Come on in, the water's fine

Interview with Megan Benvenuto

The Q&A!

Swimming is an important skill to decrease your risk of drowning, but not everyone has the opportunity to learn how to do it. This week on Health Wanted, host Laurel Bristow and guest Megan Benvenuto dive into the health concerns and benefits of pools and how important they are for people to learn to swim.

In the Q&A, Bristow addresses questions on virus aerosol transmission and mitigation, drinking soda to hydrate, the threat of long bird flu, UTI and hypoglycemia, and vaccine misinformation. 

For a full rundown on all the information shared in today's episode, take a look at the Show Notes.

Have a question for Laurel? Send it to healthwanted@wabe.org or leave a voicemail at 404-888-3630!

For more, visit wabe.org/healthwanted

Swimming is an important skill to decrease your risk of drowning, but not everyone has the opportunity to learn how to do it. This week on Health Wanted, host Laurel Bristow and guest Megan Benvenuto dive into the health concerns and benefits of pools and how important they are for people to learn to swim.
In the Q&amp;A, Bristow addresses questions on virus aerosol transmission and mitigation, drinking soda to hydrate, the threat of long bird flu, UTI and hypoglycemia, and vaccine misinformation.&nbsp;
For a full rundown on all the information shared in today's episode, take a look at the&nbsp;<a href="https://sph.emory.edu/news/health-wanted-pools">Show Notes.</a>
Have a question for Laurel? Send it to healthwanted@wabe.org or leave a voicemail at 404-888-3630!
For more, visit <a href="https://www.wabe.org/healthwanted/">wabe.org/healthwanted</a>

Health Wanted brings you each week’s need-to-know public health headlines and breaks down the science behind trending topics. Host Laurel Bristow, MSc, draws on her experience as an infectious disease researcher and epidemiologist to cover everything from Ozempic to the ozone, interviewing experts and answering your questions, all in pursuit of better health.

A collaboration between WABE and the Emory Rollins School of Public Health.

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This public health show is intended solely for general information purposes, and is not intended to provide medical advice, to be used in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease or other conditions. The information in the show should not be relied upon in a manner that would either delay medical treatment or result in unnecessary medical treatment. Always consult a physician or health care provider with your health or treatment concerns.

Health Wanted&nbsp;brings you each week&rsquo;s need-to-know public health headlines and breaks down the science behind trending topics. Host Laurel Bristow, MSc, draws on her experience as an infectious disease researcher and epidemiologist to cover everything from Ozempic to the ozone, interviewing experts and answering your questions, all in pursuit of better health.
A collaboration between WABE and the Emory Rollins School of Public Health.
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This public health show is intended solely for general information purposes, and is not intended to provide medical advice, to be used in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease or other conditions. The information in the show should not be relied upon in a manner that would either delay medical treatment or result in unnecessary medical treatment. Always consult a physician or health care provider with your health or treatment concerns.

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Brain-Computer Interfaces

Interview with Dr. Chethan Pandarinath

Mind control—it’s often thought of as a science fiction trope, borne from fears of body snatchers or domineering overlords. But what if we’re thinking about the term the wrong way? Maybe we should be considering the reverse. This week on Health Wanted, we talk about how brain-computer interfaces are expanding the possibilities for our minds to control our worlds, including an interview with Dr. Chethan Pandarinath of the Systems Neural Engineering Lab.

Plus: an update on the flu season. Does the Shingrix vaccine protect against cancer? And what the new CDC immunization recommendations mean for vaccine access.

For a full rundown on all the information shared in today's episode, take a look at the show notes.

Have a question for Laurel? Send it to healthwanted@wabe.org or leave a voicemail at 404-888-3630!

For more, visithealthwanted.org

Mind control&mdash;it&rsquo;s often thought of as a science fiction trope, borne from fears of body snatchers or domineering overlords. But what if we&rsquo;re thinking about the term the wrong way? Maybe we should be considering the reverse. This week on Health Wanted, we talk about how brain-computer interfaces are expanding the possibilities for our minds to control our worlds, including an interview with Dr. <a href="https://med.emory.edu/directory/profile/?u=CPANDAR">Chethan Pandarinath</a> of the <a href="https://snel.ai/">Systems Neural Engineering Lab</a>.
Plus: an update on the flu season. Does the Shingrix vaccine protect against cancer? And what the new CDC immunization recommendations mean for vaccine access.
For a full rundown on all the information shared in today's episode, take a look at the <a href="https://sph.emory.edu/news/health-wanted-brain-computer-interfaces">show notes</a>.
Have a question for Laurel? Send it to healthwanted@wabe.org or leave a voicemail at 404-888-3630!
For more, visit<a href="https://www.wabe.org/healthwanted/"> </a><a href="http://healthwanted.org">healthwanted.org</a>

Happy New Year!

Interview with Dr. Charlotte Markey

New Year, new you, new opportunities to punish yourself for being human! This week on Health Wanted…we’re kicking off the new year by putting you on a cleanse to detox you from useless health morality. Laurel Bristow talks with health psychologist Dr. Charlotte Markey about so-called “fresh starts” and the role of body image in weight loss.

Plus: Is testosterone the most active hormone during your period? What causes the “asian glow” when drinking alcohol? How do we know what’s a mutation and what’s normal? Can a little bit of butter before bed prevent panic attacks? What’s new in the world of gonorrhea treatments? And the Sick of the Week.

For a full rundown on all the information shared in today's episode, take a look at the show notes.

Have a question for Laurel? Send it to healthwanted@wabe.org or leave a voicemail at 404-888-3630!

For more, visithealthwanted.org

New Year, new you, new opportunities to punish yourself for being human! This week on Health Wanted&hellip;we&rsquo;re kicking off the new year by putting you on a cleanse to detox you from useless health morality. Laurel Bristow talks with health psychologist Dr. Charlotte Markey about so-called &ldquo;fresh starts&rdquo; and the role of body image in weight loss.
Plus: Is testosterone the most active hormone during your period? What causes the &ldquo;asian glow&rdquo; when drinking alcohol? How do we know what&rsquo;s a mutation and what&rsquo;s normal? Can a little bit of butter before bed prevent panic attacks? What&rsquo;s new in the world of gonorrhea treatments? And the Sick of the Week.
For a full rundown on all the information shared in today's episode, take a look at the show notes.
Have a question for Laurel? Send it to healthwanted@wabe.org or leave a voicemail at 404-888-3630!
For more, visit<a href="https://www.wabe.org/healthwanted/"> </a><a href="http://healthwanted.org">healthwanted.org</a>

Cleanses

2025 was a year of big questions: from our government, from our public health institutions, and, of course, from you, our lovely listeners.

For this final episode of the year, we’re bringing you your best questions and Laurel’s best answers from 2025, including: Are indoor waterparks just a close cousin of cruises? Are there any real world applications of the finding that axolotl mucus attacks breast cancer and MRSA? What’s the danger in leaving flowers in a hospital room? And our sick of the year: Are pesticides in tampons poisoning us?

We'll be back on the first Friday of 2026 to break down more science, in the pursuit of better health.

Have a question for Laurel? Send it to healthwanted@wabe.org or leave a voicemail at 404-888-3630.

For more, visit healthwanted.org. To support Health Wanted and other public media programming, visit wabe.org/give.

2025 was a year of big questions: from our government, from our public health institutions, and, of course, from you, our lovely listeners.
For this final episode of the year, we&rsquo;re bringing you your best questions and Laurel&rsquo;s best answers from 2025, including: Are indoor waterparks just a close cousin of cruises? Are there any real world applications of the finding that axolotl mucus attacks breast cancer and MRSA? What&rsquo;s the danger in leaving flowers in a hospital room? And our sick of the year: Are pesticides in tampons poisoning us?
We'll be back on the first Friday of 2026 to break down more science, in the pursuit of better health.
Have a question for Laurel? Send it to healthwanted@wabe.org or leave a voicemail at 404-888-3630.
For more, visit <a href="http://healthwanted.org">healthwanted.org</a>. To support Health Wanted and other public media programming, visit <a href="https://www.wabe.org/give">wabe.org/give</a>.

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