New Study Reveals the Hidden Dangers of Social Media: A Healthcare Perspective
The latest episode of “What’s Health Got to Do With It?” on WJCT in Jacksonville is a review of the most important health news from the past month. The panel of medical experts, including 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, and Chad Neilsen, director of infection prevention and control at Nemours Children’s Health in Jacksonville, discuss several pressing health issues.
Topics covered include the rise in meningococcal infections, tuberculosis, and bird flu as warned by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nurses also discuss an increase in workplace aggression and violence, while doctors report a surge in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome after COVID. Syphilis rates are also on the rise among infants in the United States.
One of the highlights of the episode is the widespread shortages faced by Eli Lilly just a few months after approval of weight-loss drug Zepbound. Hosted by Jacksonville neurologist Dr. Joe Sirven, “What’s Health Got to Do With It?” is a talk program that delves into the relationship between healthcare and everyday life. Listeners can tune in by clicking on the Listen button above to hear this informative episode. Copyright 2024 WJCT News 89.9
