Good Day Health

On today’s Good Day Health Show - ON DEMAND…Host Doug Stephan and Dr. Ken Kronhaus of Lake Cardiology (352-735-1400) cover a number of topics affecting our health. First up, Doug and Dr. Ken begin the new year with notable FDA approvals just announced, like a novel blood test that could be used to determine the risk of someone developing prostate cancer. Another approval is a treatment to help those with alpha beta thalassemia, an inherited blood disorder that affects your body’s ability to produce hemoglobin and healthy red blood cells.Moving on, another weight loss medication has been approved by the FDA, in competition with self-injections like Wegovy and Ozempic, but this one is a GLP-1 in oral pill form. Then, the conversation shifts to the horrible flu going around this year with high cases going on in the New York City area and appears to be potentially deadly. Dr. Ken urges the flu shot for anyone who is not allergic to it and says the flu shot won’t keep you from getting sick with the flu, but will h