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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Children's Mental Health Treatment
Experts discuss readiness of pediatricians to treat mental illness in children and adolescents and efforts to be sure they're prepared.
14 min
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Seasonal Affective Disorder and the Holidays (2...
Experts discuss causes and remedies for seasonal affective disorder.
9 min
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Cancer Prehabilitation
A nationally known rehab specialist discusses using prehabilitation techniques for newly diagnosed cancer patients.
9 min
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Recharging Old Eggs
Infertility is often due to poor egg quality, or chromosomal damage. A new procedure seeks to replace mitochondria in old eggs with fresher mitocohndria to improve egg quality.
13 min
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Food Insecurity
Experts discuss reasons for food insecurity, outcomes, and a variety of inventive solutions.
12 min
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Doctors' clothes: Reason to Change?
Controversy has broken out over the doctor's traditional white lab coat and necktie. Experts discuss.
9 min
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Interrogation tactics and false confessions
Scientists have found that the psychology of innocent people is a major reason for false confessions. Experts discuss why this occurs and how to prevent it from happening.
13 min
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Your Medicine Cabinet
A pharmacist advises what should be in your medicine cabinet and how to keep those medicines safe and effective.
8 min
1584
One More Year Inside Alzheimer's
One year ago, we visited Greg O'Brien, a journalist attempting to document his own decline into early onset Alzheimer's disease. He discusses the how the disease has progressed.
8 min
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Thermogenesis and weight loss
The body uses extra calories to stay warm in cold conditions, creating heath through thermogenesis. Recently scientists discovered one of the mechanisms the body uses for this - brown fat.
13 min
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Almost Addicted
People who use drugs, even those who are not addicted, are often destructively enabled by families. An expert explains what families have to do to break through their own denial.
7 min
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Preventing Misdiagnoses
Studies estimate that about five percent of diagnoses are wrong, leading treatment down the wrong road. Experts discuss why misdiagnoses occur and how they might be prevented.
13 min
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Anti-Drunk Driving Technology
Experts explain how a device called DADSS - Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety- can test whether a person is drunk as he attempts to start his car and debate some of the issues surrounding its possible rollout.
12 min
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New Tech In Contact Lenses
30 million Americans wear contact lenses, but today's high tech lenses are vastly superior to those of a few decades ago. Even so, most contact wearers don't maintain their lenses correctly.
8 min
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Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
As many as five percent of people diagnosed with Parkinson's or Alzheimer's diseases may in reality have a treatable disorder caused by "water on the brain." An expert and patient discuss.
12 min
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Later Effects of Childhood Emotional Trauma
Children who suffer multiple traumas such as loss of a parent and physical abuse are much more likely to experience cancer, heart disease and autoimmune diseases as adults.
9 min
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Gender Diversity in Basic Research
Only about a third of research subjects in clinical studies are women. Experts discuss why such an imbalance occurs, its results, and how the problem is being addressed. Learn more at:
12 min
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What Your Therapist Is Thinking
A well-known psychotherapist describes what therapists are thinking while the patient is talking and how these thoughts guide treatment.
8 min
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The Importance of Play
Many schools are cutting down on recess to focus on the 3R's, but child development experts say play is part of children's "work" and an important part of how they learn.
7 min
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The Return of Workplace Wellness
Most medium and large businesses now have corporate wellness programs for employees in an effort to keep health insurance costs down. Many have incentives for reaching health goals. Experts discuss how these plans work and whether the effort shows up...
13 min
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Stem Cell Regeneration
Scientists have discovered that older research animals can seemingly be made young again with infusions of young blood which reactivate stem cells opening the door to possibly rolling back the clock on aging.
12 min
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Palcohol - Powdered Alcohol
Newly-invented powdered alcohol is entering the market, but some experts and legislators believe it should be banned because it's likely to be abused by teens.
6 min
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Liquid Biopsies
Cancer biopsies traditionally require surgery to remove a piece of tumor. But researchers hope to eventually be able to use liquid biopsies for cancer screening and early diagnosis.
12 min
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Pet Obesity
Experts discuss why pet obesity is a problem and ways pet owners can keep their furry friends healthy.
9 min
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Grief
Everyone deals with grief at one time or another. An expert discusses how it's experienced by most people, and a writer/illustrator discusses his experience dealing with his spouse's sudden death.
8 min