Dr. Kristin Lyerly
Your Health On Porn (Hour 2)
On this week's Public Cervix Announcement:
- We answer a listener's question about frequent porn use and your health
- How often should you be pooping
- New Alzheimer's Drug
Then Paul Noonan gives us a sports update on the Women's World Cup, Brewers and Packers.
Border Battle Part Two: WI vs. MN (Hour 2)
On Wednesday, we featured reporters from Iowa and Michigan outlining significant differences in what their legislatures focused on this spring. In this week’s Hometown Health, Dr. Kristin Lyerly and a fellow obstetrician-gynecologist from Minnesota look at the significant differences between what Republicans refused to do in Madison and everything Democrats accomplished in St. Paul on behalf of families, safety, and public health.
Who’s Against Cancer Screenings? (Hour 1)
Right-wing judges and justices aren’t resting in their efforts to undo progress that’s been made for Americans in areas like health care. Wisconsin residents are in danger of losing a key benefit of the Affordable Care Act because a Texas judge has removed free access to essential preventative services like cancer screenings. Joe Zepecki helped the group Protect Our Care with an event Wednesday and gives us some background.
Iowa’s Sad Slide for Women (Hour 2)
In the middle of the night Tuesday, Iowa Republicans rushed through a near-total abortion ban. We’ll talk to an obstetrician-gynecologist there about the impact on her patients. Also, a family physician from the Kickapoo Valley tells us how everyone can play a direct role in making sure new pollution standards for power plants and vehicles are not weakened by industry lobbyists.
Study in Contrasts: Tom Tiffany & Gwen Moore (Hour 1)
Republican Congressmen Tom Tiffany used his time in a Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday to pepper the director of the FBI with a rehashing of conspiracy theories and excuses for the Jan. 6 insurrectionists. By contrast, Democratic US Rep. Gwen Moore has been helping constituents understand the benefits of Medicare finally being allowed to negotiate bulk pricing with Big Pharma.
Send That Law Back to 1849 (Hour 1)
A Dane County judge on Friday afternoon said it was her interpretation that a controversial 1849 law does not actually apply to elective abortions and is superseded by a 1985 abortion rights law. Dr. Kristin Lyerly is one of the intervenors in the case and gives us a progress report as the lawsuit challenging the ban takes a big step forward. Also, Cherita Booker has the most-clicked stories on the UpNorthNews social media sites.
Weekly Best of UpNorthNews Radio with Pat Kreitlow for Jul 8
During this short week, Pat catches us up on the new state budget signed by Governor Tony Evers with the help of Scot Ross. Afterward, Todd Allbaugh and Dr. Kristin Lyerly throw Pat a surprise birthday party with the help of his wife, Sharry!
Plant, Don’t Eat, Your Placenta (Hour 2)
On this week's Public Cervix Announcement with Dr. Kristin Lyerly, we discuss
- Serial's new podcast "Retrieval"
- a new dismal maternal mortality study
- how hot is "too hot" for survival
- and what Kristin should and should not to with her placenta
From Cradle to College: Conservative Non-Support (Hour 2)
From cradle to college, there are Wisconsin politicians eager to make life a bit worse. Scot Ross will take us through the fight to tame student loan debt and the recent setback by conservatives on the US Supreme Court. And postpartum doula Kristin Quinn reviews the benefits of extending women’s post-pregnancy health care through Medicaid and the latest setback by conservatives in the Wisconsin Legislature.
Parental Rights for Me, Not for Thee (Hour 2)
With a growing chorus of voices urging Gov. Tony Evers to veto the Republican’s version of a new state budget, we’ll review the ways Wisconsin taxpayers are already getting fleeced by having to send more money to voucher schools that are less transparent, free to discriminate, and offer at best a mixed bag of results.
