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Health News Digest: What Scares Us

Tina Carmillia | Juliet Jacobs | Chua Ern Teck

17-Apr-17 16:00

Health News Digest: What Scares Us

We discuss the latest in health news. This week, Juliet Jacobs shares an article she read about rat lungworm, which is a rare parasitic infection that she now worries she would get. Meanwhile, Chua Ern Teck opens up about his concern for male-pattern baldness. And Tina Carmillia’s greatest fear is suffering from locked-in syndrome. Are we hypochondriacs, or are our medical concerns legitimate? You tell us!

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0:00 - Intro

1:42 - Rat Lungworm

12:43 - Male Pattern Baldness

25:26 - Complete Locked-in Syndrome

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