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A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts who understand traditional and non-traditional medicine, health, and well-being. If you have suggestions for programs or questions about KPFA, please contact Rona Renner, RN, at [email protected] or Dr. David Feldman, PhD, at [email protected].
One of the many health impacts the climate crisis has had in recent years is an increase is vector-borne diseases, including diseases caused by ticks, such as Lyme and Babesiosis. Lyme has been a challenge regarding diagnosis and treatment for a long time, leaving many patients with inadequate testing, high medical bills, and doctors who … Continued
Most likely you’ve heard of ChatGPT. But, you may not know that AI is also being applied in significant ways to healthcare: from smartphone apps, to systems that might eventually be able to offer us healthcare advice without waiting to talk to a doctor, to research applications like drug development. In this episode, we talk … Continued
Joining Nurse Rona will be author Elizabeth Rosner, discussing her book, Survivor Café: The Legacy of Trauma and the Labyrinth of Memory. As the child of parents who survived the Holocaust, Elizabeth explores the collective memory of the murder of 6 million Jews, the genocide in Rwanda, and the bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. She … Continued
A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts in the fields of both traditional and non-traditional health, with Dr. Lenoir and Rona Renner, RN.
A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts in the fields of both traditional and non-traditional health, with Dr. Lenoir and Rona Renner, RN.
Pain is an unpleasant signal and complex experience when something hurts. It’s an important message to let us know something is wrong, and to help us to take action to prevent further harm. Chronic pain is hard to live with and treat. Join Nurse Rona and her guest, Dr. Rachel Zoffness, for insights about pain.
Everyone knows what physicians do. We go to them when we’re sick, they examine us and prescribe a treatment. In this case, we’re the patient. But what happens when the patient isn’t a single individual, but a community, a society, a nation, or perhaps even the world? What happens when the healing that most needs … Continued
Nurse Rona and her guest, Dr. Gary Simonds, will discuss the complexities of neurosurgery, brain disorders, physician burnout, talking to patients and families about death, and ghosts. Dr Simonds new book is Death’s Pale Flag.
A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts in the fields of both traditional and non-traditional health, with Dr. Lenoir and Rona Renner, RN.
According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, 67 percent of U.S. households include a pet. If you count a furry or feathered friend as a member of your family, you know how important their health is to you. So, in this episode, we talk with a veterinarian about things every pet owner should know. Host … Continued
