, the...
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Medical Notes: Week of April 14, 2019
Medical Notes for the week of April 14, 2019 including: A major study showing a daily aspirin does nothing to prolong life, and increases risk in gastrointestinal bleeding. Then, soda with sugar and the connection to heart death and increased cancer...
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Friends - The most Powerful Influence on our Lives
Research shows that friends are the most powerful people in our lives, influencing our behavior, attitudes and health even more than our parents or spouses. An expert discusses the many ways friends determine our destinies.
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The Miracle Of Transplants
Organ transplantation has dramatically changed lives and is raising hopes it could do even more for millions of people. But getting where we are has not been easy. A transplant surgeon traces the history of transplant research and notes the courage to...
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Medical Notes: Week of April 7, 2019
Medical Notes for the week of April 7, 2019 including: The average american eats enough eggs a week to raise risk for heart attack or death. Then, a study indicating common heartburn medications are being linked to kidney failure and chronic kidney...
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