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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Cockroaches don’t get a lot of love. Scourge of humanity and seemingly impossible to eradicate, they and their forebearers have thrived for more than 300 million years. Many scientists are...
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You probably don’t think twice when grabbing your receipt after a grocery run, but research shows that slip of paper just might come with some hidden consequences. Most receipts aren’t...
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Whether before a workout or after you rack the dumbbells, consuming protein is an integral part of staying active and building muscle mass. A new study, however, suggests the harm...
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The holidays bring cheer, color, food and so much more to many, but if you’re not careful, they can also bring headaches – or worse – when it comes to...
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It’s a real pickle. New research shows that pickleball players are increasingly injuring their eyes, often seriously. Pickleball is called America’s fastest-growing sport. All ages can play and have fun....
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Thirty is the new 20. Forty is the new 30. Fifty is the new 40. And now, new research finds, many of us hit our mental and emotional peak around...
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You’re checking your inbox and ping! You’ve just been invited to a holiday party you have no interest in attending. Do you pretend to be sick? Fake an emergency? Or...
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Envy the naked mole-rat. It isn’t immortal, but not for lack of trying. To start, the species is remarkably resistant to cancer, with no documented case of the disease among...
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Trying to predict the future is risky but — apparently — an irresistible urge. To that end, here are health trends that could come to fruition as we look ahead...
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The list of things you’d expect to sneak past the brain’s tightly guarded borders is short: oxygen, glucose and, with great effort, certain medications. But antibodies? Not a chance —...