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Mar 31, 2021 • 42min

LIfe After the COVID Vaccine: What's OK to Do?

We talk with Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, president and dean of the Morehouse School of Medicine, about vaccine availability, hesitancy, and what you can do after you're vaccinated. Related: COVID-19 Vaccine Health Center
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Mar 25, 2021 • 37min

Suicidal Thinking: Warning Signs, What to Do

Suicide and suicidal thinking have become alarmingly common. Clinical psychologist Seth Gillihan, PhD, shares advice if you or someone you know is dealing with this. Help is available 24-7 from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255. Related: What Is Suicidal Ideation?
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Mar 11, 2021 • 29min

COVID-19 and Chronic Illness

When COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic one year ago today, life for everyone with a chronic illness got even more complicated. The Arthritis Foundation's Rebecca Gillett and Julie Eller -- who both have a form of arthritis -- talk about the pandemic's effects, from reimagining doctor visits to the hope the vaccine brings.
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Feb 25, 2021 • 36min

Is My Drinking OK? Women, Alcohol, and Getting Sober

Our guest is Holly Whitaker, author of "Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice Not to Drink in a Culture Obsessed With Alcohol." Whitaker shares her experiences with alcohol, what helped her stop drinking, and what happened when Chrissy Teigen praised her book.
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Feb 11, 2021 • 37min

COVID-19 and Your Heart

A year into the pandemic, we've learned that COVID-19 can affect your heart. We ask cardiologist Todd Hurst, MD, what the short- and long-term effects might be. Plus, a COVID long-hauler shares what it’s like to live with virus-related heart damage.
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Jan 28, 2021 • 50min

How to Get Your Health Habits on Track -- Even Now

It is possible, even during the pandemic -- but not exactly easy. Listen to Laura Downey, executive editor of WebMD Magazine, on how she's challenging herself to get healthier. Then, can 4 seconds of exercise really do you any good? Michael Smith, MD, WebMD's chief medical director, breaks it down.  Related: Healthier 2021: Three People Share Their Journeys Laura's Ready for a Change Laura Is Finding Motivation in Her "Why" Laura's Got Her Mojo Back! Laura's Getting a Boost From Her Support System
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Dec 3, 2020 • 32min

Your COVID Vaccine Questions, Answered

As experts prepare to approve and distribute vaccines for the coronavirus, what do we know about how well they'll work, how safe they are, and how you can get one? Infectious disease expert Michael Saag, MD, tells us what to expect and shares what he, as a COVID survivor, wants others to know about getting immunized.
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Nov 12, 2020 • 44min

Holidays During the Pandemic: What's Safe, What's Not

Thanksgiving and the winter holidays are almost here. Will you travel or stay home? Gather with loved ones in person or on a screen? Line up for Black Friday deals and go to holiday parties -- or feel lonely if you don't? Plus, how to handle feeling burned out by it all -- and what helps if you'll be seeing someone whose pandemic habits are different from yours. Erin Bromage, PhD, of the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth shares ideas for keeping the season's joys and traditions, while staying safe. 
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Oct 29, 2020 • 30min

Why We Love Fear

From books to TV shows to podcasts, it seems we can’t get enough of ghost stories, ghost hunters, murder mysteries, and serial killers. We asked psychologist Seth Gillihan just what it is that makes us seek out a good scare. We also talked to WebMD Senior Medical Director Hansa Bhargava about what we can do to keep our kids -- and ourselves -- safe this Halloween.
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Oct 8, 2020 • 40min

The Truth About Your Immune System

Your body's natural defenses have never been more important. Can you boost your immune system -- or accidentally hamper it? How does it handle the new coronavirus or other threats -- and how is it also a key to a groundbreaking group of cancer treatments? Listen in as James Crowe, Jr., MD, director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, explains.

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