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A review of June's top health headlines includes Pepto Bismal's dismal showing and ministrokes

From left, Dr. Joseph Drazkowski, neurologist at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Arizona; Dr. Donna G. Ivery, OB/GYN and author of "Not Your Granny's Menopause"; Dr. Dacre Knight, director of the Ehlers-Danlos Clinic at Mayo Clinic.
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From left, Dr. Joseph Drazkowski, neurologist at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Arizona; Dr. Donna G. Ivery, OB-GYN and author of "Not Your Granny's Menopause"; and Dr. Dacre Knight, director of the Ehlers-Danlos Clinic at Mayo Clinic.

"What's Health" host Dr. Joe Sirven and a team of medical experts – Dr. Joseph Drazkowski, Dr. Donna G. Ivery and Dr. Dacre Knight – discuss the month's biggest health care stories.

"What's Health Got to Do with It?" is a talk program from WJCT in Jacksonville that examines the intersection of health care and daily life.

On this episode, a panel of medical experts discusses the biggest health headlines of the past month.

Guests:

The topics they'll review:

  • The FDA approves at-home test kits for cervical cancer screening.
  • New findings indicate ministrokes can have the same long-term cognitive consequences as full-on strokes. 
  • A new CDC-backed study suggests Pepto Bismal may not prevent diarrhea when traveling.
  • A woman dies from a brain infection after using tap water in a nasal rinse. 
  • A report finds extreme heat is making pregnancy riskier for mother and baby. 
  • Although well-intentioned, elderspeak can be harmful and encourage resistance to care. 

The host is Dr. Joe Servin, a Jacksonville neurologist.

Click on the Listen button above to hear the program.

Click here  for archived episodes of "What's Health Got to Do With It?"

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Stacey Bennett
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