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show first aired February 18, 2010
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If you’ve ever had heart surgery, I’m gonna go out on a limb here and guess that it was done by a male surgeon. There are just a handful of female cardiothroacic surgeons in the world. On this week’s Health Show, we’ll talk to one and find out about her career...and her unique understanding of women’s heart issues. We’ll also hear about a part of the health insurance conversation no one really wants to be a part of: COBRA. And we’ll find out how to protect your family against carbon monoxide poisoning.
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HEALING HEARTS WITH DR. KATHY MAGLIATO
If you’re looking for an exclusive club in the medical world, try female heart surgeons. Only a handful of cardiothoracic surgeons in the world are women. One of them is Dr. Kathy Magliato. She not only had to survive the same years of long hours of schooling and training as her male colleagues...but she also had to deal with sexism and a lack of female mentors on her way to becoming one of the country’s top heart surgeons. Dr. Magliato is an attending cardiothoracic surgeon at Torrance Memorial Medical Center in Torrance, California and director of women’s cardiac services at St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California Her new book is called “Healing Hearts - A Memoir Of A Female Heart Surgeon”. It’s published by Broadway Books.
Getting Tangled Up In COBRA
As fallout continues from the economic crisis, more and more unemployed workers are becoming familiar with COBRA. If you've ever left a job, you've heard of COBRA. You get to keep your health care plan, but you also get to pay for it. And as Sally Herships reports, COBRA's financial bite is enough to make anyone sick.
Clearing The Air On Carbon Monoxide
In the dead of winter, staying warm while saving energy are usually our number one priorities. But keeping your house air tight can cause a serious, perhaps fatal problem: carbon monoxide poisoning. Here to talk about this problem is John Drengenberg, an electrical engineer and the consumer safety director with Underwriters Laboratories. And John if there was ever a time to make sure the carbon monoxide detector in your home is working properly it’s in the winter when most of our homes are shut tight against the winter weather.
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