BUFFALO HEALTHY LIVING MAGAZINE AND WBBZ-TV PARTNER TO PRESENT “YOUR HOMETOWN HEALTH CONNECTION”

Featuring television shows that correspond to timely health topics and articles in the magazine helps reinforce information our readers are seeking and the resources that are available to them. All shows are on Wednesdays at 8 pm and Saturdays at noon. The half hour program is produced in studio with expert guests, health professionals, and everyday people.
Watch the show at WBBZ-TV Channel 5 on Verizon FiOS, Spectrum, and DISH and Channel 67 on DirecTV.

SHOW LISTINGS

Show 69. Noted vaccine scientist and professor at Baylor College Of Medicine, Dr. Peter Hotez joins Your Hometown Health Connection to discuss the crucial importance of discerning fact from fiction about vaccines and other medical procedures.
Show 68. Kim Piazza talks with Dr. Gregory White and Dr. Elizabeth Michaels about a visit to Pure Dental, for that forever smile.
Pure Dental
6599 Main St. Williamsville
716-528-6387
puredental.com
Show 67. Are you approaching 65 and have questions about Medicare coverage? Medicare Supplements, Medicare Avantage or Prescription Drug Plans? Ken Sciarrino from Essential Solutions USA will offer the answers to this and other questions, helping you sort out the Medicare Maze.
Show 66. More and more young people are struggling with mental health issues. Are they getting the support they need? Meet Melissa Walter and Erin Parr from Horizon Health Services and hear what Horizon Health is offering for young people.
Show 65. Meet Annette Pinder, publisher of Buffalo Healthy Living Magazine, and Mercedes Wilson of WKBW Studio 7 and Recipes For 7 Life. Both women share their stories of being diagnosed with breast cancer and why it’s important to get screened. Anette is later joined by medical expert Dr. David Crooks, breast surgeon and surgical oncologist with Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Show 64. Did you know the popular PBS show Reading Rainbow was produced here in Buffalo? Meet Tony Buttino Sr., Barbara Irwin, Ph.D. & Pam Johnson, Ph.D., the authors of “Creating Reading Rainbow: The Untold of a Beloved Children’s Series”.
Show 63. Robert Cannata and Mackenzie Gullo from Spectrum Health and Human Services discuss how they help people here in WNY.
Spectrum Health & Human Services
(716) 710-5172
www.shswny.org

Show 62. Matt Smith, Danielle Bateman & John Jones talk about the mental health of older adults and the resources letstalkstigma.org provides.
Show 61. Your Hometown Health Connection Show 61. Dr. Ephraim Atwal discusses the Light Adjustable Lens technology that can be used during cataract surgery.
Show 60. Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Sam Shatkin Jr. of Aesthetic Associates Centre and Medical Spa talks about the revolutionary procedures that are turning back the clock and making people more confident in themselves.