Vitals
Get the definitive answers to the health questions everyone is asking.
Vitals goes behind the headlines to get the definitive answers to the health questions everyone is asking.
Get the definitive answers to the health questions everyone is asking.
Vitals goes behind the headlines to get the definitive answers to the health questions everyone is asking.
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About the Hosts
Dr. Alok Patel is a pediatrician, journalist and on-air contributor for CNN, NBC, among others. He is a host of Parentalogic, a series produced by NOVA and PBS Digital Studios. Dr. Patel helps viewers cut through misinformation to better understand their own health. He received his medical training at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, completed his pediatric residency at the Seattle Children’s Hospital and is currently on faculty at the University of California San Francisco.
Sheena Williams, R.N., specializes in cardiac/telemetry. Williams joined the frontlines in the fight against COVID-19. After a night shift, she made a video encouraging others to stay home and to utilize all their health resources if feeling sick including Telehealth medicine. Within days, she had millions of views as the video started to be shared by celebrities like Ellen Pompeo and Viola Davis. Williams says, being on the frontline of COVID-19 has taught her strength, resilience and that she can do anything.
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