Long Form (multi topic, hourly/full show)

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.  What's the latest thinking on a daily aspirin to prevent heart disease?  Are we seeing an increase in flu cases right now?  How effective is this year's flu shot?  The CDC has now recommended seniors get an updated COVID booster -- is this warranted?  What do we need to know about ultra-processed foods and our health?
2. Dr. KEN HALLER, SLU Care Pediatrician at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital.  Doctors are raising the alarm on a rise in measles cases in the U.S.  Since January there have been at least 36 cases in 16 states including Missouri.  The latest outbreak is in Florida -- where there are at least ten elementary school students with confirmed cases of the measles.  What accounts for this increase?  How critical is it to get the MMR vaccine?  How safe is it?  How contagious is the measles?  Do adults need an MMR booster?  How dangerous is the measles to pregnant women?
3. Dr. SHERM SILBER, founder of the Silber Infertility Clinic & Lab in Frontenac and one of the pioneers in the field of fertility research.  What's the reaction from local infertility specialists -- following the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling which gave frozen embryos the same rights as children?  How worried are infertility specialists in Missouri?  Dr. Silber says Missouri law protects IVF doctors -- saying frozen embryos are property and not people.  Does he fear this law might be changed?  What is IVF?  Why so common?  How successful is IVF?  What's his advice to people considering IVF?
4. Dr. CELINE GOUNDER, CBS News Medical Contributor and JACQUELINE HOWARD, CNN Medical Correspondent.  A new study finds that regular marijuana use is linked to a higher risk of heart attack and stroke. That includes cannabis that is smoked, vaped, or eaten.  The study found daily cannabis use is associated with a 25-percent higher risk of heart attack, and a 42-percent increase in the odds of a stroke when compared to non-users.

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.  What's the latest thinking on a daily aspirin to prevent heart disease?  Are we seeing an increase in flu cases right now?  How effective is this year's flu shot?  The CDC has now recommended seniors get an updated COVID booster -- is this warranted?  What do we need to know about ultra-processed foods and our health? 2. Dr. KEN HALLER, SLU Care Pediatrician at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital.  Doctors are raising the alarm on a rise in measles cases in the U.S.  Since January there have been at least 36 cases in 16 states including Missouri.  The latest outbreak is in Florida -- where there are at least ten elementary school students with confirmed cases of the measles.  What accounts for this increase?  How critical is it to get the MMR vaccine?  How safe is it?  How contagious is the measles?  Do adults need an MMR booster?  How dangerous is the measles to pregnant women? 3. Dr. SHERM SILBER, founder of the Silber Infertility Clinic &amp; Lab in Frontenac and one of the pioneers in the field of fertility research.  What's the reaction from local infertility specialists -- following the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling which gave frozen embryos the same rights as children?  How worried are infertility specialists in Missouri?  Dr. Silber says Missouri law protects IVF doctors -- saying frozen embryos are property and not people.  Does he fear this law might be changed?  What is IVF?  Why so common?  How successful is IVF?  What's his advice to people considering IVF? 4. Dr. CELINE GOUNDER, CBS News Medical Contributor and JACQUELINE HOWARD, CNN Medical Correspondent.  A new study finds that regular marijuana use is linked to a higher risk of heart attack and stroke. That includes cannabis that is smoked, vaped, or eaten.  The study found daily cannabis use is associated with a 25-percent higher risk of heart attack, and a 42-percent increase in the odds of a stroke when compared to non-users.

Health Matters

​Your Health Matters! Saturdays at 4:00 Health Reporter, Fred Bodimer 
checks in with the Physicians of SSM Health for the latest information to 
keep you healthy.

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