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Wellness Wednesday: End-of-life Cold Calls, CrossFit, Mastectomies

11am

New research calls into question the effectiveness of double mastectomies in treating breast cancer. Plus, hyper-intense workout craze CrossFit pushes its clientele to the edge-- and sometimes right off it. Still, CrossFit devotees swear by the results they get, and the brand is worth billions. Coming up on Wellness Wednesday, we’ll take a closer look at the risks and rewards of this extreme fitness trend.

Guests:

  • Elana Gordon, health reporter for WHYY’s “The Pulse”
  • Christie Aschwanden, health columnist for the Washington Post
  • Todd Schulze, trainer at Eleventh Element Crossfit Hilliard
  • Dr. Allison Kurian, Stanford University School of Medicine