HEALTH BEAT

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

Health Beat: Living with MS

10/14/2021 10:27 AM

It's estimated 1 million Americans are living with multiple sclerosis. It's a disease that sees the body attack its own central nervous system. For some, the disease is unrelenting. Others experience periodic flares. So how does one live with this? Delaney Parker got the diagnosis 13 years ago and has now penned a book about a woman’s journey.

Podcasts

The Elaine Houston Podcast

Onorato & Bagnardi

Health Beat: Sepsis

When the body fights infection, we expect to get well. But sometimes there's an overactive response and in essence the body turns on itself. The result is sepsis. More than 1 million people develop sepsis in the country every year and 15 to 30% of them will die. That makes recognition of the problem a matter of life and death.

Health Beat: Medicare Annual Enrollment Period

The changing color of the leaves is a reminder that it's time for our health insurance selections. The Medicare annual enrollment period has begun. If you’re eligible, what do you need to know? To help us sort things out is Dr. Joshua Ardise, medical director for Empire Blue Cross.

Health Beat: Feeding New York State

Food insecurity was an issue before COVID. It's only been exacerbated since the pandemic hit. So how to get food to the hungry? That's at the heart of the mission of Feeding New York State and the partnerships it's formed to fill stomachs.

Health Beat: Triathlon

It may seem crazy to some, but the appeal of competing in a triathlon is growing. The event involves swimming, biking, and running. There is a variety of distances for these races, but the fact remains the same, you have to cross the line after completing all those events. So who's toeing the line and why are more people doing it.

Health Beat: Confusing COVID Information

Sometimes it seems as if one medical journal contradicts another in a short span of time. How to know which is right? And are some just posting anything for a buck? Dr. Joe Bertino, the editor of the well-respected Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, helps us sort it out.

Health Beat: Senior Supportive Care

I've lost count of the inquiries from viewers and friends about extra care for their elderly loved ones -- care to be provided both in the home or in a supporting living situation like assisted living. Your first call might be to the Eddy Visiting Nurse & Rehab Association.

Health Beat: Back to School Mental Health

We know this has been an emotionally difficult time -- especially for our children. That's why the Mental Health Association of New York State has a new program. Brandon Beachamp, the director of MHANYS School Mental Health Resources and Training Center, is here to fill us in.

Health Beat: STRIDE

The Olympians and Paralympians we cheered this summer are a reminder of what humans can achieve. We may never reach those heights, but with support and training we can all be our best -- including people with special needs. That's where STRIDE Adaptive Sports comes in.

Health Beat: Wellness

As we slip from summer into autumn, how we care for ourselves needs to change. The air gets colder, days get shorter, and the lazier tempo of the summer picks up speed. That's why Emily Francis is my Health Beat guest. She's a wellness advocate and author.

Health Beat: COVID Booster

Trying to keep up with COVID information is a never-ending task. There's been much new research on transmission, waning immunity from vaccine, support for a booster shot. To help sort it out, we're joined again by Dr. David Holtgrave, dean of the School of Public Health at UAlbany.

Health Beat: Back to School

Health Beat: Lustgarten Foundation

Health Beat: Nopiates

Health Beat: Viz.ai Stroke Software

Health Beat: Healthy Lunches

Health Beat: Medical Records

Health Beat: Mental Health

Health Beat: Getting People Vaccinated

Health Beat: Ronald McDonald House

Health Beat: ADHD

Health Beat: Crohn’s Disease

Health Beat: Freihofer’s Run for Women

Health Beat: Parkinson’s

Health Beat: COVID and Biosecurity

Health Beat: RSV

Health Beat: Back to the Office

Health Beat: Dementia

Health Beat: Blood Shortages

Health Beat: Alzheimer’s Drug

Health Beat: Delta Variant

Health Beat: COVID Long Haul

Health Beat: Delta Variant

Health Beat: Light Sensitivity

Health Beat: Emotional Trauma Post-Pandemic

Health Beat: Weight Loss

Health Beat: Mental Health and the Pandemic

Health Beat: Substance Abuse & Pandemic

Health Beat: Stroke

Health Beat: Guardian Society

Health Beat: Asthma

Your Health

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Doing fall activities safely

A woman holds an aspirin pill in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. According to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's preliminary updated advice released on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, older adults without heart disease shouldn't take daily aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke. (AP Photo/Emma H. Tobin)

Advice shifting on aspirin use for preventing heart attacks

This undated image provided by Merck & Co. shows their new antiviral medication. The drugmaker has said its experimental pill for people sick with COVID-19 reduced hospitalizations and deaths. (Merck & Co. via AP)

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