Feb 9, 2020
Flu: Cold vs. flu; the anatomy of a virus; when viruses make a MegaZord; diagnosing, preventing and testing for the flu // coronavirus 2019-nCoV // update on talc and ovarian cancer
* Vox pop by David Lonstein
* Jingle by Jillian Correia of Roctavio Canada
Jan 26, 2020
Jonathan and Chris speak to Stephan Guyenet, Ph.D., the author of the book The Hungry Brain and the creator of the health book review site Red Pen Reviews, about hunger, obesity, and the highs and lows of debating a journalist on one of the biggest platforms on the Internet.
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Jan 12, 2020
Salt: what is it and what does it do to the body? (with Star Wars references!) // Telling Australians to stop drinking // Q&A with our listeners // YouTube cracks down on pseudomedicine
* Vox pop by David Lonstein
* Jingle by Joseph Hackl
* Additional music by Seth Donnelly and Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com.
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Dec 22, 2019
One day, Trysha Gellis’ heart just stopped pumping blood. She lost consciousness and almost died… but CPR saved her life. Today, we hear her story and our medical experts explain what doctors do to investigate what went wrong with her heart on that day. Thankfully, it involves cute anesthesiologists.
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