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Heart Stories: Confronting the #1 Killer
The average human heart weighs less than a pound, and yet it is the most important muscle in your body. Heart Stories: Confronting the #1 Killer, shares the stories of three northeast Ohioans and their family members who have confronted heart disease - the nation’s number one cause of natural death.

Diabetes: The Constant Shadow
The stories of Northeast Ohioans who cope daily with the “constant shadow” of diabetes will be revealed through their rigorous routines of blood glucose monitoring, constant insulin injections and dietary management of the disease to avoid the dramatic fluctuations of blood sugar. Noted medical experts will explain the causes of this complicated disease, how it affects the eyes, kidneys, heart and other organs, often with dire consequences. And, we’ll learn about the newest and most advanced treatments for managing and preventing the disease.

Confronting Colon Cancer
Hosted by ideastream’s Rick Jackson, the show follows the stories of several people in Northeast Ohio who are confronting colon cancer. Nearly every phase of this disease is explored—from detection to diagnosis, from treatment to steps anyone can take to decrease their chances of getting this disease.

Recent Coverage

Show 1347
Feagler & Friends: Friday, November 20, 2009
Mr. Feagler and guests assess the viability of the Medical Mart/convention center project.

Upside/Downside: measuring the success of wellness programs
Regional News Stories: Friday, November 20, 2009
As The U.S. Senate grapples with a healthcare bill, one of the goals is to bring down the cost of healthcare. Toby Cosgrove, CEO of the Cleveland Clinic, and others, have suggested that employers can play a role by giving their employees incentives to stay healthy. But can wellness programs really bring down the cost of healthcare and save companies money? In this week's edition of upside/downside, ideastream®'s Eric Wellman speaks with Ethan McPeake, a benefits consultant for the business consulting firm CBIZ, based in Independence. He says in the past five, ten years, the number of wellness programs has been ballooning. McPeake says some are more successful than others.

Reporters’ Roundtable
The Sound of Ideas: Thursday, November 19, 2009
State lawmakers want to make Ohio a key player in a battle against childhood obesity. Ohio Senators are poised to go along with the House to stop a scheduled income tax reduction. Cleveland floats plan to impose fees on non-profits and on garbage collection to deal with revenue shortfall. And the Ohio Supreme Court chief justice says it's time to stop electing and start appointing judges to the high court. Join us for the weekly reporters' roundtable Thursday at 9:00 a.m. on 90.3.

New Orleans Medical Community Offers Free Health Care to Residents
NewsDepth: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
New Orleans residents without health insurance were able to get free doctor visits last Saturday, when the National Association of Free Clinics set up at the convention center there. Several hundred doctors, all donating their time, saw thousands of patients. Free health clinics have been held in cities around the country, including some in Ohio.

Tuesday Checkup: A Holistic Approach for Reducing Stress
Regional News Stories: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The Tuesday Checkup is a collaboration with the Plain Dealer. This week we're putting aside the pills and prescriptions and looking at holistic ways of reducing stress and a particular product called the emWave. It's made by a company called HeartMath in California and is one of a growing number of products that uses bio-feedback to make people more aware of what's going on inside their bodies. Plain Dealer reporter Brie Zeltner writes about a recent gathering of the American Holistic Medical Association in downtown Cleveland where she and other attendees tried out this emWave device. She spoke with ideastream®'s Eric Wellman.

Med Mart: Too Big to Fail?
The Sound of Ideas: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
With a price tag over $425 million in public money, some are saying the med mart project is just too big to fail. Revised plans that exclude the city's Public Auditorium have cast doubts on the developer's ability to deliver on promises. Meanwhile, county leaders are addressing new criticism of the project and trying to calm the concerns of officials at City Hall. Tuesday morning at 9, join us for a forum on the future of the Cuyahoga County's Convention Center and Med Mart.

Ohio Turnpike Offers Buyouts To Toll Collectors
Regional News Stories: Monday, November 16, 2009
Turnpike officials want to trim staff in the wake of the newly installed electronic EZ PASS system. Ideastream's Bill Rice reports.

How to Avoid Paying Retail for Healthcare
The Sound of Ideas: Friday, November 13, 2009
Have you ever considered asking your doctor for a discount on a hip replacement? Or signing up for a drug trial to get free medicine? As more workers find themselves unemployed and losing their health insurance, Americans are finding the courage to ask hospitals and healthcare providers for a better deal. Friday on the Sound of Ideas® Regina Brett will talk to healthcare professionals who say it IS possible for individuals to negotiate price even though some in the medical community view the practice with disdain. How to avoid paying retail for healthcare, Friday at 9 on 90.3.

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Resources

Cancer & Depression Resources
In 2008, WVIZ/PBS featured the films The Truth About Cancer and Depression: Out of the Shadows, followed by an opportunity to receive more information about cancer and depression. Please use the links below to access the information from these two special broadcasts.
Cancer Resources
Depression Resources

Focus on Mental Health
Special coverage of mental health issues continues with a series of in-depth reports on policy and issues affecting the delivery of mental health services to people all over Northeast Ohio.

Living With Cancer
ideastream and The Gathering Place partnered with Northeast Ohio community organizations and healthcare facilities to present a special broadcast event, Living with Cancer: Celebrating National Cancer Survivors Day.
Living with Cancer Resource Guide PDF

And Thou Shalt Honor
1 in every 4 households includes a caregiver. 80% of home care services are provided by family members. A caregiver is anyone providing care and support to adult family members or friends who are frail, elderly, chronically ill, or have a disability. This website has been prepared by WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN ideastream with the assistance of local caregiving professionals and related organizations as a companion to And Thou Shalt Honor: Caregiver Town Hall Meeting.
And Thou Shalt Honor Resource Guide PDF

A Lion in the House
"Your child has cancer." Hearing these words will profoundly change a family's life, plunging members into a world of uncertainty, emotional upheaval and excruciating decisions. A Lion in the House tells the stories of five children facing battles with cancer.
A Lion in the House Resource Guide PDF

Funding

Funding for the coverage of health topics comes from The Cleveland Foundation; Dr. Donald J. Goodman and Ruth Weber Goodman Philanthropic Fund of The Cleveland Foundation; The George Gund Foundation; The Community Foundation of Lorain County; The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation; The McGregor Foundation; and The Woodruff Foundation.

Podcasts

Tuesday Checkup
Health Podcast 90.3 WCPN is collaborating with the Plain Dealer to bring listeners the latest health-related news from across our region. From The Cleveland Clinic, to MetroHealth Medical Center, to University Hospitals, there’s a lot going on in northeast Ohio when it comes to health care. The latest research, controversies, and ethical issues are all fair game.

Latest Tuesday Checkup:
Tuesday Checkup: A Holistic Approach for Reducing Stress
Tue., Nov. 17, 2009

HEALTH FORUMS

The need for information about health has never been greater. ideastream is responding to this need by undertaking an ongoing health programming initiative. To inform this effort, ideastream invited health professionals in the region to participate in a series of discussions between June 9-18, 2009, about the local health assets and challenges.

Read the report about these meetings here.

HEALTHWATCH

Join ideastream each month for an in-depth look at a chosen health topic.

Series

Prostate Chronicles
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men - about 220,000 cases will be diagnosed this year. It is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men. Last spring when doctors told ideastream®’s David C. Barnett he has the disease he decided to use this very personal life event as a vehicle to do what David does so elegantly in his reporting for 90.3 WCPN and WVIZ/PBS… tell a story.

Life's Blood: A Wasted Resource Becomes Life-Saving Therapy
Having a baby is a happy time – and the last thing parents want to think about is the possibility their child may someday have a life-threatening disease. But the birth of a child is just the time to plan ahead – by collecting and saving their child’s cord blood. Health reporter Gretchen Cuda examines the differences between public and private cord blood banking, follows the cells from the delivery room to the lab where they are processed, and talks to experts about the therapeutic potential of these remarkable cells.