What's Health Got to Do with It? is a weekly talk program that examines where healthcare intersects with daily life, and will help guide the listeners through an increasingly convoluted medical bureaucracy. These days, health is a lot more than Googling the latest medical breakthrough or seeing your doctor. Staying healthy when you are well and getting healthy when you are sick means knowing how to interact and navigate an incredibly complex healthcare system.
Latest episodes
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53 min
Postpartum psychosis; the language of healthcare
After a life-threatening delivery, a mother faces postpartum psychosis. Then, from asking for a second opinion to requesting more information, a health expert shares the language o…
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Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome; hacking liver health
Dr. Joe Sirven examines the connection between weight, blood sugar, kidney function and cardiovascular disease. Then, why liver health shouldn’t be ignored.
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Curing ALS; overcoming traumatic injury
After learning her husband only had six months to live, one woman made it her mission to cure ALS. Then, following a devastating brain injury that nearly ended his life and music c…
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Coffee and heart health; chemical exposure; chair yoga
Should patients with heart conditions skip their morning coffee? New research challenges long-held beliefs about caffeine and heart health. Then, ways to limit personal exposure to…
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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy; egg recall; cardiac arrest
Our medical experts break down the month’s biggest health news from football-related brain injury to an egg recall linked to salmonella. Then, heart attack and cardiac arrest are n…
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53 min
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy; egg recall; cardiac arrest
Our medical experts break down the month’s biggest health news from football-related brain injury to an egg recall linked to salmonella. Then, heart attack and cardiac arrest are n…
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53 min
GLP-1s and obesity; osteopathic medicine
What patients should consider before starting GLP-1 medications and why a long-term plan matters. Then, the benefits of looking beyond the disease and focusing on the whole person.…
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Overlooked and abandoned by the system
What happens when public health systems fail and when communities must organize to fight back on their own? Then, how video games and the manosphere are contributing to underachiev…
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53 min
Heart drug failure; ADHD in women; nonsmokers and lung cancer
Our medical experts break down the month’s biggest health news from new insights into how ADHD presents in women to an increase in lung cancer among nonsmokers. Then, our panel of…
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51 min
America's psychiatric emergency
Will the youth mental health epidemic require the same kind of public health mobilization that transformed the global fight against HIV? Then, the decision to put a child on psychi…
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53 min
Lost patients
Many patients ignore symptoms from time to time. But what happens when a lingering cough, persistent pain or a delayed checkup becomes something far more serious? We explore why so…
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Mapping the system
A recent nursing graduate whose award-winning research on maternal nutrition and childhood allergies highlights the power of curiosity and the importance of following the evidence.…
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Reconnecting to our nature
What if brain fog, fatigue and poor concentration aren't just the price of getting older? We look at what modern conveniences are doing to our bodies. Then, in a world of constant…
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Medication abortions; new sunscreen ingredient; GLP-1 loopholes
Our medical experts examine the biggest health news of the month from a new cancer-detecting blood test to a joint supplement that may accelerate cognitive decline.
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Aging wisely
For generations, women were told to just endure menopause. But what if much of what we've believed is outdated? Then, the biggest threat to your skin may not be aging, but decades…
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More than meets the eye
Can a routine eye exam reveal more about your health than just vision issues? Then, many people mistake dry eyes for seasonal allergies, but what’s really causing those itchy, burn…
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Labor and healthcare delivery
Why is it becoming harder for so many women to access maternity care? Then, who decides what treatment you can receive — your doctor or insurance company?
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Pancreatic cancer drug; GLP-1 safety concerns; ‘designer babies’
Our panel of medical experts discusses the month's biggest healthcare news from a rise in vaccine-preventable illnesses to an increase in alcohol consumption by pregnant women.
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Making health a habit
Updated guidance is challenging old assumptions about cholesterol, heart disease and the use of statins. Then, a new generation of weight loss medications is changing how we think…
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Food as medicine; Klotho gene
What if food was treated like medicine — prescribed, personalized and reimbursed as part of healthcare? Then, the science behind the Klotho gene. Why researchers call it a possible…