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The Health Variant

Jun 28, 2021

Delta-8 has been dubbed "THC-lite" and the hemp product is booming in popularity in states -- such as Minnesota and the Dakotas -- where recreational marijuana remains illegal. Is there a connection? Yes. Host Jeremy Fugleberg talks with Jason Tarasek of Minnesota Cannabis Law to discuss Delta-8: what it is,...


Jun 21, 2021

Meet our sister NewsMD podcast, Health Fusion, brought to you by host Viv Williams. Williams loves making podcasts that offer health news you can use, as you'll hear in our short intro interview with her. Then, in the following sample Health Fusion episode, she'll dig into the science of sleep, what we can learn from...


Jun 14, 2021

Some fast answers to COVID-19 vaccine questions from someone who knows what they're talking about: Dr. Louis Mansky, director of the Institute for Molecular Virology at the University of Minnesota. He answers questions about finding good information, booster shots, fertility questions, a universal flu shot and why...


Jun 7, 2021

This past year was a mad scramble for drugs to fight off COVID-19. The hunt was full of trials, errors, blind alleys and conspiracy theories. So what actually worked? Paul Scott, NewsMD health correspondent, joins host Jeremy Fugleberg to run down what we know, including two treatments that didn't work and four that...