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Radio Health Journal

Listen to Radio Health Journal to get the latest scoop on what’s trending in health, science and technology, and the intersection of medicine and public policy. Each week we speak with leading experts... Read more

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Tonsil Stones (2019)

Tonsil Stones (2019)

Some people find that small “stones” are growing on their tonsils. They’re an accumulation of skin cells, food, and othe... Read more

1 Sep 2019

13mins

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PANDAS–The Mysterious Childhood Disorder After a Strep Throat

PANDAS–The Mysterious Childhood Disorder After a Strep Throat

Strep infection may prompt a severe reaction in some children, causing their own immune system to attack cells in the br... Read more

8 Jul 2019

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Copper Toxicity

Copper Toxicity

http://traffic.libsyn.com/radiohealthjournal/RHJ_19-33A.mp3 High levels of copper in the body can produce mental health ... Read more

18 Aug 2019

19mins

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Using Animals to Sniff Out Disease

Using Animals to Sniff Out Disease

Diseases apparently have distinctive odors that humans can't detect. Researchers are using dogs, mice, rats and other an... Read more

6 May 2018

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Caring For Strangers

Caring For Strangers

Emergency room physicians have to make sense of and care for complete strangers every day. A recently retired ER doctor ... Read more

20 Oct 2019

13mins

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Violence Against Healthcare Workers

Violence Against Healthcare Workers

Experts discuss how and why attacks on healthcare workers occur and how hospitals and health care workers can do a bette... Read more

14 Jan 2018

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The Psychology of Procrastination

The Psychology of Procrastination

Most people procrastinate at least now and then. But when we put something off, we’re usually facing not a time manageme... Read more

8 Jul 2019

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Nail Biting

Nail Biting

Nail biting is an extremely common habit, but some people bite their nails so badly and so often that they suffer damage... Read more

22 Sep 2019

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Paid Parental Leave

Paid Parental Leave

http://traffic.libsyn.com/radiohealthjournal/RHJ_19-43B.mp3 The US is one of the few world nations that provides no paid... Read more

27 Oct 2019

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The Risks of Egg Donation

The Risks of Egg Donation

Some agencies estimate that 50,000 children have been born in the US using donor eggs. But egg donation (or sale, as som... Read more

17 Nov 2019

18mins

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Misunderstanding Autism

Misunderstanding Autism

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4 Mar 2018

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Dashing Old Stuttering Myths

Dashing Old Stuttering Myths

New research has several findings about stuttering including a structural deficiency in the brain's wiring, an inability... Read more

18 Feb 2018

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A Radical Diet To Prevent Heart Disease

A Radical Diet To Prevent Heart Disease

Heart disease is the number one killer in the US, but a well known cardiologist says if everyone would follow a plant-ba... Read more

28 Jul 2019

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Why Parents Don’t Vaccinate

Why Parents Don’t Vaccinate

Measles had been declared eliminated in 2000, but has come roaring back because of the increasing number of people who h... Read more

2 Jun 2019

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Loneliness in the Elderly

Loneliness in the Elderly

Loneliness is increasing across all ages, but it’s especially noteworthy among seniors, and it can dramatically affect h... Read more

11 Jun 2019

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High Drug Prices Lead to Drug Misuse

High Drug Prices Lead to Drug Misuse

Dr. Stacie Dusetzina, Associate Professor of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine has learned that ... Read more

5 May 2019

18mins

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Tasty Food vs. Health Food: Finding a Balance

Tasty Food vs. Health Food: Finding a Balance

Many Americans believe that healthy food doesn’t taste good, and tasty food isn’t healthy. A chef who is also a cardiolo... Read more

16 Jun 2019

11mins

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Medical Notes: Week of November 10, 2019

Medical Notes: Week of November 10, 2019

Medical notes this week… The largest study of its kind is strengthening the link between football and the brain disorder... Read more

10 Nov 2019

2mins

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The High Health Cost of Sugar (2018)

The High Health Cost of Sugar (2018)

An expert describes why he believes sugar is to blame for obesity, and the changes in the market and government advisori... Read more

11 Feb 2018

11mins

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Medical Notes: Week of October 20, 2019

Medical Notes: Week of October 20, 2019

A new study shows that americans’ diets are getting better… but only by a little. Then, if someone gets a new diagnosis ... Read more

20 Oct 2019

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