Long Form (multi topic, hourly/full show)

1. Dr. FRED BUCKHOLD, SLU Care General Internist at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital.  Dr. Buckhold tells us about him teaching a cardiologist class to his new interns.  A new study links sleep apnea to brain problems -- including aging, dementia and stroke. What do we need to know about this study?  And what can Dr. Buckhold tell us about a new mRNA vaccine that shows early promise preparing the body to fight pancreatic cancer? 

2. Dr. STEVE LAWRENCE, Washington University infectious disease physician  at Barnes Jewish Hospital.  He tells KMOX's MEGAN LYNCH and TOM ACKERMAN about what we have learned since the pandemic began -- and what things will be like now that the national COVID emergency declarations have been officially lifted.  DR. CHRIS PERNELL is a public health physician in New Jersey -- she talked with CNN's BORIS SANCHEZ about how the lifting of the emergency orders will impact underserved portions of the population and people of color.  CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. SANJAY GUPTA on what we need to know and do from here forward.

3. Dr. DEBBIE BENNETT, Washington University radiologist and Chief of Breast Imaging at Wash U's Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology.  The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is recommending that women be screened every other year beginning at age 40 now.  That's down from 50 previously.  Why? Why are younger women at more risk? Will insurance pay for this?  Do other recommendations for people at moderate risk or with a family history of breast cancer or for African American women remain the same?  What are the current guidelines?

4. Dr. EMILY BARKER, Washington University OB-GYN at Barnes Jewish Hospital.  FDA advisers endorse making a birth control pill available over the counter.  Which pill?  Opill.  How does it work? How is birth control handled overseas?  Who will benefit from this pending decision?  What is the safety profile for Opill?   How long till full FDA approval?  What were the initial concerns about allowing the pill to be sold over the counter without a prescription?

1. Dr. FRED BUCKHOLD, SLU Care General Internist at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital.  Dr. Buckhold tells us about him teaching a cardiologist class to his new interns.  A new study links sleep apnea to brain problems -- including aging, dementia and stroke. What do we need to know about this study?  And what can Dr. Buckhold tell us about a new mRNA vaccine that shows early promise preparing the body to fight pancreatic cancer?  2. Dr. STEVE LAWRENCE, Washington University infectious disease physician  at Barnes Jewish Hospital.  He tells KMOX's MEGAN LYNCH and TOM ACKERMAN about what we have learned since the pandemic began -- and what things will be like now that the national COVID emergency declarations have been officially lifted.  DR. CHRIS PERNELL is a public health physician in New Jersey -- she talked with CNN's BORIS SANCHEZ about how the lifting of the emergency orders will impact underserved portions of the population and people of color.  CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. SANJAY GUPTA on what we need to know and do from here forward. 3. Dr. DEBBIE BENNETT, Washington University radiologist and Chief of Breast Imaging at Wash U's Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology.  The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is recommending that women be screened every other year beginning at age 40 now.  That's down from 50 previously.  Why? Why are younger women at more risk? Will insurance pay for this?  Do other recommendations for people at moderate risk or with a family history of breast cancer or for African American women remain the same?  What are the current guidelines? 4. Dr. EMILY BARKER, Washington University OB-GYN at Barnes Jewish Hospital.  FDA advisers endorse making a birth control pill available over the counter.  Which pill?  Opill.  How does it work? How is birth control handled overseas?  Who will benefit from this pending decision?  What is the safety profile for Opill?   How long till full FDA approval?  What were the initial concerns about allowing the pill to be sold over the counter without a prescription?

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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