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What's Health Got to Do with It?

What's Health Got to Do with It?

What's Health Got to Do with It?

Cardiovascular health; safer sex after 60

By Brendan Rivers

Published February 11, 2023 at 5:00 PM EST

A couple passes by red heart-shaped balloons for sale on a street.

This week was our Valentine’s Healthcare show! We discussed cardiovascular health and safe sex practices for people 60 and older.

Guests:

Dr. Amy Pollak, cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville.
Dr. Peter Pollak, cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville.
Dr. Shannon Dowler, family physician and author of “Never Too Late: Your Guide to Safer Sex after 60.”

What's Health Got to Do with It?

Brendan Rivers

Special Projects Producer Brendan Rivers joined WJCT News in August of 2018 after several years as a reporter and then News Director at Southern Stone Communications, which owns and operates several radio stations in the Daytona Beach area.

See stories by Brendan Rivers

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Twitter: @jsirven
Email: health@wjct.org

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