• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
cropped-rhj-header-logo-transparent-background-e1619110790271.png

Radio Health Journal

The latest in health, science, technology, and the intersection of medicine and public policy.

  • Home
  • Archive
    • Full Segment Archive
    • Advanced Search
    • Filters
    • Recent Segments
    • Segment Type
      • Feature Stories
      • Inside Looks
      • Medical Notes
    • Taxonomies
      • Books & Publications
      • Guests
      • Institutions & Organizations
      • Medical Conditions
      • Medical Journals
      • Program Numbers
      • Topics Archive
  • How to Listen
    • Podcast & Other Digital Outlets
    • Terrestrial Broadcast
    • Ways to Listen Overview
  • About
    • About Radio Health Journal
    • Contact Us
    • FAQ
    • Our Team
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Login
    • Become an Affiliate
    • Benefits of Being an Affiliate
    • More About Syndicated Radio Programming
    • Public Affairs & FCC Requirements FAQ
    • Sample Programs

Myths

You are here: Archive / Terms / Topics / Myths

Menopause: What To Expect When You’re Finished Expecting

>> June 25, 2023

Why don't we know more about menopause? Experts discuss how to stay in control of your body and feel like yourself again during this life transition.

topics: Diagnoses| Myths| Neuroscience and Neurology| Patient Care and Safety| Psychiatry| Psychology| Public Health| Vitamins
covid vaccine misinformation

Punishing Covid-Lying Doctors

>> February 6, 2022

There’s a growing number of complaints to state medical boards regarding doctors lying about Covid-19 and vaccines. The doctors spreading misinformation are not always reprimanded by state medical boards and are allowed to continue voicing the misinformation. They cite freedom of speech as a defense, but other doctors say licensed professionals have an …

topics: Children and Youth at Risk| Communication| Constitutional Rights| Consumerism| Consumerism and Consumer Safety/Protection| Covid-19 Pandemic| Covid-19 Vaccine| Doctors| Education| Ethics| Federal Government and Regulation| Fraud| Government and Legislation| Health Care| Law Enforcement and Police| Legal Issues and the Courts| Medical License| Misinformation| Myths| Philanthropy and Nonprofit Organizations| Philosophy and Ethics| Public Health| Public Policy and Regulation| State Government| Viruses
otc hearing aids

New Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Category

>> December 19, 2021

Many people who need hearing aids never get them, in part because they currently require a prescription and expensive treatment. An expert discusses the FDA’s new proposed category of over-the-counter hearing aids.

topics: Access to Care| Aging and the Elderly| Cognitive Decline| Communication| Consumerism| Consumerism and Consumer Safety/Protection| Crime and Criminal Justice| Education| Federal Government and Regulation| Health Care| Health Cost| Hearing Aids| Insurance| Medicare and Medicaid| Myths| News and Headlines| Prescription Drugs| Public Health| Public Policy and Regulation| Social Isolation and Loneliness| Technology| Treatments

Kids’ Covid Vaccines: Fact and Fiction

>> November 28, 2021

Covid-19 vaccines are now approved for children as young as 5, but while people are afraid of getting the vaccine themselves, they’re even more nervous about getting it for their children. Misinformation is accelerating against use of the vaccine in kids. Experts discuss and correct the most prevalent myths.

topics: Child Safety| Children| Children and Parenting| Children and Youth at Risk| Communication| Consumerism| Covid-19 Pandemic| Covid-19 Vaccine| Crime and Criminal Justice| Debate| Fact or Fiction| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Infectious Disease and Vaccination| Misinformation| Myths| Prevention| Public Health| Vaccination| Viruses

Homeless Americans: Myth vs. Reality

>> November 21, 2021

Around a half million people are homeless in the US on any given night, but the street homeless who are most visible often incorrectly influence our assumptions about the homeless. A noted researcher discusses myths and truths about their addictions, employment, residences, and more, and why people often become homeless.

topics: Addiction| Affordable Housing| Behavioral Science| Crime and Criminal Justice| Economics| Economics and Finance| Employment| Employment and Workplace Issues| Fact or Fiction| Health Care| Homelessness and Housing| Law Enforcement and Police| Mental Health| Mental Illness| Myths| Poverty| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Policy and Regulation| Public Safety| Research and Clinical Trials| Substance Abuse| Unemployment

Medical Notes: October 10, 2021

>> October 10, 2021

An analysis finds vaccinations could have prevented more than 340,000 Covid hospitalizations in the U.S. A new study finds people with weakened immune system still get an immune response from Covid vaccination. And finally, turns out sugar is just as bad as high fructose corn syrup?

topics: Allergy and Immunology| Bacterial Resistance| Covid-19 Pandemic| Covid-19 Vaccine| Economics and Finance| Health Care| Immune System| Infectious Disease and Vaccination| Insulin| Insurance| Medicare and Medicaid| Myths| News and Headlines| Nutrition and Diet| Research and Clinical Trials| Taxes| Viruses
Trypophobia - Radio Health Journal

Trypophobia, the Fear of Clustered Holes: Odd But Common

>> September 26, 2021

As much as 16 percent of the population suffers from trypophobia, which makes them uneasy at the sight of holes clustered together, as in a honeycomb. Two experts and a sufferer discuss this phobia, which can be remarkably debilitating.

topics: Behavioral Science| Consumerism| Consumerism and Consumer Safety/Protection| Fact or Fiction| Fears and Phobias| Health Care| Mental Health| Myths| Neuroscience and Neurology| Psychology| Psychology and Psychiatry| Science| Support Group| Technology
doctor holding heart

Why We Don’t Stop Preventable Heart Attacks

>> September 19, 2021

Heart disease is often preventable, but how people look at it often keeps them from doing as much about it as they could. Often this is a result of myth and misinformation. An expert physician discusses some of the most harmful of these myths.

topics: Cardiology| Communication| Consumerism| Health Care| Misinformation| Myths| Prevention| Public Health
Why Knee Replacements May Go Wrong

Why Knee Replacements May Go Wrong

>> March 21, 2021

Knee replacements are successful for 80 percent of recipients, yet many assume the success rate should be higher. Those who are not successful often are bitterly disappointed. However, patients and physicians can take steps to avoid a bad result. New techniques also offer much faster recovery. Experts discuss.

topics: Aging and the Elderly| Economics| Economics and Finance| Health Care| Joint Replacement| Knee Replacement| Medical Advancements| Minimally Invasive| Myths| Orthopedics| Outpatient| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Recovery| Sports and Recreation| Surgery| Technology
epilepsy myths - RHJ 22-11B

Epilepsy Myths (2021)

>> March 14, 2021

An award-winning writer who has epilepsy describes the discrimination faced by people with seizure disorders and dispels the many myths many people hold about them.

topics: Biology| Business and Industry| Disabilities| Discrimination and Racism| Economics and Finance| Employment and Workplace Issues| Fact or Fiction| Health Care| Implicit Bias| Myths| Public Health and Public Safety| Sleep| Stigma and Stereotypes| Unemployment

What’s Up With Hiccups? (2020)

>> December 13, 2020

Hiccups are annoying and uncomfortable, and doctors don’t know why we (and most other species) get them. An expert explains what we know about what hiccups are and why most home remedies actually work.

topics: Alternative Medicine and Treatments| Consumerism| Consumerism and Consumer Safety/Protection| Health Care| Myths| Pop Culture| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety
Time Blindness

Time Blindness

>> November 8, 2020

Someone who is always late for everything and never finishes any project on time is often labeled as irresponsible, lazy, or purposely insulting. But they may be suffering from a brain abnormality called time blindness that’s often a part of ADHD, with often sad consequences.

topics: Business and Industry| Children and Parenting| Disabilities| Education| Employment| Employment and Workplace Issues| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Health Care| Mental Health| Myths| Parenting Issues| Productivity| Stigma and Stereotypes| Time Management| Unemployment
  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Next

↑ Return to Top

Stay up-to-date on the latest trends in public health, science, tech, research & more.

Enter your email address to get notifications & instant access to new Radio Health Journal segments as they are released.

Name
Email
Become an affiliate

Start airing Radio Health Journal on your platform to satisfy FCC OPIF requirements, including quarterly issues/programming reports.

Become an Affiliate

Connect

Interact with us by sharing comments, favorite segments, questions or even suggest a topic.

  • Facebook link
  • Twitter link
  • Instagram link
  • Pinterest link
  • Spotify link
  • YouTube channel link
  • rss feed link
  • contactemail

American Urban Radio Networks (AURN) logo

Listen

Archive

Broadcast

Guests

Podcast & Digital Outlets

Recently Aired

Taxonomies

Topics

Ways to Listen

Learn

About Us

Affiliates

Contact Info

FAQ

Our Team

Public Affairs & FCC Requirements

AURN.com

Sitemap

© Copyright 2024 – American Urban Radio Networks | All Rights Reserved

↑ Return to top

Radio Health Journal Newsletter SignupStay up-to-date on the latest trends in public health, science, tech, research & more.

Subscribe to get the latest from Radio Health Journal directly in your inbox.

Name
[email protected]