WCCO Health Radio

We begin this Sunday Health hour rolling some of the big health stories from this week with our Weekly Dose and then Susie shares an interview she conducted from her Livea journey dating back to December and how far she's come. Finally, our topic for today is arthritis with Alli Padelford, New Perspective Senior Living's VP of Clinical and Compliance and some of the ways people remedy some of the...

Josh Wheeler filling in for Sunday Health Radio and of course we begin with the Weekly Dose and an interview ABC News did on Open AI helping with diagnosis retroactively! Then we are pleased to be joined by Michele Muncy with TRIA Orthopedic and their Outreach Program that she partners with at Hill-Murray High School - tackling all things concussions, hydration, stretching and how to maintain your...

As always we take a look at the Weekly Dose with this past week in health headlines, then we pivot to an interview done with Micah Niermann of Gillette Children's talking about the ongoing air quality struggles! Finally, there is a novel pill that has been tested to help those struggling with pancreatic cancer live longer and more on this pill and when it could be widely available and other questi...

First show of June and we begin the show recapping a few stories from the week in our Weekly Dose! Then today, we talked about carcinogens and quitting when it comes to smoking and nicotine addiction with Michael Sheldon of the Minnesota Department of Health! Then we pivot to talk about mental health and services available to help with those struggling among seniors with Dr. Nick Schneeman, Chief...

Susie Jones and Lindsey Brown in studio for this morning’s Health Radio show. We lead off with our ‘Weekly Dose” with this week’s health headlines. In the second segment, Susie is joined by Dr. Omar Ghanem from The Mayo Clinic to talk about a study he conducted about different treatment avenues for obesity. Dr. Ghanem speaks about his study of weight loss treatments and their outcomes. The study c...

As always we start this morning’s Health Radio show with our ‘Weekly Dose’ recapping the week that was in health headlines, then we pivot to skin cancer - with the weather warming up more and more we try to be more mindful of our skin and how we combat exposure to the sun and also more skin care topics with Alexander Stark, MD with Allina Health Cancer Institute. Then we change over to mental heal...

It is Mothers Day so we emphasize on the importance of keeping your health in check, especially as a mother - we break down some of the week’s health headlines with ‘ A Weekly Dose’, then Susie chats with Tina Stennes with a Breath of Hope and also Abbie Begnaud, pulmonologist and critical care physician with the University of Minnesota about air quality, lung cancer awareness and much more.

We begin the show as always recapping the week in health headlines with our ‘Weekly Dose’ then Susie shares an interview from her Livea visit on the health of hormones, and then Dr. Tim Toonen with MN Oncology joins to talk about testicular cancer - from prevention, early detection, treatment and much more and why it is the leading cancer among men!

We begin this gloomy but positive Sunday morning with some health headlines with our ‘Weekly Dose’ segment featuring the week that was in health, including an interview featured this week on the Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar about the rise in protein popularity and then Keri Anderson, Fitness Trainer Extraordinaire with LifeTime Fitness joins to tackle any and all of your health and wellness qu...

We begin our Health Show with the week that was in health headlines with our Weekly Dose, then Susie shares her interview with Andrea with Livea this past week and then we talk senior living and senior care with Lifespark - chatting with Dr. Nick Schneeman!

As always we begin the show recapping the week that was in health headlines with our 'Weekly Dose' then we hear from producer Josh Wheeler as he shares his story of how he battled and has overcome leukemia and then we talk to both Dr. Logan Spector, Professor and Researcher with the University of Minnesota and Jaime Riedel, Campaign Development Manager with Blood Cancer United, formerly Leukemia &...

Susie has some of the big health headlines of this past week with the Weekly Dose, then we pivot to talk about sleep and pulmonary health with frequent guests of the show Dr. Andrew Stiehm of Allina Health who specializes in sleep and pulmonary health from restless leg syndrome, how long is too long for naps, how effective is Gabapentin or Ropinrole, insomnia and much more - we tackle all of it!

We begin this Palm Sunday discussing and recapping the week that was in health news and headlines with our Weekly Dose! Then we chat with Ronald Peterson, MD, PhD with Mayo Clinic to talk about Alzheimer's and dementia, some of the recent findings with this horrible condition, dive deeper on the prevention methods, memory loss, “sundowning” and more of the questions you have regarding Alzheimer’s,...

A lot to get to on today’s Health Show - we dive into the ‘Weekly Dose’ with some of the big stories of this week in health, then we talk to two people Lily and Teresa from the Fentanyl Free Communities sharing their stories and more on the upcoming gala to help spread awareness on the dangers of fentanyl! Then we pivot to Bob Meyers with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network to talk about pancreat...

We begin this snowy Sunday recapping the week that was in health news from coffee lessening the risk of dementia to Tylenol news and more studies on concussions we bring you the ‘Weekly Dose’! Then we talk to Kevin Gilliam, MD. who is the Medical Director at NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center about the rise in popularity of weight loss medications and more information and questions regarding GLP-...

Bright and early we tackle this week’s health headlines with our Weekly Dose, Susie then sits down with the amazing people at Livea to talk more about her weight loss journey and then we chat with Rajini Katipamula - Malisetti, MD with Minnesota Oncology to talk about the overall topic of cancer!

We begin the show today discussing some of the big health news of the week, then we talk with a doctor about the importance of your blood pressure levels - some of the findings might surprise you! Then we talk to James Cloyd, director of the Center for Orphan Drug Research and a professor in the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy regarding the awareness and some questions regarding Rare D...

We begin the show with Susie bringing us some of the big stories in this week of health, then she sits down to talk about her journey with Livea and we talk addiction and recovery with Dr. Joseph Lee President and CEO of Hazelden Betty Ford!

We begin today’s show with some of the big stories of the week in health! Then Susie sits down with our good friend and fellow WCCO Radio host Jason DeRusha to chat more about the Livea experience and the overall journey! February is Cancer Prevention Month, and Dr. Joleen Hubbard, a medical oncologist with Allina Health, joined us to break down the relationship between drinking habits and cancer...

We begin today’s show with some of the big news stories from this past week in health and then Susie chats all things cancer and clinical trials and tests with Dr. Eric Lander, MD a Site Research Leader and Oncologist with MN Oncology!

We begin this morning’s show with some of the big news headlines in health this week! Then Susie shares an interview she conducted this week regarding her weight loss journey with Livea and how they can help you find better health! Finally, we discuss the mental well being amid the tough times we live in talking to Jen Barnes who is a therapist and even has a podcast on ADHD which she also special...

We begin the show discussing sleep and even restless issues with Dr. Andrew Stiehm of Allina Health who specializes with sleep and pulmonary issues tackling insomnia, sleep medicine, sleep apnea and much more! Then we pivot to the bitter cold and how people can best handle the current conditions we face so we chatted with Jessie Nelson, MD who serves as Emergency Medicine doctor with HealthPartner...

We begin the health hour today talking to Melissa Korb who is a Thoracic Oncologist with Minnesota Oncology talking about lung health and being aware of certain dangers for your lungs and how to stay aware of potential lung cancer! Then we talk to Behnam Sabayan, MD a neurologist with Hennepin Healthcare discussing falls, brain health, concussions and signs of having a concussion and Brain Health...

It is another Sunday after a heavy week but we do play some of the big stories in health this week. We check in with Trish Hayden with Livea and talk about finding ways to slowly tweak and make changes with your health as we are now in a new year! Next up we talked recently to Nikki Vanecek East West Acupuncture talking about some of the benefits of acupuncture for your health! Then finally we rep...

To kick the first show of the year, Susie Jones provides some headlines in health this week. Then, a conversation with Andrea and Carlee Huesman from Livea about why hormone health matters especially when going through menopause. Carlee Huesman, APRN, DNP (Nurse Practitioner, Livea) joins live in the second half of the show. Susie asks about what happens to a woman’s body hormonally when you start...