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Health Matters - June 22, 2024: Dr. Fred Buckhold, Dr. Tiffany Osborn, Dr. Ramona Behshad, Dr. Vivek Murthy & Dr. Marc Siegel with Bill Hemmer

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1. Dr. FRED BUCKHOLD, SLU Care General Internist at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, and a professor of medicine at St. Louis University School of Medicine. Tips to stay cool during our extreme heat; his reaction to the Surgeon General's call for warning labels on social media apps; the World Health Organization warns about fake versions of weight loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound; a new study finds a common low-calorie sweetener is linked to heart attack and stroke.

2. Dr. TIFFANY OSBORN, Washington University emergency medicine physician at Barnes Jewish Hospital; professor of surgery and emergency medicine at Wash U.  What do we need to know to avoid complications due to our extreme heat?  Dr. Osborn tells us why it is so important to avoid dehydration and on why we need to protect ourselves from burns from car doors, car seat belts and buckles, hot leather car seats, playground equipment and swimming pool decks. 

3. Dr. RAMONA BEHSHAD, assistant professor in the Department of Dermatology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine specializing in MOHS and dermatologic surgery.  Singer Kevin Jonas of the Jonas Brothers recently revealed that he was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer that most often develops on areas of skin exposed to the sun.  How common is basal cell carcinoma? What are the symptoms?  What is the treatment?  What prevention tips do we need to know?

4.  Dr. VIVEK MURTHY, US Surgeon General; Dr. MARC SIEGEL, FOX News Chief Medical Correspondent.   Dr. Murthy tells FOX News host BILL HEMMER why he is calling on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms.  Dr. Siegel tells FOX News host Sandra Smith why he agrees with Dr. Murthy's call for more protections for young children and teens who become addicted to social media.

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