HEALTH BEAT | WNYT.com

A new series of digital-exclusive health reports from Dr. Benita Zahn. Look for new episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Health Beat: Baby Wellness Program

Raising kids is not easy. Now imagine you're on a limited budget and perhaps you're a single parent, a young parent, or parents without any local support. That's where Young Parents United comes in.

Health Beat: High Cost of Insulin

An estimated 3 million Americans have type one diabetes and rely on insulin to keep them alive and healthy. But the cost of that drug keeps skyrocketing -- nearly doubling over the past five years.

Health Beat: Runner with a Story

Every runner who toes the line for the Freihofer's Run for Women has a story as to how they started running. But the story you'll hear from Kathy Yasenchak is unique � and her daughter Tara plays a key role.

Health Beat: Pet Bereavement

What is it about our furry friends that so touches our hearts -- and how do we endure the pain of loss when they pass?

Health Beat: Support for Parkinson's Disease

About 500,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Another 50,000 will be diagnosed this year. As we see more graying in America, the numbers will go up -- with more men than women being diagnosed. So how to live your fullest after that diagnosis?

Health Beat: Protecting Your Hearing

If you have to crank up the volume to hear this program, it may be time to have your hearing checked. April 25, Noise Awareness Day, is the perfect time to do that.

Health Beat: Sexual Violence Awareness

One in five women and one in 71 men will be raped at some point in their lives. In this country, one in three women and one in six men experienced some form of contact sexual violence in their lifetime.

Health Beat: Nutrition — Bloating

We've probably all experienced the discomfort of bloating at some point. Sometimes it's because we've eaten more than we should. Other times it's the type of food we're eating. Registered dietician Joelle Malinowski is here to talk about banishing the bloat.

Health Beat: Alcoholism

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reports nearly one-third of American adults in the United States have abused alcohol at some point in their lives. But only about 20 percent seek treatment. That study, done in 2015, also found a significant increase in alcohol abuse over the last decade. So what's fueling the increase? What are the barriers to treatment and how can we, as a community, help turn this around?

Health Beat: New Breast Cancer Treatment

It's estimated one in eight women will get a diagnosis of breast cancer in her lifetime. For some, treatment is pretty straight forward. But for those who get a diagnosis of metastatic triple negative disease, it's more difficult. That's why the addition of immunotherapy is being welcomed.

Health Beat: Brain Injury

Health Beat: Vision Care

Health Beat: Colon Cancer

Health Beat: Women & Heart Disease

Health Beat: College Experience CSRe

Health Beat: Nalaxone Study

Health Beat: ALS

Health Beat: Heart Valve Replacement

Health Beat: Public Health

Health Beat: ID Cards for Cognitively Challenged

Health Beat: Kidney Disease

Health Beat: Eating Disorders

Health Beat: Ronald McDonald Dental Clinic

Health Beat: Colorectal Cancer

Health Beat: Alzheimer's

Health Beat: Nutrition

Health Beat: Care for People with HIV

Health Beat: Hospital Billing

Health Beat: Cervical Cancer

Health Beat: Dropping Cancer Rates

Health Beat: Cancer Prevention Program

Health Beat: Winter Heart Attack Risk

Health Beat: Cold Weather Exercise

Health Beat: Familial hypercholesterolemia

Health Beat: New Year's Food Resolutions

Health Beat: Women's Heart Health

Health Beat: Vaping

Health Beat: Bar Safety

Health Beat: New Year

Health Beat: Seasonal Affective Disorder

Health Report

Discipline or treatment? Schools rethinking vaping response

'Stop the Bleed' training helping public save lives

Cold therapy heating up as popular way to relieve pain

Fast food gets a meatless makeover

Study: CBD could help heroin users kick addiction

Helmets the key to biking safely

Pool survey reveals disturbing trends

Pediatricians: Kids aren't eating enough seafood

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Fast food gets a meatless makeover execCheckDiffShort("05/22/2019 02:40 PM","minutes",15370,5363197);

Study: CBD could help heroin users kick addiction execCheckDiffShort("05/21/2019 07:27 PM","minutes",15370,5362002);

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