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 November 26, 2017
Questions around using stents to reduce chest pain, incidents of asthma are on the rise, exercise is the key to maintaining weight loss, and the importance of variety in relationships.
2 min
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Medical Notes: Week of November 19, 2017
1 min
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"Helpful Lies"
Lies aren’t always bad but as the stakes of lies rise, honesty trumps kindness. Yet few people are ever able to distinguish when they’re being told lies.
11 min
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Navigating the Aging Process
Two experts discuss managing the transition from complete independence as we age.
17 min
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Handshake Bans and Hand Washing
Experts discuss and describe what it takes to wash hands well enough to be “clean.”
16 min
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"Big Chicken"
Poultry farming has become heavily industrialized, in part through the use of antibiotics in feed. This contributes to the spread of antibiotic resistance, as an expert author explains.
12 min
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Medical Notes: Week of November 12, 2017
A look at the top medical headlines for the week of November 12, 2017.
1 min
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Medical Notes: Week of November 5, 2017
A look at the top medical headlines for the week of November 5, 2017.
1 min
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Experts discuss symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder and how it may be treated, though few with the disorder agree to psychological treatment.
10 min
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More Carbon Dioxide, Less Nutritious Food Crops
Rising levels of carbon dioxide are making crops grow bigger, however, these crops contain lower levels of important nutrients, endangering nutrition for millions of people.
15 min
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Medical Notes: Week of October 29, 2017
Plummeting breast cancer death rates, detecting concussions with an app. Reluctancy to use AEDs. Vaping over traditional cigarettes. And the impact of mental health on the effectiveness of flu shots. Learn more at:
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Exploding Head Syndrome
A sleep disorder strangely named "exploding head syndrome" may keep more than 10 percent of people awake at night by inflicting them with crashing sounds that only they can hear.
12 min
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Including Females In Basic Research
Only about a third of research subjects in clinical studies are women this results in poor understanding of how new drugs work on women.
17 min
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The Biology of Addiction
Scientists are learning the specific workings of the brain when it is addicted to a substance or behavior, and showing that all addictions are similar.
17 min
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Preparing for Disaster
Many people will have to deal with a natural disaster at some point in their lives. Two civil defense experts discuss how to be ready before it comes.
11 min
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Medical Notes: Week of October 22, 2017
Concussions in girls, eating foods rich in flavonoids to fight effects of the flu, and how being under stress impacts the way we perceive new threats.
1 min
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Medical Notes: Week of October 15, 2017
A look at the top medical headlines for the week of October 15, 2017.
1 min
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Cancer and Beauty
Women undergoing cancer treatment often suffer hair loss and other impacts on appearance. A noted beauty expert discusses best ways to deal with it.
13 min
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Why the Opposition To Later School Start Times?
Experts discuss how students and even the economy would benefit from later school start times and the reasons many people and school districts still oppose the change
17 min
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Undocumented Immigrants Skipping Healthcare
With the federal government’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants, many of them are skipping going to the doctor or the emergency room for fear of deportation.
17 min
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Pica
Pregnancy and early childhood are the most common time for a strange disorder that prompts people to eat non-food items such as clay or ice.
11 min
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Medical Notes: Week of October 8, 2017
Youth football before the age of 12 may be especially damaging to the brain, time consuming electronic health records, and more women than men are going to college.
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Medical Notes: Week of October 1, 2017
A rise in death from stroke, probiotics to fight peanut allergies, and the average age that men become dads is rising.
1 min
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Declining Fertility Rates
Experts explain that dropping fertility rates in the US may not be as good a thing as we may think, and may lead to labor shortages and elderly populations.
10 min
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A Possible Treatment For Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Researchers explain experiments on animals with a new treatment that could eliminate fetal alcohol syndrome, perhaps even after birth.
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