Dr. Harry McIlroy will join Nurse Rona to answer you questions about Covid-19, flu season, and other medical issues you’re facing. They will share ideas about staying healthy as the seasons change. photo: Hush Naidoo Jade Photography via Unsplash
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Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice
We speak with Raj Patel, the New York Times bestselling author of The Value of Nothing, teams up with physician, activist, and co-founder of the Do No Harm Coalition Rupa Marya about their new book Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice. The COVID pandemic and the shocking racial disparities in its impact. The surge in inflammatory … Continued
This episode, we discuss burnout: What is it and what can we do about it? And, we particularly zoom in on how burnout is affecting the healthcare community, as it continues to struggle against the realities of COVID-19, as well as how burnout is affecting college students, as they struggle with record rates of loneliness … Continued
Summer Fund Drive Special: Covid-19 and The Delta Variant
We spoke with Dr. Noha Aboelata about Covid-19 virus, the effectiveness of Covid-19 Vaccines against the B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant and the role of capitalism in a global pandemic. Noha Aboelata, MD, is founder and CEO both of Roots Community Health Center (Roots), a 501(c)3 community health center licensed by the state of California Department of … Continued
Continuation of our conversation with Melissa May Borja, Ph.D., about the Virulent Hate Project, an interdisciplinary research initiative that studies anti-Asian racism and Asian American activism during the COVID-19 pandemic. A new report from the project focuses on the nature of anti-Asian racism reported by the news media in 2020. Forthcoming reports will analyze Asian … Continued
5/26/21 Mental Health and the Changing COVID Pandemic
Back in March 2020, just a couple weeks after the first shelter-in-place orders were issued here in the Bay Area, we had Dr. Adam Dorsay on the program, a psychologist who had posted a video being open and vulnerable about his own pandemic fears and how he was trying to cope. Now, more than a … Continued
It’s over a year now since we began to adjust to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. What questions do you have about staying healthy as things are opening up and more and more people are getting vaccinated? Join Nurse Rona and Dr. Harry McIlroy to answer your questions about how to keep your health … Continued
Spring has officially sprung. And, along with sunshine and warm weather, Spring brings allergies. According to the American Academic of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, more than 26 million Americans suffer from seasonal allergies, and that’s not including allergies from food and other sources. And particularly for Bay Area residents, the same blooming flowers and lush … Continued
The Absence of Justice for Oscar Grant III and Covid-19 and It’s Impact on Communities of Color
We speak with Uncle Bobby Johnson about District Attorney Nancy O’Malley’s decision to not charge officer, Anthony Pirone, in the murder of Oscar Grant III. Pirone was terminated following an internal investigation of the death of Mr. Oscar Grant III in 2009. And we look at the impact COVID-19 has had on Black and Brown … Continued
We look back at the year 2020 with activist and journalists Eric K. Arnold, Tonya Love and Tim Redmond. The panel explores the top highlights and underreported news stories from a local lens. Guests: Eric K. Arnold, Tonya Love and Tim Redmond of 48 Hills