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First Coast Connect

Medical 'Blind Spots'

By Anne Schindler
Published September 24, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT
Dr. Marty Makary, author of "Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong and What It Means for Our Health."
Dr. Marty Makary, author of "Blind Spots, When Medicine Gets It Wrong and What It Means for Our Health."

From opioid addiction to peanut allergies to the real source of ovarian cancer, what happens when medical science gets it wrong? We talk to the author of a new book on medical blind spots about the harm caused by medical groupthink.

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Then, our election coverage continues as we talk to the first of two candidates for Duval County Court Judge Group 9. Defense attorney Matthew Lufrano takes your calls and questions at (904) 549-2937 or firstcoastconnect@wjct.org. (We will talk to his opponent, Shayla Lee, on Wednesday’s First Coast Connect.)

Guest:

  • Matthew Lufrano, attorney.

And, we break down the Jaguars’ only Monday Night Football game against the Buffalo Bills.

Guest:

  • Alessandra Pontbriand, sportscaster at News4Jax.
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Anne Schindler
Anne Schindler joined WJCT News 89.9 as host of First Coast Connect in October 2023, after nearly three decades in Jacksonville print and television. Anne has worked in the Jacksonville media market since 1995, first as a reporter for the original Folio Weekly, then as the publication’s editor-in-chief from 2002 until her departure. In 2012, Anne transitioned to television as executive producer of special projects for First Coast News, Northeast Florida’s NBC and ABC affiliates. You can reach Anne at aschindler@wjct.org.
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