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 10 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.
Recent Episodes
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Face it: You’ve peaked. Well, maybe not. It all depends on your lifestyle. Researchers from Sweden followed adults over the course of 47 years to pinpoint when our bodies —...
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Burning the midnight oil? Pulling an all-nighter? There’s more than one way to describe staying up late, and there’s also more than one consequence. Trouble staying focused is one of...
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Silver bullets supposedly kill werewolves, should you ever meet one. But the battle’s a little more complicated when it comes to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Scientists are focused on harnessing silver’s antibacterial...
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Weight-loss drugs are wildly popular. So much so that a recent study found about 1 in 8 Americans have tried them. The high demand initially led to nationwide shortages that...
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When treating lung and skin cancers, doctors frequently attempt to trigger the body’s immune system with drugs to help it recognize and attack cancer cells. But in advanced stages of...
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It turns out the popular phrase “rise and shine” isn’t just a saying — it’s also science. New research suggests catching some morning sunshine might be the key to improving your sleep, mood and overall health. A 2024 study in Brazil observed 1,700 adults’ sunlight exposure and sleeping...
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What is the secret to a longer life? Well, we know the fountain of youth is probably not going to work. You could always eat an apple a day, or...
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A fish whose life is the precise inverse of Benjamin Button’s might be the key to understanding how our kidneys age. The African turquoise killifish is a brightly colored fish...
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Welcome to National Poison Prevention Week, an event created by Congress and used to publicize household dangers for a good 64 years now. It serves as a good reminder to...
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How you react to a life partner’s cognitive decline may depend a great deal on whether you are male or female. A recent study from the universities of Wisconsin and...