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Alpha-gal Syndrome: Why Can't I Eat Meat?

Mateo Bernal, OMD/DOM, LAc, and Martin Huecker, MD, discuss alpha-gal syndrome.
Season 20 Episode 18 Length 26:26 Premiere: 03/16/25

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Join host Dr. Wayne Tuckson, a retired surgeon, as he interviews experts from around the state to discuss health topics important to Kentuckians.

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A native of Washington, D.C., Dr. Wayne Tuckson is a retired colon and rectal surgeon based in Louisville. For over 20 years, he has served as host of Kentucky Health, a weekly program on KET that explores important health issues affecting people across the Commonwealth. A graduate of Howard University School of Medicine, Tuckson is a past president of the Greater Louisville Medical Society and is a recipient of the Community Service Award from the Kentucky Medical Society, the Thomas J. Wallace Award for “Leadership in Promoting Health Awareness and Wellbeing for the Citizens of Jefferson County” given by the City of Louisville and the Lyman T. Johnson Distinguished Leadership Award given by the Louisville Central Community Centers.

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Season 20 Episodes

End of Season Highlights
S20 E26 Length 28:40 Premiere Date 05/11/25

Sugar Substitutes
S20 E25 Length 26:44 Premiere Date 05/04/25

Small Steps in Everyday Life, Big Impact on Health
S20 E24 Length 26:42 Premiere Date 04/27/25

Sinusitis
S20 E23 Length 26:44 Premiere Date 04/20/25

Avian Flu and Industrial Meat Production
S20 E22 Length 26:11 Premiere Date 04/13/25

Treatment of Motility Disorders: Pharmaceuticals to Electroceuticals
S20 E21 Length 26:47 Premiere Date 04/06/25

Pain Control Without Opioids
S20 E20 Length 26:39 Premiere Date 03/30/25

Heart Disease: A New Class of Risk Factors
S20 E19 Length 26:43 Premiere Date 03/23/25

Alpha-gal Syndrome: Why Can't I Eat Meat?
S20 E18 Length 26:26 Premiere Date 03/16/25

Quad-demic: 4 Viruses, No Panic
S20 E17 Length 26:43 Premiere Date 02/23/25

Socio-Political Determinants of Health: It's What's Behind the Curtain
S20 E16 Length 26:43 Premiere Date 02/16/25

Environmental Justice: Coming Clean on the Air We Breathe
S20 E15 Length 26:23 Premiere Date 02/09/25

Medicaid Coverage in Kentucky
S20 E13 Length 26:52 Premiere Date 01/26/25

Medicare: What to Know About the Federal Healthcare Program
S20 E12 Length 26:41 Premiere Date 01/19/25

Treatment for Acute Mental Crisis: EmPATH
S20 E11 Length 25:39 Premiere Date 01/12/25

The Intestinal Microbiome and Its Importance to Health
S20 E10 Length 26:34 Premiere Date 01/05/25

Sudden Cardiac Arrest: A Time for AED
S20 E9 Length 26:32 Premiere Date 12/15/24

Ethical Decision Making in Health Care
S20 E8 Length 26:34 Premiere Date 11/24/24

Venous and Lymphatic Vascular Conditions
S20 E7 Length 26:31 Premiere Date 11/17/24

HealthForce Kentucky: Meeting Our Provider Needs
S20 E6 Length 26:34 Premiere Date 11/10/24

Pneumoconiosis
S20 E5 Length 26:32 Premiere Date 11/03/24

Repairing the Pelvic Floor
S20 E4 Length 26:38 Premiere Date 10/27/24

Environmental Pollution and Female Fertility
S20 E3 Length 26:36 Premiere Date 10/20/24

Heart Transplants: Who Gets Them and Why
S20 E2 Length 26:31 Premiere Date 10/13/24

Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders
S20 E1 Length 26:32 Premiere Date 10/06/24

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