Health in a Heartbeat
Airs twice a day on weekdays, once during Morning Edition and after the PBS NewsHour on WUFT 89.1 and 90.1
Health in a Heartbeat is a credible source of health information that inspires and informs listeners and satisfies their growing appetite for news they can use. For more than 25 years Health in a Heartbeat has offered a daily dose of medical wisdom.
Produced by the UF Health and WUFT-FM and voiced by Sue Wagner.
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Recent Episodes
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A chemical often found in commercial dry-cleaning operations could be harmful to people’s livers if they are exposed to high levels of the ingredient. Researchers found that people with detectable...
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A new prescription for the twin maladies of loneliness and sadness might be a little hard to fill at the pharmacy. Donkeys and miniature horses, after all, don’t fit in...
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Americans are always weighing the benefits of one diet versus another. Who’s king of the hill? Perhaps it’s part of a culture that often emphasizes winners and losers, as if...
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The buzzing whine of a mosquito has always been a nuisance. Now, for residents in Florida, it might be cause for concern. This fall marks the state’s largest outbreak of...
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Everybody loves the holiday season. It’s filled with gift-giving, parties and good times with family and friends. People take time off from work while life gets put on hold. Cancer,...
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Getting bitten by a venomous snake can be scary and demands immediate medical attention. Currently, good antivenom medications exist that are created from the snakes’ own venom. But what if...
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For kids, the faux danger that lurks in the night is a big part of what makes Halloween one of the best times of the year. But “faux” is the...
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It’s a simple choice: to take the stairs or the elevator? A new study from researchers in the United Kingdom might help with that decision. The team looked at data...
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Everybody knows that losing weight if you’re overweight or obese is a healthy goal. In older adults, however, it gets more complicated. A recent study by University of Rhode Island...
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Exercising self-restraint and eating just one potato chip is not for the faint of heart. Now, new research points to a potential scapegoat: a brain protein that might be responsible...
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