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What's Health Got to Do with It?

Water fluoridation; emergency department boarding; opioid prescribing guidelines

From left are Dr. Joseph Drazkowski, Dr. Amy Hessler and Dr. Tina Ardon.
Stacey Bennett
From left: Dr. Joseph Drazkowski, Dr. Amy Hessler and Dr. Tina Ardon.

It’s the biggest health headlines of the month. Our panel of medical experts examines topics including:

  • Wait times for doctor appointments are climbing. 
  • The debate over water fluoridation — friend or foe? 
  • Hospitals are forced to board patients in emergency departments. 
  • Unmarried partnerships are on the rise. 
  • A new study reveals 75% of U.S. adults are overweight.
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updates its guidelines for prescribing opioids for pain. 

Our panel of medical experts:

  • Dr. Amy Hessler, neurologist at Universal Neurological Care.
  • Dr. Tina Ardon, practicing family physician at Mayo Clinic in Florida.
  • Dr. Joseph Drazkowski, neurologist at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Arizona.
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Stacey Bennett is the producer of "First Coast Connect" and "What's Health Got to Do With It?" She is a Jacksonville-based singer-songwriter who performs under the nom de plume Folk is People. Stacey holds bachelor's degrees in both political science and psychology from the University of North Florida and a master's in business administration from Saint Leo University.