Tips for managing high cholesterol

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Dr. Irfan Hafiz, Chief Medical Officer of Northwestern Medicine’s Northwest region of hospitals, joins Bob Sirott to talk about how you should treat a cold versus a fever and how patients have more choices to manage high cholesterol. He also shares research about the rejection of a pig kidney in some transplant patients, a study that shows a possible link between ultra processed foods and precancerous tumors, and the benefits of selenium-rich foods.

https://serve.castfire.com/s:northwestern_medicine_KEiLn/audio/7816778/7816778_2025-11-17-131518.64kmono.mp3

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