Health: Understanding prescription meds; Improving Indigenous health in Wisconsin

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Heard On The Larry Meiller Show
A pharmacist holds a bottle of pills as she stands in front of computers.
Pharmacist Betty Johnson is shown in 2010 at the Lund’s pharmacy she manages in Edina, Minn. In Wisconsin, a state agency leader says a prescription drug tracking program has nearly eliminated the practice known as “doctor shopping.” (Jim Mone/AP Photo)

First, we talk with professor of pharmacy Anne Graff LaDisa about prescription medication safety. Then, we learn more about the Native American Center for Health Professions with Lauren Cornelius and Danielle Yancey.

Featured in this Episode

  • A guide to prescription medication safety

    Prescription medications can cure you of serious infections and can help you live a much happier and healthier life despite chronic conditions. But itā€™s important to know how to take those powerful drugs safely. We talk about medication safety with a professor of pharmacy from Concordia University.

  • UW-Madisonā€™s Native American Center for Health Professions

    Fewer than one percent of all physicians are Native American. We hear how UW-Madisonā€™s Native American Center for Health Professions is working to mentor Native American medical students and improve the health and well-being of the stateā€™s Native communities.

    Medicine Talkers podcast

    Indian Health Service

Episode Credits

  • Larry Meiller Guest
  • Anne Graff LaDisa Guest
  • Dr. Bret Benally Thompson Guest
  • Lauren Cornelius Guest
  • Jill Nadeau Executive Producer
  • Clara Neupert Producer
  • Jeff Robbins Technical Director