I’m of the opinion that a trip to the pharmacy should be fun. A time to check out the press on nail selection, use the over zealous automated cuff to check your blood pressure, buy discounted halloween candy. NOT a time to go bankrupt while using the insurance you pay hundreds of dollars a month for. This week on Health Wanted, we’re talking about drugs! (not that kind of drugs). Prescription drugs, and how the prices are too dang high!

We also talk with Professor Courtney Yarbough about how we got to this point, and how complicated it would be to get out of it.

Plus: Are advanced maternal ages contributing to mental health issues? Does the hygiene hypothesis have anything to do with vaccines? Do you need to be worried about plague in Siberia? And a double dose of TOTAL RECALL including our 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? Click here, email it to HealthWanted@WABE.org,  or leave a voicemail at 404-888-3630!

For more, visithealthwanted.org

I&rsquo;m of the opinion that a trip to the pharmacy should be fun. A time to check out the press on nail selection, use the over zealous automated cuff to check your blood pressure, buy discounted halloween candy. NOT a time to go bankrupt while using the insurance you pay hundreds of dollars a month for. This week on Health Wanted, we&rsquo;re talking about drugs! (not that kind of drugs). Prescription drugs, and how the prices are too dang high!
We also talk with Professor Courtney Yarbough about how we got to this point, and how complicated it would be to get out of it.
Plus: Are advanced maternal ages contributing to mental health issues? Does the hygiene hypothesis have anything to do with vaccines? Do you need to be worried about plague in Siberia? And a double dose of TOTAL RECALL including our Sick of the Week.
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-prescription-drug-costs">show notes</a>.
Have a question for Laurel? <a href="https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=UcQOGDl660SzITuN8qVunBFO5zPtDyBEvjat-Eg2vXdURFJLMlg5VjNSSzVVUkhQTTJMSzZRRkRIVC4u">Click here</a>, email it to <a href="mailto:HealthWanted@WABE.org">HealthWanted@WABE.org</a>,&nbsp; or leave a voicemail at 404-888-3630!
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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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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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Prescription Drug Costs

This episode includes an update from Dr. Nowinski sharing new research about the prevalence of CTE published after the episode first went live in February.

Let’s be honest, Americans love to watch a contact sport. We cheer at hockey fights, make highlight reels of the most brutal football tackles, yell, “kill him!” When our favorite wrestlers get their opponent in a headlock. We know massive hits can take a toll on the old noggin', but as it turns out, it might just be the lesser hits that happen over and over and over again that are causing more damage to the most people. 

This week on the show, we’re talking to former college football player and WWE wrestler, Dr. Chris Nowinski, about chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

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? Click here, email it to HealthWanted@WABE.org,  or leave a voicemail at 404-888-3630!

For more, visithealthwanted.org

This episode includes an update from Dr. Nowinski sharing new research about the prevalence of CTE published after the episode first went live in February.
Let&rsquo;s be honest, Americans love to watch a contact sport. We cheer at hockey fights, make highlight reels of the most brutal football tackles, yell, &ldquo;kill him!&rdquo; When our favorite wrestlers get their opponent in a headlock. We know massive hits can take a toll on the old noggin', but as it turns out, it might just be the lesser hits that happen over and over and over again that are causing more damage to the most people.&nbsp;
This week on the show, we&rsquo;re talking to former college football player and WWE&nbsp;wrestler, Dr. Chris Nowinski, about chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
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-cte">show notes</a>.
Have a question for Laurel? <a href="https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=UcQOGDl660SzITuN8qVunBFO5zPtDyBEvjat-Eg2vXdURFJLMlg5VjNSSzVVUkhQTTJMSzZRRkRIVC4u">Click here</a>, email it to <a href="mailto:HealthWanted@WABE.org">HealthWanted@WABE.org</a>,&nbsp; 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>

From The Archive: CTE (with update)

Health at Sea

Interview with Kevin Brown

The Q&A!

Bleeding gums, disability stigma, Polly Lobster, the volleyball scene from Top Gun. What do they all have in common? An inextricable link to the foundation of public health. This week on Health Wanted, we’re setting sail on a course to educate you about the unbreakable bond between public health and those who commit their lives to the high seas.

We also talk with author Kevin Brown about how the British Royal Navy responded to the particular health needs of sailors.

Plus: How hard is it to get off psychiatric medications? A clarification about pronunciation. How the CDC is counting (or rather, not counting) measles deaths. 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? Click here, email it to HealthWanted@WABE.org,  or leave a voicemail at 404-888-3630!

For more, visithealthwanted.org

Bleeding gums, disability stigma, Polly Lobster, the volleyball scene from Top Gun. What do they all have in common? An inextricable link to the foundation of public health. This week on Health Wanted, we&rsquo;re setting sail on a course to educate you about the unbreakable bond between public health and those who commit their lives to the high seas.
We also talk with author Kevin Brown about how the British Royal Navy responded to the particular health needs of sailors.
Plus: How hard is it to get off psychiatric medications? A clarification about pronunciation. How the CDC is counting (or rather, not counting) measles deaths. And the Sick of the Week.
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-sea-ailments">show notes</a>.
Have a question for Laurel? <a href="https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=UcQOGDl660SzITuN8qVunBFO5zPtDyBEvjat-Eg2vXdURFJLMlg5VjNSSzVVUkhQTTJMSzZRRkRIVC4u">Click here</a>, email it to <a href="mailto:HealthWanted@WABE.org">HealthWanted@WABE.org</a>,&nbsp; 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>

Sea Ailments

Gas Station Drugs

Interview with Dr. Pieter Cohen

A lot can happen in a year: new beginnings, sad endings, a patchwork of controlled substance legislation that varies from state to state and may or may not be influenced by underhanded payments to remove competitors from the market, the changing color of the leaves. This week on Health Wanted, we’re doing a one-year check in on the status of 7-hydroxymitragynine, which some claimed could be the next opioid epidemic.

We also talk with Harvard professor and physician Dr. Pieter Cohen about testing products sold as supplements at gas stations and vape shops to find out if what’s in them matches what’s on the label.

Plus: Is hyperbaric oxygen therapy real or more wellness nonsense? What to know about the news that xylitol increases the risk of cardiovascular problems. Is Amazon stealing Laurel’s voice? An update on New World screwworm, 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? Click here, email it to HealthWanted@WABE.org,  or leave a voicemail at 404-888-3630!

For more, visithealthwanted.org

A lot can happen in a year: new beginnings, sad endings, a patchwork of controlled substance legislation that varies from state to state and may or may not be influenced by underhanded payments to remove competitors from the market, the changing color of the leaves. This week on Health Wanted, we&rsquo;re doing a one-year check in on the status of 7-hydroxymitragynine, which some claimed could be the next opioid epidemic.
We also talk with Harvard professor and physician Dr. Pieter Cohen about testing products sold as supplements at gas stations and vape shops to find out if what&rsquo;s in them matches what&rsquo;s on the label.
Plus: Is hyperbaric oxygen therapy real or more wellness nonsense? What to know about the news that xylitol increases the risk of cardiovascular problems. Is Amazon stealing Laurel&rsquo;s voice? An update on New World screwworm, and the Sick of the Week!
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-gas-station-drugs-one-year-later">show notes</a>.
Have a question for Laurel? <a href="https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=UcQOGDl660SzITuN8qVunBFO5zPtDyBEvjat-Eg2vXdURFJLMlg5VjNSSzVVUkhQTTJMSzZRRkRIVC4u">Click here</a>, email it to <a href="mailto:HealthWanted@WABE.org">HealthWanted@WABE.org</a>,&nbsp; 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>

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