Dr. Leana Wen

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Healthwatch with Dr. Leana Wen: COVID summer wave, and watch out for extreme heat!

Tom Hall

Today, Dr. Leana Wen on how concerned to be about the summer COVID-19 wave. Plus, the tragic complications of extreme heat exposure.

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Healthwatch with Dr. Leana Wen: Cutting back on processed foods, safe sex among seniors

Tom Hall

Dr. Wen is one of America’s most trusted and knowledgeable public health experts. She joins us for another discussion in our long-running series about the latest health trends and news.

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Healthwatch With Dr. Leana Wen: Advice on menopause. Plus, a look at doping as Olympics near

Tom Hall

Dr. Wen is one of America’s most trusted and knowledgeable public health experts. She joins us for another discussion in our long-running series about the latest health trends and news.

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Healthwatch With Dr. Leana Wen: Should we worry about bird flu?

Tom Hall

Dr. Wen is one of America’s most trusted and knowledgeable public health experts. She joins us for another discussion in our long-running series about the latest health trends and news.

An artist's rendering of the original SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. (CDC)

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Healthwatch: COVID guidelines are changing. Plus, the dangers of heart disease

Tom Hall

Dr. Leana Wen joins Midday to discuss the change in covid guidelines, improving heart health and the dangers of alcohol consumption.

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Healthwatch With Dr. Leana Wen:

Tom Hall

Dr. Wen is one of America’s most trusted and knowledgeable public health experts. She joins us for another discussion in our long-running series about the latest health trends and news.

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Midday Healthwatch: Drug Safety on Paxlovid and Ozempic

Tom Hall

On this month's edition of Healthwatch, Dr. Leana Wen shares advice for using Paxlovid to treat COVID-19 and using Ozempic for assisting weight loss.

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Dr. Leana Wen on psychedelic drugs and self-medicating

Tom Hall

For our monthly visit with Dr. Leana Wen for "Healthwatch" we discuss psychedelic drugs and necessary precautions for self-medicating.

Dr. Leana Wen is an emergency physician, health columnist for The Washington Post and professor of public health policy at GW University. (Milken SPH)

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Healthwatch: Dr. Leana Wen on COVID uptick and extreme heat

Tom Hall

Today, Dr. Leana Wen addresses the latest COVID-19 uptick and the dangers of living with extreme heat.

Dr. Leana Wen, emergency physician and public health advocate, teaches at GWUniversity's Milken Institute School of Public Health. (GWU)

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Healthwatch with Dr. Leana Wen: Heat hazards, Paxlovid, CDC chief

Tom Hall

The veteran public health advocate discusses the latest news, including the imminent availability of a new RSV vaccine and why older adults, especially, should get it; the FDA's approval of a new pill to treat post-partum depression; and how AI could play a useful role in medicine.