health matters

This week on WJON's Health Matters program I was joined by Dr. David Smith from Sartell Pediatrics. He says he trusts the doctors and scientists that say the Covid-19 Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will be safe. Smith says he believes this so much that his kids have participated in the clinical trials.

This week on WJON's Health Matters program I was joined by Dr. Ted Truitt from St. Cloud ENT. Our topic is allergies. He says allergy sufferers are already seeing some concerns this spring. Trees a budding, grasses are growing and allergies are becoming a factor.

This week on WJON's Health Matters program I talked with Physical Therapy Manager Brittney Braegelmann from Rejuv Medical. We discussed common spring injuries and how to treat and in some cases avoid them all together. Brittney says arm, shoulder and elbow injuries are common in the sport of baseball especially with pitchers.

This week on WJON's Health Matters program I was joined by Dr. Emily Corman from St. Cloud Pediatrics. Corman says Covid-19 vaccine clinical trials for people under 16 years of age and under is underway. The timeline for when kids can receive the vaccine is uncertain at this time.

This week on WJON's Health Matters program I talked with CentraCare Physicians Assistant Bailey Knoblock about colorectal cancer. Bailey indicated that rectal cancer and colon cancer are often combined when talking about this form of cancer.

This week on WJON's Health Matters program I was joined by Therapist Signe Miller from the Village Family Service Center. Miller works with children and families at the Village. She says a child's mental health was challenged during the pandemic with social distancing, online schooling and staying away from family and friends.

This week on WJON's Health Matters program I talked with Registered Dietician Kari Collett from A-to-Zinc Nutrition. We talked about eating disorders and disordered eating. Kari explained that there are two examples of eating disorders; Bulimia and Anorexia. He says Bulimia is when someone purges immediately after eating. She says this causes many problems which includes esophagus damage and potential intestinal concerns.

This week on WJON's Health Matters program I was joined by CentraCare Neurologist Dr. Kathleen Rieke. We discussed epilepsy. Dr. Rieke says epilepsy is excessive and abnormal brain cell activity. Rieke says epilepsy can run in families and all that have epileptics can have seizures. She says epileptics can have more than one grand mal seizure a year but that is something she is looking to avoid with her patients.

This week on WJON's Health Matters program I talked with Dr. Ted Truitt from St. Cloud ENT. We discussed the loss of taste and smell. This symptom has been associated with Covid-19 but Truitt says the loss of taste and smell can be signs of so many other things including a cold, sinus infection, and getting older just to name a few.

This week on WJON's Health Matters program I was joined by Dr. Joel Baumgartner from Rejuv Medical to talk about "Inflammation". He says inflammation doesn't always have to be bad. Dr. Baumgartner says degeneration is bad while inflammation can be good.