Radio Health Journal
The latest in health, science, technology, and the intersection of medicine and public policy.
While surgical removal of the thymus gland is considered the gold standard treatment for myasthenia gravis, nearly one-third of patients experience a frustrating recurrence of their autoimmune symptoms. Our expert explains why symptoms return even after complete surgical removal and challenges long-held medical assumptions about the root cause of MG.
Osteochondritis Dissecans, also known as OCD, is a painful joint condition that’s becoming more prevalent in young kids. Our expert this week breaks down what causes OCD in young athletes and how better research is improving diagnosis and treatment.
The silent struggles of early parenthood are far prevalent than many people think. AI is helping reveal how the brain flushes out toxic waste while we sleep. Playing with your food might actually be the most helpful learning tool.
Are energy drinks making you sick? A new treatment for seizures may soon be possible without the need for invasive brain surgery. Good news for sugar addicts! Scientists have created a healthier sweetener using Tagatose. How to fight against procrastination.
The tides may finally be turning on veteran suicide. A new treatment for seizures may soon be possible without the need for invasive brain surgery. When it comes to inducing labor, success may be all in the timing. The stigma surrounding mental health on campus is fading.
Kidney stones, historically associated with middle-aged men, are now being diagnosed at an increasing rate in young girls. Though stones can remain undetected for years, they often cause extreme pain and nausea once they move into the ureter. Our expert discusses treatment options and possible reasons we’re seeing more cases in younger patients.
Are sound waves the next big thing in cancer treatment? Tackle football isn’t as kid-friendly as you think. Why you may want to spend more time on your phone. Light therapy could mend your heart.
After losing her son to an opioid overdose, one mother has turned her grief into action by creating a new kind of hospital role – life care specialists.
McCarthy's journey to expand her family reveals how easily this condition can go unnoticed and the best treatments for healing.
Dr. Kim Feingold and Ania Grimone discuss the ancient medicine practice that’s providing much-needed relief for these patients.
Dr. Wajd Al-Holou explains his breakthrough research on the cancer’s metabolic habits and how it’ll help increase life expectancy for patients.
Why are weight loss drugs so difficult to take long-term? Alcoholism doesn’t just affect one person. Fix your bad knees without surgery.
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