About Dr. Valda Crowder
For more than 30 years, Dr. Valda Crowder has served as a board-certified emergency medicine physician, guiding patients and communities through some of the most critical moments in public health. Her experience spans four pandemics, COVID-19, HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, as well as frontline response during a mass shooting and a Category 5 hurricane.
With a rare blend of clinical expertise, public health insight, and business acumen, Dr. Crowder brings calm, credible, and practical perspective to today’s most urgent health questions. She also serves as the expert medical voice for the Office of the Attorney General of the U.S. Virgin Islands. On this podcast, Dr. Crowder helps listeners cut through confusion and make sense of health, medicine, and the issues that matter most.
Recent Episodes
Essential Advice on Heat Stroke and Summer Safety
Welcome back to What The Health Is Happening? With Dr. V. Today's conversation focused on the dangers of extreme summer heat, highlighting the record-breaking temperatures and widespread heat advisories affecting millions across the United States. One concept discussed was heat-related illness as a ...
Memory, Aging, and Dementia: Separating Myths, Facts, and Steps You Can Take
Are you worried about memory loss as you age, or are you caring for someone who's starting to show signs of cognitive decline? This episode of "What The Health Is Happening?" dives deep into what really happens to our brains as we grow older, from normal forgetfulness to more serious concerns like m...
Michael Jackson: Fame, Fatigue and Fatal Suggestion
Have you ever woken up after a medical procedure, feeling groggy and with no memory of what happened, wondering, "What exactly did they give me?" In this episode of "What the Health is Happening?" emergency physician Dr. Valda Crowder pull back the curtain on propofol, a sedative used every day in e...
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