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Healthful with Norah O'Donnell

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Healthful is a podcast that prioritizes women's health, hosted by Norah O'Donnell. Each episode features conversations with doctors, scientists, and innovators covering topics like reproductive health, menopause, and cancer. The show aims to provide reliable, actionable information while debunking myths and fear-mongering. Norah also shares her personal wellness tips, including blueberries and Botox. New episodes are released every Wednesday.

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I Take Testosterone, Here’s Why Aug 12, 2026 4399 This week on Healthful, urologist and sexual medicine specialist Dr. Rachel Rubin discusses how female bodies change during perimenopause and menopause - and explains why women may be suffering unnecessarily. Dr. Rubin and Norah discuss how vaginal hormones could save Medicare between $6 and $22 billion a year and even prevent urinary tract infections. Plus, Norah reveals her experience with menop

The Truth About Postpartum Psychosis Aug 7, 2026 2049 The issue of postpartum psychosis has come to the forefront amid the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the 35-year-old mother accused of killing her three children. What are the signs of a mental break, and is the healthcare system failing mothers? In this special episode of Healthful, Norah speaks with Dr. Uruj Kamal Haider, a perinatal psychiatrist who has treated patients with the rare and severe

Exercise: Your Insurance Policy for the Future Aug 5, 2026 4139 In this episode of Healthful, Norah O’Donnell is joined by her personal trainer and fitness expert, Kira Stokes. Since they started exercising together 12 years ago, Kira pushed Norah to lift heavier weights - something Norah initially resisted. Norah has since learned that you lose up to 8-percent of your muscle mass every decade after the age of 30. The two discuss the emotional connection betwe

The Gut-Brain Secret: What Your Body Knows Before You Do Jul 29, 2026 4879 Numerous diseases may be traceable back to the gut—from depression and anxiety to Parkinson’s disease—and many doctors consider food as a form of medicine. Dr. Trisha Pasricha is a world-leading expert on the gut-brain connection. On this episode of Healthful, she and Norah discuss what role food can play in treating disease. They also cover why more women suffer from irritable bowel syndrome than

Melinda French Gates: It Took Three Doctors to Diagnose My Perimenopause Jul 22, 2026 2813 Melinda French Gates is focusing her money and attention on improving women’s healthcare in America. In Healthful’s first episode, French Gates tells Norah O’Donnell why it took three doctors to catch her perimenopause and shares the three simple things that keep her healthier than ever.  --- We’d love to hear what topics you want to hear covered on Healthful. Text Norah at 202-217-1107.

The Rise of Lung Cancer in Women and Never-Smokers Jul 22, 2026 3520 Lung cancer has surpassed breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in American women—and a growing share of new cases are in women who have never touched a cigarette. Anne Wojcicki's sister, former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, was one of them. In this episode of HEALTHFUL, Norah O'Donnell sits down with Anne, Dr. Kim Sandler, Director of the Vanderbilt Lung Screening Program, and Shira K

Introducing Healthful with Norah O'Donnell Jul 14, 2026 146 Join us every Wednesday starting July 22nd, 2026.

Healthful with Norah O'Donnell

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