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Digital-exclusive health reports from Dr. Benita Zahn. Look for new episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Health Beat: Brain Injuries

More than 200,000 people a year suffer a traumatic brain injury. Usually it's the result of a power hit to the head. Because you don't always see the injury, it can take time to show itself. While there's been much discussion about brain injury awareness with regard to sports, there's more we need to know.

Health Beat: Bariatric Surgery

One of the most common New Year's resolutions is to lose weight. So now that 2020 is in full swing, how are you doing? If you've already run into road blocks, have no fear. Dr. Sam Hykin is a bariatric surgeon at St. Peter's Health Partners.

Health Beat: Cold Weather Skin Care

The cold weather brings with it dry, itchy, flaky skin. So how to prevent this -- and more importantly, how to protect our biggest organ, our skin?

Health Beat: Spina Bifida

Spina bifida is a type of neural tube defect -- meaning it's a birth defect that happens when the spine and spinal cord don't form properly. The risk can be reduced. There are some treatments to manage the effects but there is no cure. In some cases, it can be diagnosed years after birth.

Health Beat: Chi Running

Many people avoid running as a way to get and stay in shape because they fear being injured. That's where chi running comes in. You're probably familiar with the low impact exercise of tai chi. That's the bones of chi running, as it asks us to move the body in a natural order -- where the big muscles do the heavy lifting, the smaller muscles do less, and the tiniest muscles do very little.

Health Beat: Opioid Services

The opioid crisis is far from being in retreat. Although some states have seen a drop in deaths from overdose, nationally the number is still climbing. A big criticism of getting this under control is access to treatment.

Health Beat: End of Life Doula

For decades, doulas have been helping to bring a life into the world, assisting women during delivery. There is a growing movement to help people move on from this world. That's where end of life doulas provide their support.

Health Beat: Cold Weather Running

As we turn the page to a new year, many of us will be making a resolution to get fit. If you're a runner, you may have a spring distance race on your calendar. But with the cold weather, how do you stay warm and safe?

Health Beat: Charlie Polizzi's Warrior of the Angels

Kristin Polizzi's baby Charlie was born with a life-threatening congenital diaphragmatic hernia. The Polizzis did everything they could to save Charlie's life, but the illness was too much. After losing Charlie, they created Charlie Polizzi's Warrior of the Angels. The goal is to save others.

Health Beat: Kids & Screen Time

We know that there are concerns about how much screen time kids are indulging in and that it can stunt their cognitive development. A new study by UAlbany, the NIH, and New York University Langone Medical Center found even more for us to be concerned about.

Health Beat: Alzheimer's-Down Syndrome Connection

Health Beat: New Year's Resolutions

Health Beat: Mother Teresa Cancer Awareness Fund

Health Beat: Self Care for Nurses

Health Beat: Conscience

Health Beat: Gas Lighting

Health Beat: Building on Love

Health Beat: VA Medical Services Update

Health Beat: New Health Center Modeling Program

Health Beat: Coping with Disordered Eating During the Holidays

Health Beat: Diabetes Month

Health Beat: Alzheimer's Care Givers

Health Beat: Child Safe Products Act

Health Beat: Pancreatic Cancer

Health Beat: Bioethics — Influential Woman

Health Beat: Heart & Diabetes

Health Beat: PrEP HIV Prevention

Health Beat: Hip & Knee Replacement

Health Beat: Breast Cancer

Health Beat: Cancer Survivorship Booklet

Health Beat: Midwifery

Health Beat: Medicare Enrollment

Health Beat: Homeless Teens Health

Health Beat: Optic Neuritis

Health Beat: Suicide Prevention

Health Beat: Vaping

Health Beat: Insulin and Memory

Health Beat: College Nutrition

Health Beat: Protein Diet

Health Beat: Lung Cancer Program

Health Report

Yoga helping to de-stress North Carolina elementary school students

NY extends deadline for enrolling in qualified health insurance plan

Talking about feelings important when dealing with grief

Psychedelic drugs may help cancer patients' long-term health

Latham native trying to leave China amid coronavirus outbreak

Survey: Americans mostly positive about their health

Study: Running may help you live longer

The work of certified registered nurse anesthetists

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