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 August 27, 2017
A new blood test for Alzheimer's disease, a malaria drug to combat Zika, and evolutions role in restless nights.
1 min
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Diagnostic Mistakes
Medical errors are the third largest cause of death in the US, and mistakes in making diagnoses are the most frequent form of error. A noted expert discusses why mistakes happen, and what doctors and patients can do to make them less frequent.
13 min
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Multitasking: Practically Impossible
Researchers discuss why our brains can't do two things at once, and why supertaskers may be different.
14 min
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Rural Hospitals in Trouble
Experts discuss the need for rural healthcare and the close link between hospitals and community economics.
17 min
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Medical Notes: Week of August 20, 2017
Fertility in men in the western world is falling, how the poor function of taste buds could lead to obesity, and a link between alcohol and recall.
1 min
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Criminalization of Homelessness
Laws criminalizing homeless activities may make cities feel like they’re easing public discomfort, but jail does little to address the root causes of homelessness.
16 min
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Preparing For Your Own Death
Even though death is part of life, few people prepare for it by collecting important documents and contact points that survivors will need to know.
12 min
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Medical Notes: Week of August 13, 2017
A look at the top medical headlines for the week of August 13, 2017, including: The number of college students binge drinking is dropping, the physical and mental demands of staying healthy, and sweating less if you have a tattoo.
1 min
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Social Jetlag
New studies show that changing your weekday sleep schedule by sleeping in as a little as an hour every weekend can have severe health impact.
12 min
1410
Evaluating Veterans' Healthcare
An expert discusses her contention that the care the VA provides is much better than its perception.
11 min
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Medical Notes: Week of July 30, 2017
Proton-pump inhibitors and an increased risk of death, a new link between drinking coffee and a lower risk of several diseases, and worse cold symptoms if you are lonely
1 min
1412
Car Crash Victims and PTSD
Two car accident survivors and one of the world's foremost experts discuss what can make PTSD worse and the essentials victims must carry out to recover.
18 min
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Medical Notes: Week of July 23, 2017
Smartphone use and carpal tunnel syndrome, the effect of pesticides on pregnant women, and the link between sex and brain power.
1 min
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Healing Children: Not Just Little Adults
Children’s medicine is more specialized than many people think an expert explains how pediatric practitioners and hospitals are set up to deal with the different biology of children.
12 min
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Consolidating 911: Where do we draw the line?
Expensive tech built for cell phones has pushed 911 call centers to consolidate, but will it cost lives when a far away worker with no local geographic knowledge takes your call?
17 min
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Medical Notes: July 16, 2017
Side effects from antibiotics given in the hospital, environmental rules fatigue, and the link older dads and geeks.
1 min
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Teeth and the Struggle for Oral Equality
We often judge people by their smiles, however, dental care and medical care have always been separate in the US, creating a large population that doesn’t receive dental care.
9 min
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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.
14 min
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Medical Notes: Week of July 9, 2017
A look at the top medical headlines for the week of July 9, including: A new treatment for ulcerative colitis, the effects of smoking on future generations, and wind farms that help crops grow.
1 min
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The Science of Smell (2017)
The sense of smell evokes powerful memories and makes food taste good, but it also has important functions in interpersonal relations and personal safety.
9 min
1421
Our Obesity Obsession: Does Science Support It?
Experts discuss how culture drives our obsession with weight and what science really has to say about it.
14 min
1422
A Doctor Who Really Can Feel Your Pain
Dr. Joel Salinas has mirror touch synesthesia, a condition involving cross-wiring in the brain that allows him to feel it when people experience pain.
9 min
1423
Overwhelmed Teens
High achieving high schoolers are often pushed to do more and more creating a culture of pressure that has mental health consequences.
15 min
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Medical Notes: Week of June 25, 2017
A look at important medical, health and science headlines for the week of June 25.
1 min
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Perfect Pitch (2017)
The ability to "know" the musical pitch had been thought to be learnable only at an early age but new research shows perfect pitch is teachable to adults as well.
17 min