What's Health Got to Do with It?
What's Health Got to Do with It? is a weekly talk program that examines where healthcare intersects with daily life, and will help guide the listeners through an increasingly convoluted medical bureaucracy. These days, health is a lot more than Googling the latest medical breakthrough or seeing your doctor. Staying healthy when you are well and getting healthy when you are sick means knowing how to interact and navigate an incredibly complex healthcare system.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 52 minutes
- Episodes
- 31
- Years Active
- 2025
Emergency medicine then and now: From Civil War battlefields to everyday frontlines
From battlefield surgeons improvising with bone saws at Gettysburg to a modern-day mom navigating 15 life-threatening allergies every time her son eats, this week's program is about how far emergency…
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Sat 06 Sep 2025
Raw milk consumption; Parkinson’s disease; in vitro fertilization
Dr. Joe Sirven and his team of medical experts discuss this month's biggest health care headlines, from raw milk illnesses to a deadly Legionnaires’ cluster.
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Sat 30 Aug 2025
The crucial years; comprehensive stroke care
Are screens and social media rewiring younger children’s emotional development? Then, how stroke care at its highest level is transforming patient outcomes.
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Sat 23 Aug 2025
The heart of innovation; the brain’s hidden wonders
On this week’s program, Dr. Joe Sirven explores the invisible dangers of stroke. Then, compelling stories from the frontiers of neuroscience.
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Sat 16 Aug 2025
The frontlines of caregiving
From a medical mystery that hits close to home to the growing caregiving crisis, we explore two caregiving stories that embody love, sacrifice and resilience.
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Sat 09 Aug 2025
The reemergence of ancient ailments; Parkinson’s skin swabs; hydration multipliers
Dr. Joe Sirven and his team of medical experts discuss this month's biggest health care headlines from a game-changing menstrual pad to disease-sensing canines.
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Sat 02 Aug 2025
Confronting public health issues beyond the exam room
On this week’s program, protecting children from gun violence. Then, the benefits of breastfeeding.
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Sat 26 Jul 2025
Empowering patients through health education and advocacy
On this week’s program, the dangers of blind spots in women’s health care and solutions to correct education gaps. Then, advocating for the voiceless on the frontlines of care.
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Sat 19 Jul 2025
Aging smarter: Health choices that last a lifetime
On this week’s program, could vision and cognitive changes be normal signs of aging or symptoms of something more serious? Then, the science behind longevity.
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Sat 12 Jul 2025
Presidential checkups; emergency versus urgent care
The science and politics behind the commander in chief’s annual physical. Then, from sore throats to broken bones, we break down the differences between emergency and urgent care.
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Sat 05 Jul 2025
Cervical cancer screening kits; ministrokes; elderspeak
Dr. Joe Sirven and his team of medical experts discuss this month's biggest health headlines, from brain-eating amoebas to at-home test kits for cervical cancer.
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Sat 28 Jun 2025
Signs of Alzheimer's; transcending treatment-resistant depression
Are memory lapses a result of normal aging or symptoms of something more serious? Then, a closer look at a new device designed to combat treatment resistant depression.
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Sat 21 Jun 2025
Strong minds, strong voices
This Father’s Day weekend, we focus on protecting what makes our dads who they are — their minds and their voices. From new national data on brain injury to the healing work of speech pathologists, w…
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Sat 14 Jun 2025
First your teeth, then your wallet: Navigating health care’s price maze
On this week’s program, making dental care more accessible by closing insurance gaps. Then, how to decipher medical bills.
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Sat 07 Jun 2025
Alzheimer's blood test; measles outbreak; salmonella in poultry flocks
Dr. Joe Sirven and his team of medical experts discuss this month's biggest health care headlines — from a new blood test for Alzheimer’s to rising cancer risks in young adults.
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Sat 31 May 2025
Health care of the senses
From cataracts to throat cancer, how to protect your vital senses.
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Sat 24 May 2025
Face transplants; genomic testing for infants
From innovative transplant surgery to genome screenings, Dr. Joe Sirven explores the future of healing.
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Sat 17 May 2025
Mother’s Day show: Healing through hardships
From helping new military moms to the inspiring journey of stroke survivors reclaiming life, Dr. Sirven explores the power of support when it matters most.
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Sat 10 May 2025
The truth about concussions; skin cancer from sun exposure
From the invisible impact of concussions in sports to the overlooked threat of skin cancer from sun exposure, Dr. Joe Sirven dives into hidden dangers that can change lives in an instant.
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Sat 03 May 2025
Lowering 'bad' cholesterol; brain food; declining fertility rate
Our panel of medical experts discusses this month's biggest health care headlines.
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Sat 26 Apr 2025
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