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Join host Dr. Wayne Tuckson, a colorectal surgeon, as he interviews experts from around the state to discuss health topics important to Kentuckians.
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About the Host
A native of Washington, D.C., Dr. Wayne Tuckson is a retired colon and rectal surgeon based in Louisville. For more than 20 years, he has served as host for Kentucky Health, a weekly program on KET that explores important health issues affecting people across the Commonwealth. A graduate of Howard University School of Medicine, Tuckson is a past president of the Greater Louisville Medical Society and is a recipient of the Community Service Award from the Kentucky Medical Society, the Thomas J. Wallace Award for “Leadership in Promoting Health Awareness and Wellbeing for the Citizens of Jefferson County” given by the City of Louisville and the Lyman T. Johnson Distinguished Leadership Award given by the Louisville Central Community Centers.
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Climate Change: A Change in Our Health - S19 E19
Meteorologist Tawana Andrew talks about how climate change is affecting our health. A 2024 KET production.
- Wednesday March 20, 2024 11:00 am ET on KETKY
- Wednesday March 20, 2024 10:00 am CT on KETKY
- Friday March 22, 2024 1:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday March 22, 2024 12:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Sunday March 24, 2024 12:30 am ET on KETKY
- Saturday March 23, 2024 11:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Sunday March 24, 2024 7:00 am ET on KET2
- Sunday March 24, 2024 6:00 am CT on KET2
- Sunday March 24, 2024 9:00 am ET on KETKY
- Sunday March 24, 2024 8:00 am CT on KETKY
RSV, COVID and Influenza - S19 E20
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Mark Burns discusses Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), COVID-19 and influenza. A 2024 KET production.
- Sunday March 24, 2024 1:30 pm ET on KET
- Sunday March 24, 2024 12:30 pm CT on KET
- Sunday March 24, 2024 5:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Sunday March 24, 2024 4:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Monday March 25, 2024 2:00 pm ET on KET2
- Monday March 25, 2024 1:00 pm CT on KET2
- Wednesday March 27, 2024 11:00 am ET on KETKY
- Wednesday March 27, 2024 10:00 am CT on KETKY
- Friday March 29, 2024 1:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday March 29, 2024 12:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Sunday March 31, 2024 12:30 am ET on KETKY
- Saturday March 30, 2024 11:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Sunday March 31, 2024 7:00 am ET on KET2
- Sunday March 31, 2024 6:00 am CT on KET2
- Sunday March 31, 2024 9:00 am ET on KETKY
- Sunday March 31, 2024 8:00 am CT on KETKY
Controlling Stress - S19 E21
Clinical counselor Lauren Muir talks about ways to negate and control negative stressors. A 2024 KET production.
- Sunday March 31, 2024 1:30 pm ET on KET
- Sunday March 31, 2024 12:30 pm CT on KET
- Sunday March 31, 2024 5:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Sunday March 31, 2024 4:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Monday April 1, 2024 2:00 pm ET on KET2
- Monday April 1, 2024 1:00 pm CT on KET2
- Tuesday April 2, 2024 8:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Tuesday April 2, 2024 7:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Wednesday April 3, 2024 11:00 am ET on KETKY
- Wednesday April 3, 2024 10:00 am CT on KETKY
- Friday April 5, 2024 5:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday April 5, 2024 4:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Sunday April 7, 2024 12:30 am ET on KETKY
- Saturday April 6, 2024 11:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Sunday April 7, 2024 7:00 am ET on KET2
- Sunday April 7, 2024 6:00 am CT on KET2
- Sunday April 7, 2024 9:00 am ET on KETKY
- Sunday April 7, 2024 8:00 am CT on KETKY
Housing the Unhoused is Healthcare - S19 E22
Dr. Wayne Tuckson discusses housing as healthcare with Tom Walton, an Executive-in-Residence at the Health Management and System Sciences (HMSS) Dept. in UofL School of Public Health. A 2024 KET production.
- Sunday April 7, 2024 1:30 pm ET on KET
- Sunday April 7, 2024 12:30 pm CT on KET
- Sunday April 7, 2024 5:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Sunday April 7, 2024 4:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Monday April 8, 2024 2:00 pm ET on KET2
- Monday April 8, 2024 1:00 pm CT on KET2
- Tuesday April 9, 2024 8:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Tuesday April 9, 2024 7:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Wednesday April 10, 2024 11:00 am ET on KETKY
- Wednesday April 10, 2024 10:00 am CT on KETKY
- Friday April 12, 2024 5:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday April 12, 2024 4:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Sunday April 14, 2024 12:30 am ET on KETKY
- Saturday April 13, 2024 11:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Sunday April 14, 2024 7:00 am ET on KET2
- Sunday April 14, 2024 6:00 am CT on KET2
- Sunday April 14, 2024 9:00 am ET on KETKY
- Sunday April 14, 2024 8:00 am CT on KETKY
Two-Generation Pediatric Care - S19 E23
Pediatrician Dr. Charlotte Stites discusses "Two-Generation" approach to pediatric care. A 2024 KET production.
- Sunday April 14, 2024 1:30 pm ET on KET
- Sunday April 14, 2024 12:30 pm CT on KET
- Sunday April 14, 2024 5:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Sunday April 14, 2024 4:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Monday April 15, 2024 2:00 pm ET on KET2
- Monday April 15, 2024 1:00 pm CT on KET2
- Tuesday April 16, 2024 8:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Tuesday April 16, 2024 7:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Wednesday April 17, 2024 11:00 am ET on KETKY
- Wednesday April 17, 2024 10:00 am CT on KETKY
- Friday April 19, 2024 5:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday April 19, 2024 4:00 pm CT on KETKY
Recent
Climate Change: A Change in Our Health - S19 E19
- Monday March 18, 2024 2:00 pm ET on KET2
- Monday March 18, 2024 1:00 pm CT on KET2
- Sunday March 17, 2024 5:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Sunday March 17, 2024 4:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Sunday March 17, 2024 1:30 pm ET on KET
- Sunday March 17, 2024 12:30 pm CT on KET
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia - S19 E6
- Sunday March 17, 2024 9:00 am ET on KETKY
- Sunday March 17, 2024 8:00 am CT on KETKY
- Sunday March 17, 2024 7:00 am ET on KET2
- Sunday March 17, 2024 6:00 am CT on KET2
- Sunday March 17, 2024 12:30 am ET on KETKY
- Saturday March 16, 2024 11:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Wednesday March 13, 2024 11:12 am ET on KETKY
- Wednesday March 13, 2024 10:12 am CT on KETKY
- Monday March 11, 2024 2:00 pm ET on KET2
- Monday March 11, 2024 1:00 pm CT on KET2
- Monday March 11, 2024 5:30 am ET on KET2
- Monday March 11, 2024 4:30 am CT on KET2
- Sunday March 10, 2024 5:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Sunday March 10, 2024 4:30 pm CT on KETKY
Cannabis: The Hype, the Reality, and the Potential - S19 E5
- Sunday March 10, 2024 9:00 am ET on KETKY
- Sunday March 10, 2024 8:00 am CT on KETKY
- Sunday March 10, 2024 12:30 am ET on KETKY
- Saturday March 9, 2024 11:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Friday March 8, 2024 1:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday March 8, 2024 12:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Monday March 4, 2024 2:00 pm ET on KET2
- Monday March 4, 2024 1:00 pm CT on KET2
- Sunday March 3, 2024 5:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Sunday March 3, 2024 4:30 pm CT on KETKY
Markey Cancer Center: Changing Cancer Treatment in Kentucky and the World - S19 E18
- Sunday March 3, 2024 9:00 am ET on KETKY
- Sunday March 3, 2024 8:00 am CT on KETKY
- Sunday March 3, 2024 12:30 am ET on KETKY
- Saturday March 2, 2024 11:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Friday March 1, 2024 1:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday March 1, 2024 12:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Wednesday February 28, 2024 11:00 am ET on KETKY
- Wednesday February 28, 2024 10:00 am CT on KETKY
- Monday February 26, 2024 2:00 pm ET on KET2
- Monday February 26, 2024 1:00 pm CT on KET2
- Sunday February 25, 2024 5:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Sunday February 25, 2024 4:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Sunday February 25, 2024 1:30 pm ET on KET
- Sunday February 25, 2024 12:30 pm CT on KET
Sustainability: Government, Corporate, and Public Cooperation - S19 E17
- Sunday February 25, 2024 9:00 am ET on KETKY
- Sunday February 25, 2024 8:00 am CT on KETKY
- Sunday February 25, 2024 7:00 am ET on KET2
- Sunday February 25, 2024 6:00 am CT on KET2
- Sunday February 25, 2024 12:30 am ET on KETKY
- Saturday February 24, 2024 11:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Friday February 23, 2024 1:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday February 23, 2024 12:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Monday February 19, 2024 2:00 pm ET on KET2
- Monday February 19, 2024 1:00 pm CT on KET2
- Sunday February 18, 2024 5:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Sunday February 18, 2024 4:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Sunday February 18, 2024 1:30 pm ET on KET
- Sunday February 18, 2024 12:30 pm CT on KET
Federally Qualified Health Centers: More Than a Safety Net - S19 E16
- Sunday February 18, 2024 9:00 am ET on KETKY
- Sunday February 18, 2024 8:00 am CT on KETKY
- Sunday February 18, 2024 7:00 am ET on KET2
- Sunday February 18, 2024 6:00 am CT on KET2
- Sunday February 18, 2024 12:30 am ET on KETKY
- Saturday February 17, 2024 11:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Friday February 16, 2024 1:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday February 16, 2024 12:30 pm CT on KETKY