Elizabeth Westfield, Greg Johnson, Maayan Voss de Bettancourt | AURN

In Good Health

Health EN ↓ 1769 episodes

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...

Author

Elizabeth Westfield, Greg Johnson, Maayan Voss de Bettancourt | AURN

Episodes

Seriously Ill Adolescents 27.12.2015 8:12

A novelist discusses her observations from years on the hospital floor with her sick child as the basis for her book. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subscribed to the newsletter Full Archive Contact Us Become an Affiliate Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz....

Hurdles to Hearing Aids 27.12.2015 13:33

Only about a fifth of people who could use hearing aids have them. An audiologist, hearing aid manufacturer, and hearing aid user discuss why. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subscribed to the newsletter Full Archive Contact Us Become an Affiliate Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz...

It's No Holiday In The ER 20.12.2015 14:11

The holidays are like no other time in your local hospital's emergency department. Experts discuss, among other things, why more heart attacks occur and how to prevent them. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subscribed to the newsletter Full Archive Contact Us Become an Affiliate Ho...

The Traumatized Brain 20.12.2015 9:28

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) may produce cognitive and personality changes months later. An expert explains these injuries and how to prevent some of the consequences. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subscribed to the newsletter Full Archive Contact Us Become an Affiliate Hosted...

Human Trafficking 13.12.2015 15:07

Experts discuss why foreigners are especially at risk of being intimidated into forced labor in the US and how they might be rescued. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subscribed to the newsletter Full Archive Contact Us Become an Affiliate Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company....

Children's Mental Health Treatment 06.12.2015 14:35

Experts discuss readiness of pediatricians to treat mental illness in children and adolescents and efforts to be sure they're prepared. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subscribed to the newsletter Full Archive Contact Us Become an Affiliate Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company...

Seasonal Affective Disorder and the Holidays (2015) 06.12.2015 9:18

Experts discuss causes and remedies for seasonal affective disorder. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subscribed to the newsletter Full Archive Contact Us Become an Affiliate Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use...

Recharging Old Eggs 29.11.2015 13:12

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. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subscribed to the newsletter Full Archive Contact Us Become an Affiliate...

Cancer Prehabilitation 29.11.2015 9:34

A nationally known rehab specialist discusses using prehabilitation techniques for newly diagnosed cancer patients. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subscribed to the newsletter Full Archive Contact Us Become an Affiliate Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.co...

Doctors' clothes: Reason to Change? 22.11.2015 9:43

Controversy has broken out over the doctor's traditional white lab coat and necktie. Experts discuss. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subscribed to the newsletter Full Archive Contact Us Become an Affiliate Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informat...

Food Insecurity 22.11.2015 12:55

Experts discuss reasons for food insecurity, outcomes, and a variety of inventive solutions. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subscribed to the newsletter Full Archive Contact Us Become an Affiliate Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about...

Your Medicine Cabinet 15.11.2015 8:42

A pharmacist advises what should be in your medicine cabinet and how to keep those medicines safe and effective. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subscribed to the newsletter Full Archive Contact Us Become an Affiliate Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com f...

Interrogation tactics and false confessions 15.11.2015 13:08

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. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subscribed to the newsletter Full Archive Contact Us Become an Affiliate Host...

Thermogenesis and weight loss 08.11.2015 13:34

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. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subscribed to the newsletter Full Archive Contact Us Become...

One More Year Inside Alzheimer's 08.11.2015 8:04

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. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subscribed to the newsletter Full Archive Contact Us Become an Affiliat...

Almost Addicted 01.11.2015 7:56

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. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subscribed to the newsletter Full Archive Contact Us Become an Affilia...

Preventing Misdiagnoses 01.11.2015 13:46

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. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subscribed to the newsletter Full Archive Contact Us Become an Affiliate...

Anti-Drunk Driving Technology 25.10.2015 12:43

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. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subscribed to the newsletter F...

New Tech In Contact Lenses 25.10.2015 8:39

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. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subscribed to the newsletter Full Archive Contact Us Becom...

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus 18.10.2015 12:40

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. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subscribed to the newsletter Full Archive Contact Us Become...

Later Effects of Childhood Emotional Trauma 18.10.2015 9:00

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. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subscribed to the newsletter Full Archive Contact Us Become an Affiliate Hos...

Gender Diversity in Basic Research 11.10.2015 12:22

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: radiohealthjournal.org/gender-diversity-in-basic-research/ Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subsc...

What Your Therapist Is Thinking 11.10.2015 8:29

A well-known psychotherapist describes what therapists are thinking while the patient is talking and how these thoughts guide treatment. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subscribed to the newsletter Full Archive Contact Us Become an Affiliate Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz compan...

The Importance of Play 27.09.2015 7:54

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. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podcast  In Good Health Podcast Subscribed to the newsletter Full Archive Contact Us Become an Affiliate Hoste...

The Return of Workplace Wellness 27.09.2015 13:55

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 favorably on the bottom line. Facebook: ingoodhealthpod X: @ ingoodhealthpod IG: @ingoodhealthpod YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod Spotify  Apple Podca...