A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts in the fields of both traditional and non-traditional health, with Dr. Lenoir and Rona Renner, RN. The post About Health – October 28, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts in the fields of both traditional and non-traditional health, with Dr. Lenoir and Rona Renner, RN. The post About Health – October 21, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts in the fields of both traditional and non-traditional health, with Dr. Lenoir and Rona Renner, RN. The post About Health – October 14, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts in the fields of both traditional and non-traditional health, with Dr. Lenoir and Rona Renner, RN. The post About Health – October 7, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts in the fields of both traditional and non-traditional health, with Dr. Lenoir and Rona Renner, RN. The post About Health – September 30, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Donate now @ kpfa.org/donate or call 1-800-439-5732 The post Special Fund Drive Programming – September 23, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Today’s episode of About Health is preempted for a fall 2024 fund drive special with Yanis Varoufakis. Brian Edwards-Tiekert hosts.   The post Special Fund Drive Programming: Yanis Varoufakis appeared first on KPFA.

A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts in the fields of both traditional and non-traditional health, with Dr. Lenoir and Rona Renner, RN. The post About Health – September 9, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Nurse Rona interviews bestselling novelist, poet, and essayist, Elizabeth Rosner about her new book…Third Ear…Reflections on the Art and Science of Listening. This book is about many things, including our well being as individuals, family members, and humans living in a world that needs us to pay deep attention. The post 9/2/24 Third Ear: Reflections on the Art and Science of Listening appeared first on KPFA.

A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts in the fields of both traditional and non-traditional health, with Dr. Lenoir and Rona Renner, RN. The post About Health – August 26, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

When we process past experiences by writing them down it lets us see our traumatic experiences in new ways. Nurse Rona will be joined by Donna Jackson Nakazawa, author of many books, including Childhood Disrupted and The Adverse Childhood Experiences Guided Journal. They will discuss how through thoughtful and guided writing experiences, you can find the strength to live authentically—with hope and optimism for the future.   The post Writing To Rewire Your Brain From Trauma appeared first on KPFA.

Death is a part of life, but many people are afraid to talk about their fears about dying, how they want to live in the present, and their priorities for care at the end of life. Are you prepared? Do you have an advanced health care directive, will, or trust? Have you talked to your loved ones about your decisions for care at the end of your life?  Join Nurse Rona and her guest Eileen Spillane for this important discussion. The post 8/12/24 Living Life Fully While Befriending Death appeared first on KPFA.

A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts in the fields of both traditional and non-traditional health, with Dr. Lenoir and Rona Renner, RN. The post About Health – August 5, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts in the fields of both traditional and non-traditional health, with Dr. Lenoir and Rona Renner, RN. The post About Health – July 29, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts in the fields of both traditional and non-traditional health, with Dr. Lenoir and Rona Renner, RN. The post About Health – July 22, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts in the fields of both traditional and non-traditional health, with Dr. Lenoir and Rona Renner, RN. The post About Health – July 15, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Nurse Rona and Dr. Amanda P. Williams will discuss many major issues people face related to pre-natal care, pregnancy, abortion, mental health, c-sections, and postpartum complications. Racial disparities exist and Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than White women. There are many factors that contribute to these disparities, such as the quality in healthcare, underlying chronic conditions, racism, and implicit bias. What does the future hold in terms of reducing infant and maternal illness and death?  The post 7/8/24 Maternal Health: What’s Changed And What The Future Holds appeared first on KPFA.

Join Nurse Rona and her guest Claudia Marseille, author of the newly released memoir, But You Look So Normal: Lost and Found In A Hearing World.  Her story of severe hearing loss from birth is one of courage and persistence as well as shame and struggle. The post 7/1/24 But You Look So Normal appeared first on KPFA.

A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts in the fields of both traditional and non-traditional health, with Dr. Lenoir and Rona Renner, RN. The post About Health – June 24, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Join Nurse Rona and Dr. Ella Faktorovich as they discuss vision health as it relates to different stages of life. They will answer question about issues such as myopia, computer vision syndrome, presbyopia, cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, and how to keep your eyes healthy.Dr. Faktorovich is the Director and Founder of Pacific Vision Institute in San Francisco. The post 6/17/24 Vision Health appeared first on KPFA.