Health Matters
Announcement – Health Matters Public Access TV Program
Charter Communications has changed the location of the WCCA TV Channel. It is now 194.
Health Matters can be viewed on Wednesdays at 12 noon & 7:30pm, Thursdays at 7:00pm and Fridays at 9:30am.
Click on the list below to view the shows online.
It also airs on SPAC TV33 in Shrewsbury, HOPTV-8 in Hopkinton and Holden, MA
Celebrating over 245 TV shows, Health Matters, produced in a ½ hour interview format, offers valuable information on disease prevention and treatment options.
View the latest shows online:
- RISE Worcester – March 11, 2025
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), or Liver Cancer – October 22, 2024
- Urine Trouble…What’s New in Urology? – September 25th, 2024
- Direct Primary Care Model – September 12th, 2024
- Screening and Early Care for Lung Disease – September 5th, 2024
- Surgical Oncology – September 4th, 2024
- Venous Diseases – April 23rd, 2024
- Impact of Firearm Violence in Worcester – March 28th, 2024
- WooDerm: A UMass-run free dermatology clinic in Worcester – March 15, 2024
- Social Media Challenges – October 10, 2023
- Safety Quest – October 10, 2023
- Scientific Integrity Part 1 – July 25, 2023
- Scientific Integrity Part 2 – July 25, 2023
- New Directions at the WDPH – June 27, 2023
- Updates with COVID-19 – May 23, 2023
- Breastfeeding Support in Worcester – April 25, 2023
- Ghost Guns – April 25, 2023
- Saving Lives – January 24, 2023
- Updates at UMass Chan Medical School – December 13, 2022
- Impact of Stigma in Public Health – October 25, 2022
- Robotic Surgery – September 13, 2022
- Tobacco: A Public Health Perspective – May 10, 2022
- Medical Robotics – April 26, 2022
- Gun Violence – April 12, 2022
- Prescription CPR – April 12, 2022
- Child Health Equity Center – March 22, 2022
- Life as a Medical Student During COVID – March 22, 2022
- Equity and Diversity in Health Care – March 8, 2022
- Addiction Medicine – February 22, 2022
- Lifestyle Medicine – January 25, 2022
- Section 12 – July 27, 2021
- COVID-19 Study – May 25, 2021
- Infertility and the Introduction of IVF Care to Worcester – April 27, 2021
- Mental Health in Pregnancy – March 23, 2021
- New Frontiers in Bladder Cancer – March 23, 2021
- Vaccine Response – March 9, 2021
- COVID-19 and Pregnancy – March 9, 2021
- The New Arms Race- Vaccination – February 23, 2021
- Skills to Sustain Caregiving – December 8, 2020
- Urinary Incontinence, You Don’t Have To Live With It – November 10, 2020
- COVID 19 Vaccine Trial – November 10, 2020
- School Reopening, DPH and DESE Protocols and Resources – October 15, 2020
- Health Care Proxy: You Must Choose, But Choose Wisely – September 22, 2020
- Saving lives in Massachusetts Is All In Our Hands – September 8, 2020
- Improving Inpatient Sleep Quality at UMMHC Campus – July 28, 2020
- Surviving COVID-19, A Medical Student’s Point of View – May 27th 2020
- Worcester Health Baby Collaborative – February 13th 2020
- 225th Anniversary of the Worcester District Medical Society – January 31st 2020
- An Update From UMass Medical School’s Chancellor – December 12th 2019
- 2019 Gun Buy Back Program – December 4th 2019
- Climate Change – the Public Heath Changes and How We Can Face Them – November 13th 2019
- Public Health Response to the Vaping Crisis – November 13th 2019
- Vaccines – October 29th 2019
- Vaping Prevention: Flavor Regulation with Menthol, Mint and Wintergreen – September 1st 2019
- Live Strong Program at the YMCA – August 30th 2019
- 225 Years of Medicine In Worcester – July 25th 2019
- Training the Primary Care Doctors of Tomorrow – July 24th 2019
- Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery: It’s all about Quality of Life – June 27th 2019
- Venous Thromboembolism / Deep Vein Thrombosis (VTE/DVT) – June 26th 2019
- Community-wide Health Fair – May 30th 2019
- Quit Smoking or Using Other Tobacco for the New Year – January 10th 2019
- Our Department of Public Health and what is happening in the City of Worcester – January 10th 2019
- 2018 Great American Smokeout – October 10th 2018
- Public Health Implications for Marijuana Deregulation – August 29th 2018
- The Good Fit Program – August 29th 2018
- Preventing Opioid Overdose – June 27th 2018
- Overuse of Antibiotics – June 1st 2018
- Call to Action – May 24th 2018
- Gun Buyback Program – December 16, 2017
- Emerging Infectious Disease – October 26, 2016
- Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations: Ending the Confusion – October 12, 2016
- Ballot Question 4: Legalization of Recreational Marijuana in MA – September 29, 2016
- Prostate Cancer – September 29, 2016
- Suicide Prevention – December 11, 2014
- Nasal Narcan – September 11, 2014
- Opioid Crisis on the Front Lines – One Physician’s Response
- Tobacco Updates: New Resources to Quit Smoking and Worcester Flavored Tobacco Survey
- The Importance of Oral Health
- Goods For Guns
- Art and Humanism in Medicine
- Perspectives on Heart – Related Matters
- Support Can Make All the Difference: Getting Help to Quit Smoking
- Colorectal Cancer Screening in Massachusetts – 80% by 2018
- Gardasil Vaccine – Dispelling The Fear With Facts
- The New Opioid Bill: Impact of the New Law and How the City and Medical Community is Complying
- Public Health Accreditation Bureau (PHAB) and Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)
- Child Protection Program
- International Overdose Awareness Day
- Summer Safety Tips for Parents
- Protecting Public Health: Community Water Fluoridation
- Pancreatitis
- New Community Health Assessment Process (CHA) and Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)
- Diabetes
- Busting the Myths and Establishing the Facts about Vaccinations and Autism
- UMass Medical School 2014 Overview
- Intimate Partner Violence
- Ebola
- Smoking Cessation
- Protecting Our Youth From Big Tobacco
- Current Trends in Tobacco and Proposed Tobacco Regulations
- Healthy Pregnancies Education and Outreach in the Ghanaian Community
- Organ Donations
- Worcester’s Response to Substance Abuse
- Research at UMass
- Great American Smoke Out
- Advanced Treatments for Arthritis and Psoriasis
- Affordable Care Act
- Facial Plastic Surgery
- Prescription Drug Take Back Day
- Flu Preparedness
- World No Tobacco Day
- Texting While Driving
- Media Literacy
- Great American Smoke Out
- How many licks does it take to get admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: The dangers of accidental exposure of Buprenorphine/Naloxone (suboxone) in children
- Worcester’s Healthiest City Strategic Plan
- Better Health Care For Our Patients
- No World Tobacco Day
- PERP
- Common Foot Problems
- Text4Baby
- Barbershop Health Outreach Program
- Addressing Health Care Disparities in Tobacco Treatment
- WooFood
- Community Immunity 2011
- Domestic Violence / Bystander Responsibility
- Emerging Tobacco Products – An Emerging Public Issue
- Tobacco – Still a Problem
- Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
- Goods for Guns – Part II
- Goods for Guns – Part I
- Community Immunity
- Opioid Coalition
- Treating Tobacco Dependence in Worcester
- Mammography & Breast Cancer
- Genetic Emphysema
- International Health
- Gun Safety Program
- Obesity
- Infant Mortality
- H1N1 & Seasonal Flu