HealthConnections
Every Other Tuesday during Morning Edition and All Things Considered
The brainchild of University of Tennessee Nursing professor emerita Dr. Carole R. Myers, HealthConnections examines the intersections between people, health, and policy.
What constitutes health? What does it mean to have or lack access to healthcare services? What are our most vexing health and healthcare challenges and how are they influenced by public policies?
In this biweekly series, Dr. Myers and her guests sort through these issues and more, giving you tools for understanding what you hear on the news and for separating fact from fiction in the healthcare debate.
If you have questions, comments or topic suggestions, reach out to Dr. Myers via email.
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This week on HealthConnections, Dr. Carole Myers, a professor emeritus in the University of Tennessee College of Nursing, talks with Dr. Tami Wyatt, the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Nursing and the co-director of the Health Innovation Technology and Simulation Lab, about the advancing technology of medical, wearable devices. -
Every day, at least three Tennesseans die from opioid related overdoses. On this episode of HealthConnections, Dr. Carole Myers is joined by Meg Gill
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On HealthConnections, Dr. Carole Myers, a professor emeritus in the University of Tennessee College of Nursing, talks with Dr. Mavis Schorn, a professor and senior associate dean for academics at Vanderbilt School of Nursing to discuss U.S. women’s health and reproductive care challenges.
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On HealthConnections, Dr. Carole Myers, a professor emeritus in the University of Tennessee College of Nursing, discusses implementing AI into healthcare with Dr. Robert Davis from Biomedical Informatics at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center.
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On HealthConnections, Dr. Carole Myers, with the UT College of Nursing, talks with Michael Holtz from Oak Ridge Associated Universities about men's health.
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This week on HealthConnections, Dr. Carole Myers, a professor emeritus in the University of Tennessee College of Nursing, speaks with Marilyn Finley, a Blount County resident and a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee League for Women Voters, about why voting should matter to Tennesseans.
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For over 40 years, federal agencies were allowed to interpret ambiguous language about the agency's work. Essentially, an agency like the EPA could interpret language on environmental laws and regulations. This is no longer true based on a June 28, 2024 US Supreme Court ruling that eliminated the Chevron doctrine. During this episode, Professor Zack Buck of the University of Tennessee College of Law discusses the potential unintended consequences of ending the Chevron doctrine.
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Problems related to health and health care are complex and require innovative solutions. In this episode of HealthConnections, Dr. Carole Myers is joined by Dr. Kristi Gordon, Associate Dean for Community Engagement for the University of Tennessee Colleges of Education, Health, and Human Sciences and Social Work.
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This week on HealthConnection, Dr. Carole Myers, a professor emeritus in the University of Tennessee College of Nursing, talks with Mandy Spears, the deputy director of Sycamore Institute, about the mental health crisis affecting children and youth in Tennessee.
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On this week's episode of HealthConnection Dr. Carole Myers, a professor emeritus in the University of Tennessee College of Nursing, speaks with Dr. Amy Alspaugh, a professor at the University of Tennessee, College of Nursing, a certified nurse midwife, and a PhD prepared nurse researcher.
