It’s time for "What's Health Got to Do With It?" to look back at the biggest health headlines of the month! Among the topics out panel of medical experts will examine:
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that meningococcal infections, tuberculosis and bird flu are on the rise.
- Nurses reveal an uptick in workplace aggression and violence.
- Doctors report a surge in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome after COVID.
- Syphilis rates in the United States balloon, especially among infants.
- Eli Lilly faces widespread shortages just months after the approval of the weight-loss drug Zepbound.
Our panel of medical experts:
- Dr. Sarah Bodin, an anesthesiologist and obesity physician in St. Augustine.
- Dr. Dacre Knight, director of the Ehlers-Danlos Clinic at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville.
- Chad Neilsen, director of infection prevention and control at Nemours Children’s Health in Jacksonville
"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.
Jacksonville neurologist Dr. Joe Sirven is the host.
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