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Wellness Wednesday: Enterovirus, Vaccines, Low-Carb vs. Low-Fat

11 am

When kids go back to school, pediatricians expect an increase in doctor visits. But this year, an unusually high number of kids have been hospitalized with a rare strain of virus. We’ll get an update on the illness that’s sweeping the Midwest. Then we'll look behind the headlines at a recent study favoring low-carb over low-fat diets. And get the latest on the vaccine debate.

Guests

  • Dr. Mysheika Williams Roberts, medical director at Columbus Public Health
  • Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Dr. David Katz, founding director of the Yale Prevention Research Center

Event Tonight, Sept 10, at 9 pm,  WOSU TV will air NOVA documentary Vaccines: Calling the Shots