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A review of January's top health headlines, including obesity guidelines and osteoporosis

Stacey Bennett
The program's guests are OB-GYN Dr. Donna G. Ivery, Neumours infection expert Chad Neilsen, and Dr. Dacre Knight, director of the Ehlers-Danlos Clinic at Mayo Clinic.

Offering expertise on the program are OB-GYN Dr. Donna G. Ivery, Neumours infection expert Chad Neilsen, and Dr. Dacre Knight, director of the Ehlers-Danlos Clinic at Mayo Clinic.

"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 guest panel of medical experts examines January's biggest health headlines including:

  • Cancer rates are rising in women and decreasing in men.
  • New recommendations are out for defining obesity.
  • Vaccination rates are declining in U.S. children.
  • A new study links alcohol consumption to cancer. 
  • Bone scan density screenings for women who experience rapid weight loss.
  • Almost 70 cases of bird flu have been reported in humans.

Guests:

The program's host is neurologist Dr. Joe Sirven.

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

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Stacey Bennett