Wellness Wednesday

On this Wellness Wednesday, we look at the relationship between the changing climate and our health. We also discuss how the mental health of fathers can lead to conflict within their relationships, and how keeping secrets impacts our health.

Today on Wellness Wednesday we are taking a look at how beneficial health supplements truly are and the FDA's plans to ban sales of menthol-flavored cigarettes.

The phenomenon of forgetfulness may be connected to external stressors. We are learning about how this connection works, and what we can do to avoid such ‘brain fog’. We’re also talking about online health trends, namely those under the guise of ‘gut health’. We look at those trends and whether or not they have any standing.

Selfies are everywhere and that’s become a problem. The self-portrait photographs have led to nearly 400 deaths since 2008. We talk about why some call it a public health issue.

A team of prominent sports scientists has classified athletes into six categories based on ability, diversity of sports and exercise patterns. Today on Wellness Wednesday, see where you rank.

Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center last week successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig heart into a 57-year-old man. Today on Wellness Wednesday, we discuss the pros and cons of animal-to-human transplantation.

On Wellness Wednesday we discuss the latest on COVID and the omicron variant heading into the holidays. We'll also discuss the FDA's move to allow access to abortion pills by mail and a new study that shows how football injuries affect more than just the brain.

The number of known coronavirus cases in the U.S. surpassed 50 million this week and the country hit the grim milestone of 800,000 deaths on Tuesday. Today on Wellness Wednesday we discuss the latest on COVID and the omicron variant.

As the medical community scrambles to learn more about the omicron variant, two new COVID-19 pills show promise in working against all versions of the virus. We discuss the latest on COVID and more on Wellness Wednesday.

The COVID-19 delta variant may be waning, but as people move indoors cases are beginning to tick upward, just in time for the holidays. Today on Wellness Wednesday, we talk about safe ways to gather with loved ones this Thanksgiving.