November is Men's Health Awareness Month—a time of year dedicated to raising awareness about issues surrounding prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health. In this week's episode, I spoke with Dr. Helen Bernie, urologist at IU Health, about the importance of early screenings as well as getting regular, annual health checkups.

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According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer is the number one cause of all cancer deaths. More people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined. In this week's episode, I spoke with Mackenzie Church, Executive Director of End Lung Cancer Now, an initiative of Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, who explained why early detection is key.

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Whether he’s killing it in the kitchen whipping up red chicken chili and apple salad, or taking you through a killer workout, it’s always a blast when Life.Style.Live! personality 'Firefighter Tim' Griffin pays WISH-TV a visit. On the outside, Tim Griffin is the picture of health. But sometimes looks can be deceiving. In this week’s episode, Tim opens up about a disease he's battled for over a decade.

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Patty Spitler is an Indiana TV icon, a former longtime news anchor, the host of “Pet Pals” and “Great Day TV,” and a member of the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame. But what’s happening away from the camera is just as riveting. I first told you about Patty and her breast cancer battle in March. To this day, she remains cancer-free. But, sometimes life hits us hard in many ways, and Patty is no exception. Once again, she welcomed News 8 into her home to share her latest health struggle with an autoimmune disorder, hyper-photosensitivity.

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You know him as the co-host of Life.Style.Live! Kind, talented with an off-beat sense of humor that always has everyone smiling. It’s George Mallet! As a WISH-TV viewer, you welcome George into your home every morning at 10:00 AM when you turn to Channel 8. Now it’s your turn. In this week’s episode I sit down with George as he welcomes you into his life as a type 1 diabetic. 

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You know him from Life.Style.Live! and as the co-host of All Indiana. The one and only Randall Newsome. Each day his personality shines through the screen--smiling, laughing and always cracking jokes. But when Randall was 15 years old, he experienced one of the darkest days of his life. In this week’s episode, I spoke with Randall about the health scare that almost ended it.

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COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are declining nationwide; however, health officials say the trend likely won’t last. The coronavirus thrives in cold weather, and temperatures are dropping. Experts warn it’s possible the virus’ next resurgence may come not just in the form of one omicron offshoot, but in a wave of three: BA.4.6, BF.7 and BA.2.75.  In this week’s episode, I spoke with Dr. Christopher Doehring, vice president of medical affairs at Franciscan Health, who explains how fast the trio is moving in.

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September is Suicide Awareness Month. As part of that WISH-TV will air a Health Spotlight Special Thursday, September 22nd focusing on suicide awareness, prevention and how it affects minority communities. I had the chance to sit down with WISH-TV medical expert and former Surgeon General, Dr. Jerome Adams. We spoke about the difference between mental illness and mental wellness, reasons minorities are more susceptible to suicide and why doctors say implementing the "Ten-Minute Window" rule can save lives. 

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The new COVID-19 booster is now available at pharmacies, doctors' offices and pop-up clinics across Indiana. The shot not only protects against the original COVID strain, it also protects against omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. which have been rapidly spread across the U.S. and around the world. If you're thinking of getting the new COVID booster you might be wondering what its side effects are. In this week's episode, I spoke with Dr. Christopher Doehring, vice president of medical affairs at Franciscan Health, who tells me what you can expect after the jab.

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Pfizer and Moderna have developed new vaccines designed to target COVID's omicron mutation. Both manufacturers have asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to green-light their versions of the jab, which could be made available in September. In this week's episode, I speak with Dr. Christopher Doehring, vice president of medical affairs at Franciscan Health, to get his reaction to the news.

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