A review of June’s top health headlines includes Pepto Bismal’s dismal showing and ministrokes
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A review of June’s top health headlines includes Pepto Bismal’s dismal showing and ministrokes
“What’s Health Got to Do with It?” examines the intersection of health care and daily life. A panel of medical experts discusses the biggest health headlines of the past month. The topics they’ll review: the FDA approves at-home test kits for cervical cancer screening. The host is Dr. Joe Servin, a Jacksonville neurologist.
On this episode, a panel of medical experts discusses the biggest health headlines of the past month.
Guests:
Dr. Joseph Drazkowski, neurologist at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Arizona.
Dr. Donna G. Ivery, OB-GYN and author of “Not Your Granny’s Menopause.”
Dr. Dacre Knight, director of the Ehlers-Danlos Clinic at Mayo Clinic.
The topics they’ll review:
The FDA approves at-home test kits for cervical cancer screening.
New findings indicate ministrokes can have the same long-term cognitive consequences as full-on strokes.
A new CDC-backed study suggests Pepto Bismal may not prevent diarrhea when traveling.
A woman dies from a brain infection after using tap water in a nasal rinse.
A report finds extreme heat is making pregnancy riskier for mother and baby.
Although well-intentioned, elderspeak can be harmful and encourage resistance to care.
The host is Dr. Joe Servin, a Jacksonville neurologist.
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