Stephani Shelton

Women in menopause often gain weight. The GLP-1 drugs can help says gynecologist & epidemiologist Dr. Michelle P. Warren in her podcast update: #44 of Conversations on Health: How We Get There. YouTube youtu.be/fF6tVLJVuIQ Other links: stephanishelton.com/conversations

Millions of women still suffer the miseries of menopause.But now there are new drugs & hormone therapies to help. GYN & epidemiologist Dr. Michelle P. Warren is back to update- #44 Conversations on Health: How We Get There. youtu.be/fF6tVLJVuIQ stephanishelton.com/conversations

As AI integrates into US health care, here’s some reassurance from Israel’s top healthcare system & Dr. Ran Balicer, #43 Conversations on Health: How We Get There. YouTube: youtu.be/xIZ_yt4qiAE .other links: stephanishelton.com/conversations

If you look closely at healthcare in the US, you’ll find growing but piecemeal use of AI. That’s not true in the Israeli health system. Just listen to physician and scientist Dr. Ran Balicer, #43, Conversations on Health: How We Get There. youtu.be/xIZ_yt4qiAE

If you look closely at healthcare in the US, you’ll find growing but piecemeal use of AI. That’s not true in the Israeli health system. Just listen to physician and scientist Dr. Ran Balicer, #43, Conversations on Health: How We Get There. youtu.be/xIZ_yt4qiAE

President Trump’s 2027 budget for RFK Jr’s National Institutes of Health wants another 5B dollars in research & program cuts. More state programs like home health care may be cut. More from Dr. Karen Hacker in #42 of Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links: stephanishelton.com/conversations

The CDC – home to many public health outreach programs – remains in disarray. Gutting many state public health programs. More from Emory U. Prof & former CDC official Dr. Karen Hacker, Episode 42, Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links at stephanishelton.com/conversations

Tried calling your doctor recently? Many undoctored people call & hear “no new patients”. Help toward better health for all from Emory U. professor & former CDC official Dr. Karen Hacker. #42 of my pod Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links: stephanishelton.com/conversations

Most Americans get most of their calories from highly processed foods. RFK Jr.’s new food guidelines want us to stop eating that stuff. But how?Try registered Dietitian Stephanie Hodges’ ideas in #41, Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links: stephanishelton.com/conversations

RFK Jr.’s new food guidelines remain a puzzlement. The USDA’s upside-down pyramid like back to the 1950s. Glorifying red meat, butter & other fats. Advice from Registered Dietitian Stephanie Hodges, #41, Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links: stephanishelton.com/conversations

When doctors & nutritionists discuss healthy foods they usually aren’t talking about freshly cut red meat. But HHS Secretary RFK Jr. IS. Affordability, from Registered Dietician Stephanie Hodges - #41, Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links: stephanishelton.com/conversations

The FDA rejected Moderna’s breakthrough mRNA based flu vaccine. then reopened talks. In my current podcast former CDC Infectious Disease Response Director Dr. Daniel Jernigan speaks to the rationale. #40, Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links: stephanishelton.com/conversations

The CDC has long been the top health agency for infectious diseases. Now it’s publishing dodgy data about childhood vaccines. More from a former leader - Daniel Jernigan MD, MPH in #40: Conversations on Health: How We Get There. 🔗stephanishelton.com/conversations youtu.be/3RtVJOq7K7I

Today the Lancet, a top women’s health journal, published a meta-analysis of 60 studies about Tylenol & its effect on pregnancy. No association with autism found. In October my podcast did an autism update with Dr. Amy Wetherby. This was the promo for youtu.be/0RTTN5Yh4lc

The CDC has drastically cut back on vaccine research & childhood vaccine recommendations. What now? Episode 40 drops Tuesday 1/20 with some answers from Daniel Jernigan, MD, MPH - a former top official at the CDC. Links and show notes on stephanishelton.com/conversations

It appears unlikely Congress will agree to a new health care deal before ObamaCare premiums soar Jan.1st. Leaving many who have health insurance now without it. Making Canada’s system look even better. #39-Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links: stephanishelton.com/conversations

We hear a lot about Canada’s single payer, cover all health system. And the long waiting lists for elective surgery. But there’s seldom a wait for anything else - as you’ll learn in #39 of my podcast Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links, notes at stephanishelton.com/conversations

After a record government shutdown, nothing has changed for Americans on Obamacare. Federal subsidies will still end January 1. Premiums will spike. But problems with insurers won’t end there. Podcast #39, Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links, notes on stephanishelton.com/conversations

For many of us – no matter how we get our health insurance – monthly premiums will be a lot higher in 2026. Deductibles are likely to be higher too. The probable results in Episode 39 of my podcast Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links, show notes on stephanishelton.com/conversations

A new tracking poll by KFF finds just 1/3 of US adults trust HHS Secretary RFK Jr. for reliable vaccine information. This includes the discredited theory that the MMR vaccine causes autism. See what we know on #37 Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links: stephanishelton.com/conversations

That hyped RFK Jr.“study” on pregnancy, autism &Tylenol? Just a warning: women should ask their doctors about taking Tylenol. With no linking evidence Trump told pregnant women just “tough it out”. Actual autism FACTS in Conversations on Health: How We Get There. stephanishelton.com/conversations

It appears HHS head Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s promise to tell Americans exactly what causes autism is unlikely to happen in September. But there’s still that potential Tylenol study reported in the WSJ. More in Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links on stephanishelton.com/conversationsp

Why do so many other countries have better health outcomes than the US? When we spend far more on medical care? Well maybe we should take a good look at the Czech Republic. Which I did in my latest podcast Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links: stephanishelton.com/conversations

One of the best ways to cut health care expenses is to not get sick in the first place. But that requires regular visits to a medical professional. Like the Czechs do. More in my latest episode of Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links and show notes on stephanishelton.com/conversations

What has the UK’s Labor government got to show for its now one year old mission to “fix” the “broken” NHS? An analysis of the NHS a year after Labor’s big election win in my podcast Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links and show notes on stephanishelton.com/conversations

The UK’s Labor government has a ten year plan to centralize NHS health care in new neighborhood health centers. But what about right now? What about the waiting lists? Some answers in my latest podcast Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links on stephanishelton.com/conversations

Some parents fear their kIds get so many vaccines now they’ll develop autism or other conditions. But experts generally agree autism is genetic. & certainly isn’t caused by the most common vaccines. More in my podcast Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links stephanishelton.com/conversations

Medicare spent $360 Billion on dementia patients’ total healthcare costs in 2024. But a Medicare partnership with a private company may cut those costs while also improving care. More in #33 of the podcast Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links on stephanishelton.com/conversations

US healthcare is mostly privately funded, except for a few government programs like Medicare & Medicaid. But the line is blurring. As in a trial Medicare dementia program called Guide. More in #33 of Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links on stephanishelton.com/conversations

When you’re in pain because of injury or disease – you expect a doctor to mitigate that pain. Without turning you into an addict. Why it’s not that simple - in Episode 32 of my podcast Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links and show notes on stephanishelton.com/conversations

If you had a simple outpatient procedure & the surgeon gave you prescription pain pills but said over-the-counter pain killers would likely work too – which would you choose?Addiction deep dive in #32 of Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links on stephanishelton.com/conversations

Are you always one medical bill away from disaster? Too many Americans are. But in Episode 31 of my podcast Conversations on Health: How We Get There, you’ll learn about a simple way to get out from under. Links to the major podcast platforms and show notes on stephanishelton.com/conversations

UPDATE: The Trump administration says Medicare will NOT pay for the popular GLP-1 drugs just for weight loss. It would have cost the government nearly $40 B over 10 years. More on obesity in #30 of Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links on stephanishelton.com/conversations

Do you know that unexpected medical bills are a major reason for personal bankruptcy in the US? Even if you have insurance! Find out how to fight back in Episode 31 of my podcast Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links, show notes: stephanishelton.com/conversations

There are now 2 GLP-1 obesity drugs which people without insurance can buy directly from their manufacturers. Latest-Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy. $499/month, cash. < 1/2 its usual price. Much more on obesity in #30 of Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links - stephanishelton.com/conversations

We all probably know at least one person who’s used the new GLP-1 obesity drugs. But what else do you know about obesity? So much info in #30 of my podcast Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links to the major podcast platforms and show notes on stephanishelton.com/conversations

Currently, the main source of women’s health information – the CDC website – says it’s “being modified to comply with President Trump’s Executive Orders”. Much missing. Menopause info’s still there; more in #29, Conversations on Health: How We Get There. stephanishelton.com/conversations

We’re just beginning to understand obesity’s effect on women’s health. In a nation where maternal mortality is more than twice as high as that in other high income nations. More on women’s health in Episode 29 of Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links at stephanishelton.com/conversations

Late word from CMS – Medicare will keep covering telehealth use through March. Congress must approve any longer. This includes digital device monitoring. Much more on this in Episode #28 of Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links & notes on stephanishelton.com/conversations. Please share

Texas is the first state to sue a New York doctor for prescribing medication abortion pills by telemedicine. Texas bans abortions. Who else uses telemedicine? Answers in #28 of my podcast Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links, show notes on stephanishelton.com/conversations

Just a few days left to get an Obamacare plan. A new Gallup Poll finds only 19% of Americans are satisfied with the cost of healthcare. Info in #27 of my podcast Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links, notes on stephanishelton.com/conversations.

The incoming Trump Administration may try to modify or end Obamacare – which millions of middle income Americans now rely on for health insurance. But for 2025 state marketplaces are open till 12/15. Links for #27 Conversations on Health: How We Get There on stephanishelton.com/conversations