What's Health Got to Do With It?

On "What's Health," an neurologist explains autism as a neurotype with strengths and challenges. Then, a physician-scientist highlights advances in personalized breast cancer treatment.

An Alzheimer’s diagnosis is met with courage, curiosity and determination to change the “D-word." Then, after competing in multiple marathons and Ironmans, a Navy vet faces his toughest challenger yet.

Neurologist Dr. Joseph Drazkowski, OB-GYN Dr. Donna G. Ivery and Nemours Children's Health infectious disease expert Chad Neilsen discuss the month's biggest health topics.

Former NFL star Drew Brees visits. Also, how music can reshape the brain in ways words cannot, and how art helped a Parkinson's patient steady her hands and connect to healing.

When illness tests the body, can imagination heal the spirit? We discover a place where science connects to the soul. Then, we discuss surprising ways isolation affects the brain and how gratitude restore it.

A former NIH director discusses the urgent need to put public health above party lines. Then, a cancer survivor reflects on his diagnosis and the complex procedure that saved his life.

Headaches, blurred vision and high blood pressure — how a routine checkup became a race against time for an expectant mother.

Dr. Joe Sirven and his panel of medical experts discuss this month's biggest health care headlines, from shifting trends in obesity rates to inflammation’s effect on aging.

On "What's Health," we dive into the quiet struggles of depression and new insights into normal pressure hydrocephalus, the misunderstood neurological disorder afflicting musician Billy Joel.

Unpacking how data, when translated with empathy and precision, can cut through fear and misinformation, helping patients make informed health care decisions.

How a hidden hole in a cowboy’s heart nearly ended his rodeo career and sparked his mission to help others. Then, a physician hero at the forefront of treating life-threatening brain aneurysms.

"What's Health" host Dr. Joe Sirven discusses the month's biggest health care stories with OB-GYN Dr. Donna G. Ivery, infectious disease expert Chad Neilsen and family physician Dr. Tina Ardon.