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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Alternatives to Opioids for Pain
The crisis with opioid painkillers is making doctors look at alternative medicine therapies for a substitute for these drugs.
16 min
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Medical Notes: Week of May 21, 2017
Going gluten-free is very popular, but a new study finds that if you don’t have celiac disease, there’s no point in it. In fact, it may even hurt you. The 25-year study in the journal BMJ shows that people who eat the lowest levels of gluten have...
1 min
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E-cigarettes and Oral Health
There are still a lot of questions about electronic cigarettes, but evidence is accumulating that the effect on the oral cavity can be as significant as tobacco cigarettes
10 min
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Blood Substitutes
Researchers have sought safe and effective blood substitutes for 60 years, and a few viable alternatives are in animal testing
15 min
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Medical Notes: Week of May 14, 2017
A look at important medical, health and science headlines for the week of May 14.
1 min
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Elephant DNA: The secret to cancer suppression?
Some animals, such as elephants, almost never get cancer, and scientists have learned that the elephant DNA repair system is 20 times more powerful than the human system
18 min
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Intergenerational Living
Some retirement homes are offering local college students room and board in return for interaction with elderly residents. Learn more at:
12 min
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Medical Notes: Week of May 7, 2017
A look at important medical, health and science headlines for the week of May 7.
1 min
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Medical Notes: Week of April 30, 2017
Firefighter heart attack deaths, a link between sleep and dementia, and avoiding eating junk food by...waiting.
1 min
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Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Treatment (2017)
Doctors can cure cancer in children better than ever, but decades later, many survivors suffer from chronic disease as a result of powerful cancer treatments.
15 min
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Medical Notes: Week of April 23, 2017
Dogs that can sniff out cancer, depressions and heart disease, lack of sleep connection to more arguments, and how parents feel about their kids playing sports.
1 min
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Multiple Myeloma - Why is Iceland So Important?
Scientists are tapping the entire adult population of Iceland for a clinical test for treatments for multiple myeloma, a blood cancer.
14 min
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Medical Notes: Week of April 16, 2017
Higher levels of concussions in women, DNA typos, and intelligence in first born children.
1 min
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Moderate Exercise - It's Better For You
Experts discuss how much exercise is enough and how to make the most of light exercise.
11 min
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Medical Notes: Week of April 9, 2017
Drinking coffee to fight dementia, nonprescription birth control pills, and finally quality over quantity of sleep.
1 min
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Why Taming Sleep Leaves Us Restless
Sleep used to be natural, governed by darkness, light, and fatigue. Now it’s highly processed and scheduled.
10 min
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Medical Notes: Week of April 2, 2017
Relieving allergy symptoms, rampant incorrect use of inhalers, and relieving pain with green light.
1 min
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Plagues and Dreaded Diseases
Plagues can wipe out entire populations and create fear and great mystery in how they spread. An author who has explored plagues and dangerous diseases explains.
10 min
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Putting the Brakes on Environmental Regulation
Experts on each side of the climate change debate discuss pros and cons of EPA cuts.
16 min
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Rudeness
Studies show a rudeness epidemic in the US, and that people are profoundly affected when they experience or even witness it occurring to someone else.
14 min
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Difficult Patients
Patients used to accept doctors’ orders without question. Today, more are challenging their doctors’ opinions. However, even those who do it politely are likely to be labeled “difficult.”
16 min
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Medical Notes: Week of March 19, 2017
A look at the top medical headlines for the week of March 19, 2017, including: Mental health treatment linked to stroke, waking up early to stay healthy, and the benefits of working from home.
1 min
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Crippling Anxiety
Anxiety is normal, but too much can be crippling. An author and anxiety sufferer discusses the nature of crippling anxiety and what people can do about it.
12 min
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Medical Notes: Week of March 12, 2017
A look at the top medical headlines for the week of March 12, 2017, including: The increase in drug overdose deaths, vitamin D to ward off infections, and drug prices.
1 min
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Tone Deafness
Many people sing badly and think they’re tone deaf, but a surprisingly low proportion of them truly can’t tell one note from another.
17 min