What's Health Got to Do with It?

What's Health Got to Do with It?

What's Health Got to Do with It? is a weekly talk program that examines where healthcare intersects with daily life, and will help guide the listeners through an increasingly convoluted medical bureaucracy. These days, health is a lot more than Googling the latest medical breakthrough or seeing your doctor. Staying healthy when you are well and getting healthy when you are sick means knowing how to interact and navigate an incredibly complex healthcare system.

Episodes

Empowering patients through health education and advocacy

July 19, 2025 • 53 mins
On this week’s program, the dangers of blind spots in women’s health care and solutions to correct education gaps. Then, advocating for the voiceless on the frontlines of care.
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Aging smarter: Health choices that last a lifetime

July 12, 2025 • 53 mins
On this week’s program, could vision and cognitive changes be normal signs of aging or symptoms of something more serious? Then, the science behind longevity.
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Presidential checkups; emergency versus urgent care

July 5, 2025 • 53 mins
The science and politics behind the commander in chief’s annual physical. Then, from sore throats to broken bones, we break down the differences between emergency and urgent care.
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Cervical cancer screening kits; ministrokes; elderspeak

June 28, 2025 • 53 mins
Dr. Joe Sirven and his team of medical experts discuss this month's biggest health headlines, from brain-eating amoebas to at-home test kits for cervical cancer.
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Signs of Alzheimer's; transcending treatment-resistant depression

June 21, 2025 • 53 mins
Are memory lapses a result of normal aging or symptoms of something more serious? Then, a closer look at a new device designed to combat treatment resistant depression.
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Strong minds, strong voices

June 14, 2025 • 53 mins
This Father’s Day weekend, we focus on protecting what makes our dads who they are — their minds and their voices. From new national data on brain injury to the healing work of speech pathologists, we explore the science of recovery and resilience.
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First your teeth, then your wallet: Navigating health care’s price maze

June 7, 2025 • 52 mins
On this week’s program, making dental care more accessible by closing insurance gaps. Then, how to decipher medical bills.
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Alzheimer's blood test; measles outbreak; salmonella in poultry flocks

May 31, 2025 • 52 mins
Dr. Joe Sirven and his team of medical experts discuss this month's biggest health care headlines — from a new blood test for Alzheimer’s to rising cancer risks in young adults.
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Health care of the senses

May 24, 2025 • 53 mins
From cataracts to throat cancer, how to protect your vital senses.
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Face transplants; genomic testing for infants

May 17, 2025 • 53 mins
From innovative transplant surgery to genome screenings, Dr. Joe Sirven explores the future of healing.
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Mother’s Day show: Healing through hardships

May 10, 2025 • 53 mins
From helping new military moms to the inspiring journey of stroke survivors reclaiming life, Dr. Sirven explores the power of support when it matters most.
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The truth about concussions; skin cancer from sun exposure

May 3, 2025 • 53 mins
From the invisible impact of concussions in sports to the overlooked threat of skin cancer from sun exposure, Dr. Joe Sirven dives into hidden dangers that can change lives in an instant.
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Lowering 'bad' cholesterol; brain food; declining fertility rate

April 26, 2025 • 53 mins
Our panel of medical experts discusses this month's biggest health care headlines.
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The fight for patient care: Doctors, dollars and decisions

April 19, 2025 • 53 mins
On this week’s program, who fights for your health behind the scenes?
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Brains on the brink: Fighting fate and defying age 

April 12, 2025
Dr. Joe Sirven explores the fight against genetic destiny and aging.
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The body’s paradox: When giving heals and fighting hurts

April 5, 2025
Dr. Joe Sirven explores the gift of organ donation and, separately, how living well with an autoimmune disease is possible.
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Measles outbreak; vaccines and autism; hantavirus

March 29, 2025
Our panel of medical experts discusses this month's biggest health care headlines.
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Fine tuning the brain; ultrasound for essential tremor

March 22, 2025
Dr. Joe Sirven discusses mental sharpness and a breakthrough treatment for essential tremors.
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The art of wellness

March 15, 2025
From emotional regulation to post-cancer fitness goals, Dr. Joe Sirven explores the importance of mental and physical wellness.
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Measuring what matters in health care

March 8, 2025
From innovative pediatric care to social responsibility, Dr. Joe Sirven examines how health systems can and should better serve patients.
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