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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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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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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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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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: 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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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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Children and Social Anxiety
An expert whose daughter was afflicted discusses social anxiety warning signs in children and how the disorder can be treated.
11 min
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Medical Notes: Week of July 2, 2017
A look at important medical, health and science headlines for the week of July 2, 2017, including: Technology and parenting, exhaustion in doctors, and abusive bosses.
1 min
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Medical Notes: Week of June 18, 2017
A look at important medical, health and science headlines for the week of June 18: Bad advice for those being bullied at work, a type of stroke that increases suffers desire to drink alcohol, and studying flamingos to improve braces and artificial limbs.
1 min
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"Textalyzers" To Stop Texting While Driving
Experts discuss the “textalyzer,” how it would work to deter texting while driving, and its pros and cons.
16 min
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Household Chemicals
A noted expert discusses the vast amount that we don't know about chemicals and how tougher regulation in other countries could help keep Americans safer
10 min
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Medical Notes: Week of June 11, 2017
Foodmakers have removed trans fats from many of their recipes, and they’ll be banned in many foods nationwide in about a year. It’s a policy that could save plenty of lives, according to a study of counties that have already banned trans fats. The...
1 min
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Only Children and Their Parents
Experts refute the myths about only children and discuss how parents can help children navigate life with no siblings.
14 min
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The Sense of Touch
A neuroscientist explains the sense of touch and what can happen when it's not working as it should.
12 min
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Medical Notes: Week of June 4, 2017
Pot smoking among pregnant teens, lead poisoning from target practice, painkiller abuse, and employees who work from home work longer hours.
2 min
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Rescuing Runaways
One young woman who overcame a life on the streets describes how she beat the odds and what runaways need to have a chance to succeed.
10 min
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The Health Effects of Loneliness
Studies are showing that loneliness and social isolation have profound effects on our physical health, and increase the risk of death substantially.
15 min
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Medical Notes: Week of May 28, 2017
Taking low-dose aspirin to protect against breast cancer, sunscreen contributing to vitamin D deficiency, and testosterone shown to produce overconfidence.
1 min