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What's Health Got to Do with It?

Measles outbreak; vaccines and autism; hantavirus

Stacey Bennett

Our panel of medical experts discusses the biggest health headlines of the month, including:

  • Updates in the West Texas measles outbreak.
  • New research underway to examine the link between vaccines and autism.
  • A new study showing Paxlovid may not reduce hospitalizations for older adults. 
  • A celebrity couple’s highly publicized death, which ignited concerns over hantavirus.
  • A new study revealing that women’s brains age more slowly than men’s brains.
  • Parents who allow their teens to consume alcohol at home, possibly contributing to their substance abuse issues later in life. 

Guests:

  • Dr. Tina Ardon, practicing family physician at Mayo Clinic in Florida.
  • Dr. Andrew Southerland, professor of neurology at University of Virginia Health. 
  • Chad Neilsen, director of infection prevention and control at Nemours Children’s Health in Florida.
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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.