Archive for the ‘medicine’ Category
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Should refusing medical care for children be considered neglect?
May 14
Guests: Paul Offit and Shawn Peters Eight-month old Brandon Schaible died last month after his parents relied on prayer instead of medical care to treat their sick baby. The Schaibles, who live in Philadelphia and are members of [...]
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Governor Christie's weight-loss surgery
May 13
Guests: Matt Katz, Thomas Wadden, Margaret Bonafide New Jersey Governor Chris Christie revealed last week that he underwent gastric band surgery in February. The Governor explained his reasons for the secret weight loss surgery to the New York [...]
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Maria Bello on her acting and activism
May 10
Hour 2 Guest: Maria Bello Actor MARIA BELLO has won acclaim for her roles in the films The History of Violence and The Cooler. She’s appeared in many television shows including starring as Detective Jane Timoney in last [...]
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Anatomy of violence
May 6
Guest: Adrian Raine Why does someone commit a violent crime? Is it their genes, their environment or a combination of the two? Neurocriminologist ADRIAN RAINE has been studying the psychological origins of crime for 30 years and, through [...]
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Health care law update
May 2
Hour 1 Guests: David Grande, Robert Field The Affordable Care Act, what’s popularly known as Obamacare, is three years old but a recent poll shows that 42 percent of Americans don’t even know it is law. According to [...]
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What do you say to a sick friend?
April 30
Guest: Letty Cottin Pogrebin What do you say to a sick friend and why is it so difficult to come up with the words and actions that both adequately express our concern and at the same time offer [...]
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Continuing coverage of the bombings in Boston
April 17
Guests: John Chovanes, Ron Fournier and Heather Hurlburt As the details surrounding Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon unfold, we'll continue our coverage. We're joined in this hour of Radio Times by Cooper University Hospital trauma surgeon JOHN [...]
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Debating 'no smoker' hiring policies
April 5
Guests: Harald Schmidt, David Asch Smokers need not apply to the University of Pennsylvania Health System starting this July when a ban on hiring nicotine users will go into effect. Penn Health system says this policy is an [...]
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Forty years since Roe v. Wade
January 9
Forty years ago this month, the Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade, the historic case that made abortion legal in the United States. The Roe v. Wade decision held that a woman, with her doctor, could have [...]
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Marijuana politics in NJ, PA & the U.S.
January 3
Last month, JAY LASSITER of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, purchased the Garden State’s first legal medical marijuana from Greenleaf Compassion Center in Montclair, New Jersey. Battling HIV for two decades, the advocacy consultant and former BlueJersey.com blogger campaigned [...]
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A look at today's changing drug laws
January 1
[REBROADCAST] Recently Colorado and Washington voters passed ballot initiatives in support of the use of legal recreational marijuana. This is in addition to 18 states, including Washington, D.C., that have legalized medical marijuana on their books. The United [...]
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David Quammen on 'Spillover' of animal diseases into humans
December 28
[REBROADCAST] Avian flu. Ebola. SARS. AIDS. All of us have been exposed, at least in the media, to diseases that have migrated from animal hosts to humans, a phenomenon scientists call "spillover. That's also the name of acclaimed [...]
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Some good news in the childhood obesity battle
December 20
This year there’s some good news in the fight against childhood obesity – particularly for Philadelphia. Rates of childhood obesity have declined in Philadelphia along with a few other cities including New York, El Paso, and Anchorage. Though [...]
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Perspective on the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy
December 17
In an effort to provide thoughtful perspective on the tragic shootings that killed 20 children aged 6-7 and 6 educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, we’ll turn to three local professionals who study and work [...]
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The risks and rewards of older parenthood
December 13
Among the many changes in American families over the past few decades is the increasing number of parents who are having children later in life. While the average first time parent in the U.S. is in her twenties, [...]
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Contraception, sexual health and teens
December 11
The American Academy of Pediatrics came out with a recommendation recently to increase teen access to emergency contraception. In a new policy report, the organization advised pediatricians to not only openly discuss contraception with their female patients but [...]
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Genetic testing and medicine
December 4
Doctors are increasingly turning to genetic testing to track down diseases, uncover a patient’s risk and better target treatments. Every cell in our body contains our complete DNA and from a swab of saliva or a little blood, [...]
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Navigating the cracks in the health care system
December 3
BETH ANN SWAN is dean and professor at the Jefferson School of Nursing at Thomas Jefferson University. With 30 years working as a nurse clinician, researcher, educator and administrator, it would seem likely that she would be more [...]
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Our sense of hearing and how it shaped the mind
November 21
Sound is everywhere in this world – you can’t escape it. Our ears process millions of noises all day long –laughter, car horns, music, bird calls, computer keyboard clicks, the wind. Sound and the way we hear it [...]
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A look at today's changing drug laws
November 16
Last week Colorado and Washington voters passed ballot initiatives in support of the use of legal recreational marijuana. This is in addition to 18 states, including Washington, D.C., that have legalized medical marijuana on their books. The United [...]
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Dreamland: David Randall on the science of sleep
November 2
Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] When journalist DAVID RANDALL woke up in his hallway screaming in pain after sleepwalking into a wall, he decided it was time to get some answers to his years of troubled sleep. But what Randall [...]
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The option of palliative care
November 1
Hour 2 Many patients with serious illness and their families struggle with making end-of life decisions. Is there etiquette for discussing the ethics of breaking bad news to family members? What are the ethical guidelines doctors must consider [...]
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David Quammen on 'Spillover' of animal diseases into humans
October 16
Hour 1 Avian flu. Ebola. SARS. AIDS. All of us have been exposed, at least in the media, to diseases that have migrated from animal hosts to humans, a phenomenon scientists call "spillover. That's also the name of [...]
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Hair and who we are
October 8
Hour 2 Our hair says a lot about who we are. That’s why losing it can be so traumatic. But for balding men, a new study may offer some hope. It turns out that a completely shorn head [...]
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Amanda Bennett ponders 'The Cost of Hope'
August 29
Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] “Doing nothing is not something I do well,” says our guest, AMANDA BENNETT, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and executive editor of projects and investigations at Bloomberg, in her new book, “The Cost of Hope: The Story [...]
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Rabies: The story of a diabolical virus
August 21
Hour 2 For most of us, the only time we think about rabies is when we take our dog or cat to the vets for vaccinations. But while rabies rarely kills people in Western countries, globally some 55,000 [...]
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Dreamland: David Randall on the science of sleep
August 17
Hour 1 When journalist DAVID RANDALL woke up in his hallway screaming in pain after sleepwalking into a wall, he decided it was time to get some answers to his years of troubled sleep. But what Randall found [...]
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How the recession is affecting children's health
August 3
Hour 1 Often lost in the staggering and numbing statistics about U.S. households suffering these hard times is specifically how children in those households are affected by threats like unemployment, hunger, foreclosure and poverty. On today’s Radio Times, [...]
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Update on the battle against AIDS
July 20
Hour 1 The International AIDS Conference starts this weekend in Washington D.C. and there is some good news to celebrate. Last year, 8 million people in poor countries received life-saving AIDS medications and infection rates among children continued [...]
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The Abington Memorial Hospital and Holy Redeemer plan to partner
July 18
Hour 2 Abington Memorial Hospital and its neighbor the Holy Redeemer Health System recently signed a letter of intent to create a new regional health care system. Over the years, Abington has earned a reputation for its stellar [...]
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Health care — what happens next?
July 17
Hour 1 While the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is settled law, questions still remain about how and whether the law will work to improve access to health care, ensure its quality, and reduce its costs. [...]
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Reaction to the Supreme Court health care ruling
June 29
Hour 1 In a 5 to 4 decision issued yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld most of President Obama’s healthcare law, including the controversial individual mandate that requires people to buy insurance or pay a penalty. President Obama [...]
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An athlete, an author & 'The Road Back' from tragedy
June 22
Hour 1 Pulitzer Prize-winning author MICHAEL VITEZ's new book, "The Road Back: A Journey of Grace and Grit," tells the story of MATT MILLER, a member of the University of Virginia triathlon club who suffered a near-fatal accident, [...]
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Amanda Bennett ponders 'The Cost of Hope'
June 14
Hour 2 “Doing nothing is not something I do well,” says our guest, AMANDA BENNETT, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and executive editor of projects and investigations at Bloomberg, in her new book, “The Cost of Hope: The Story of [...]
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Weighing the new prostate cancer screening recommendations
June 8
Hour 1 Millions of men over the age of 50 get screened for prostate cancer with a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in American men and for years, [...]
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How a bond between brothers led to 'Dr. Death'
April 26
Hour 2 March 18, 1997 began like any normal day in the working class suburb of Warminster in southeastern Pennsylvania. But JIMMY MILEY didn’t take his older brother Buddy to the scheduled eye doctor appointment. Instead, Jimmy and [...]
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Medical specialists warn of overtesting
April 12
Hour 1 Nine physician specialty societies are banning together with leading consumer groups to draw attention to the over-use of certain medical tests and procedures. The “Choosing Wisely” initiative, launched by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation [...]
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Cutting-edge science & challenges of premature babies
April 5
Hour 2 The science and stories of premature babies, viable ever-earlier thanks to advances in medicine and technology but with medical challenges testing the limits of neonatology. Dr. ADAM WOLFBERG knows about these challenges intimately – he’s the [...]
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Delaware Valley's response to the rising rates of autism
April 4
Hour 1 A new estimate the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests the rates for autism in American children is rising ever faster. Now, about one in 88 children in the United States has autism or a [...]
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Pennsylvania's public welfare on the chopping block
April 2
Hour 1 Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett has proposed $629 million in cuts to the Department of Public Welfare's budget, including $319 million in General Assistance ($150 M for cash; $169 M for health care); $168 million to human [...]
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Mapping the Mind: Sebastian Seung on the Connectome
March 30
Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] Many people think that our genes tell the story of who we are. But a group of researchers believe that the wiring in our brain may be even more revealing and they’ve set out to [...]
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Supreme Court considers Affordable Care Act
March 28
Hour 1 As the arguments come to a close in Department of Health and Human Services v. Florida, the challenge to President Barack Obama’s health care reform being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, we pick the brains [...]
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Does your doctor always tell the truth?
March 14
Hour 2 How well do you trust your doctor? In a recent survey, a number of physicians admitted to bending the truth and even lying to patients, whether it’s presenting a prognosis more optimistically, hiding a medical mistake [...]
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Reproductive health under fire: The battles over contraception coverage & abortion
March 5
Hour 1 Battles over the birth control and abortion are erupting all over the country and dominating headlines this campaign season. Last week Senate Democrats narrowly defeated a Republican-led challenge to President Obama’s contraception coverage policy, which requires [...]
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Is Sugar Toxic?
March 1
Hour 2 Should sugar be regulated like tobacco and alcohol? Obesity researcher ROBERT LUSTIG thinks so because it’s a toxic substance. Lustig researches the health effects of sugar and believes that our sweet habit plays a leading role [...]
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Contraception, the Catholic Church, the President and Politics
February 9
Hour 1 The Obama administration announced last month that it would require religious hospitals, colleges and other institutions, like those affiliated with the Catholic Church, to provide health care coverage for contraception. The decision has ignited a passionate [...]
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Mapping the Mind: Sebastian Seung on the Connectome
February 9
Hour 2 Many people think that our genes tell the story of who we are. But a group of researchers believe that the wiring in our brain may be even more revealing and they’ve set out to make [...]
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Issues around bans on hiring smokers
January 25
Hour 2 Pennsylvania's Geisinger Health System recently announced that starting in February it would no longer hire smokers and will screen for nicotine use among new employees. Pennsylvania is one of 20 states that allow bans on hiring [...]
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Ezekiel Emanuel on the Health Care Law and Health Care Costs
January 18
Hour 1 [REBROADCAST] This March the Supreme Court will review the constitutional challenge to the 2010 health care bill over the provision that requires most Americans to buy health care coverage. EZEKIEL EMANUEL worked on the Patient Protection [...]
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Susan Morse's "The Habit"
January 16
Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] Philadelphia writer SUSAN MORSE has been taking care of her mother, on many levels, since she was a child. This role has changed over the years as “Ma,” a former portrait artist who has just [...]
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David Eagleman: The Secret Lives of the Brain
January 13
Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] We like to think we’re in charge of ourselves but neuroscientist DAVID EAGLEMAN says that have a lot less self-control than we think. In his fascinating book "INCOGNITO: The Secret Lives of the Brain," Eagleman [...]
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Pennsylvania's New Abortion Clinic Bill
December 19
Hour 1 Pennsylvania's state Senate passed legislation last week that places new restrictions on abortion clinics. The bill is largely in reaction to the horrific case of Kermit Gosnell, who ran an abortion clinic in West Philadelphia and [...]
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Susan Morse's "The Habit"
December 16
Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] Philadelphia writer SUSAN MORSE has been taking care of her mother, on many levels, since she was a child. This role has changed over the years as “Ma,” a former portrait artist who has just [...]
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The controversial decision on Plan B
December 13
Hour 1 Last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overruled a recommendation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that would have allowed the emergency contraceptive Plan B One-Step to be sold over-the-counter, including to girls [...]
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The Body Politic: The Battle Over Science in America
December 9
Hour 1 [REBROADCAST] “Just as the twentieth century was the age of physics, the twenty-first is the age of biology,” says our guest, visiting University of Pennsylvania bioethics professor, JONATHAN MORENO. The editor of Center for American Progress’ [...]
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Doctors under fire amid 'Arab Spring' revolutions
November 29
Hour 1 As the revolutions collectively known as “the Arab Spring” have rocked the Middle East and North Africa, medical professionals have often been caught in the crossfire. Dictators like Bashar Al-Assad in Syria and the late Moammar [...]
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Aging in Place
November 22
Hour 2 While retirement communities may appeal to some people, in surveys most Americans say they want to grow old in their homes. The “aging in place” movement, as it’s been called, works to enable people to stay [...]
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Ezekiel Emanuel on the Health Care Law and Health Care Costs
November 21
Hour 1 Last week the Supreme Court agreed to review the constitutional challenge to the 2010 health care bill over the provision that requires most Americans to buy health care coverage. EZEKIEL EMANUEL worked on the Patient Protection [...]
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Merging the Princetons; Reviving the American Dream & SCOTUS Takes on Health Care
November 16
Hour 2 Last week, voters in Princeton Township and Princeton Borough voted to merge into one entity called Princeton. This was the fourth time in 50 years that a consolidation plan was taken to the voters. KRYSTAL KNAPP [...]
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What we can learn about child sexual abuse from the Penn State case
November 15
Hour 1 As shocking and disturbing as the allegations against former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky are, some of the facts of the case come as no surprise to experts in the field of child sexual abuse. As [...]
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The use of chimpanzees in research
October 18
Hour 2 The United States is only one of two countries still using chimpanzees in biomedical research. There are over a 1000 chimpanzees kept in laboratories in the United States. Now a bill in Congress, the Great Ape [...]
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Your Medical Mind
September 27
Hour One Do you know when you’re making a medical choice? And is it the right choice? JEROME GROOPMAN, MD and PAMELA HARTZBAND, MD come in to discuss how the sick make their way though the confusing path [...]
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The Body Politic: The Battle Over Science in America
September 27
Hour Two “Just as the twentieth century was the age of physics, the twenty-first is the age of biology,” says our guest, visiting University of Pennsylvania bioethics professor, JONATHAN MORENO. The editor of Center for American Progress’ online [...]
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Parenting Teens
September 8
Hour 2 The teenage years aren’t easy for anyone – not for kids or parents. Teens face dating, driving, social networks, school and peer pressure, and they increasingly long for independence. Many parents though are conflicted out their [...]
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David Eagleman: The Secret Lives of the Brain
August 11
Hour 2 We like to think we’re in charge of ourselves but neuroscientist DAVID EAGLEMAN says that have a lot less self-control than we think. In his fascinating new book INCOGNITO: The Secret Lives of the Brain, Eagleman [...]
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Why Sitting is Harmful to Your Health: The Science of Inactivity
August 5
Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] Millions of American workers spend most of their day inactive. We may spend eight hours sitting at a desk in front of a computer. All this sitting turns out to be deadly. Researchers in the [...]
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Free Birth Control? Covering Prevention Services for Women
August 1
Hour 1 An expert panel for the Institute of Medicine recently released recommendations for improving women’s health. The Institute identified eight preventive services that could improve women’s lives and that health insurance plans should cover, including contraception, at [...]
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A Check-up on Big Pharma
July 27
Hour 1 In the next few years, dozens of the world’s top-selling drugs will go off patent, drugs like Lipitor and Plavix, which millions of people take daily. Generic versions of these popular medications will finally be available [...]
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Are Childhood Food Allergies on the Rise?
July 13
Hour 1 A recent study in the Journal Pediatrics found that food allergies among children are more widespread than previously thought. According to the report, almost six million children have allergic reactions to peanuts, milk, shellfish or other [...]
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A nip, a tuck & our quest to look perfect
June 29
Hour 2 Saggy eyelids and too many wrinkles got you down? To fix it, all you need is a little courage, some faith and enough money. Cosmetic surgery and non-surgical procedures to improve appearance have, for more and [...]
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How Technology is Changing the Role of the Doctor
June 28
Hour 2 Does your doctor use a computer at your appointment? Or maybe a smart phone? Technology has always been an important part of medicine, giving doctors better tools to detect, treat and mend their patients but today’s [...]
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The Effects of Violence on Kids
June 27
Hour 2 It’s no surprise that soldiers fighting in war zones develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from the fighting and the bloodshed. But far more children suffer from PTSD from the violence they witness or experience at home or [...]
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The Curious Collection of Swallowed Objects
June 24
Hour 2 [Rebroadcast] Philadelphia is home to the Mutter Museum, a medical museum famous for its anatomical specimens and medical oddities. One of the most interesting collections is in a set of drawers that contain nearly 2,000 objects [...]
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Revisiting the War on Drugs
June 20
Hour 1 It’s been 40 years since President Nixon declared a war on drugs. Now, four decades later, two reports conclude that the war has been a failure. The Global Commission on Drug Policy, which is made up [...]
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Why Sitting is Harmful to Your Health: The Science of Inactivity
June 14
Hour 2 Millions of American workers spend most of their day inactive. We may spend eight hours sitting at a desk in front of a computer. All this sitting turns out to be deadly. Researchers in the growing [...]
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Living a Long, Healthy Life
June 10
Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] How does one live a long and healthy life? Does being married ensure your long-term health? Is a happy-go-lucky type person going to thrive into their twilight years? Conventional patterns of life choices will surprise [...]
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A reality check on the future of Medicare
June 6
In a somewhat contentious meeting at the White House on Wednesday, the President and Republican members of Congress agreed to disagree on the best way to reform Medicare. The Republicans have accused the President of mischaracterizing their proposal [...]
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Ina May Gaskin, America's leading midwife
May 31
Hour 2 INA MAY GASKIN has often been called “America’s leading midwife.” She has practiced for nearly 40 years at The Farm Midwifery Center in Summertown, Tennessee, attending well over 1,200 births, and she’s the only midwife who’s [...]
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Teen Driving and Safety
May 10
Hour 2 Do you remember learning to drive as a teenager? Have you recently taught one of your kids the rules of the road? Teens behind the wheel unnerve a lot of us and for good reason. Teens [...]
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Hospital-Acquired Infections
April 28
Hour 1 Most of us go to hospitals when we’re sick and expect to be healed, cured and mended but we don’t expect that the hospitals will make us sicker. Every year 100,000 patients die of hospital-acquired infections. [...]
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What we know about Alzheimer's disease
April 25
Hour 2 Over 5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's and as the baby-boomer generation ages those numbers will increase with one in eight of them expected to be diagnosed with the disease. As a result, more and more [...]
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Sleep and the Night Shift
April 20
Hour 1 Recent news of air-traffic controllers falling asleep on the job got us thinking about the challenges of working the night shift. The Federal Aviation Administration announced that it will give workers an additional hour between shifts [...]
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Where do our healthcare dollars go?
April 19
Hour 1 By now everyone knows that the United States spends more on healthcare than any other developed country in the world. France comes in second but spends almost 40 percent less than we do. Roughly 18 percent [...]
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Living a Long, Healthy Life
April 14
Hour 2 How does one live a long and healthy life? Does being married ensure your long-term health? Is a happy-go-lucky type person going to thrive into their twilight years? Conventional patterns of life choices will surprise some [...]
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STDs and HIV among Philadelphia's Teens
April 12
Hour 1 Rates of STDs and HIV infections have increased dramatically among Philadelphia’s teens and young adults. Risk of Chlamydia among 10-14-year-olds is five times the national average. New HIV infections are up 40% over the past three [...]
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Anna Deavere Smith lets it down easy
March 24
Hour 2 Actress, playwright and author ANNA DEAVERE SMITH comes in to the Radio Times studio to discuss her one-woman show, “Let Me Down Easy” which explores the failing American healthcare system, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and [...]
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The Curious Collection of Swallowed Objects
March 23
Hour 2 Philadelphia is home to the Mutter Museum, a medical museum famous for its anatomical specimens and medical oddities. One of the most interesting collections is in a set of drawers that contain nearly 2,000 objects that [...]
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Emotional and mental health as we age
March 4
Hour 2 MARC AGRONIN is a geriatric psychiatrist in Miami, where his average patient is 90 years old. Based on his experiences working with older people, he challenges the conventional wisdom that as we age, we are less [...]
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Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, Gaza gynecologist, grieving father
March 3
Hour 2 Dr. IZZELDIN ABUELAISH lost three of his daughters and his niece to a shell launched at his apartment in Gaza by Israeli Defense Forces in January 2009, while another daughter was critically injured. Moments later, Israeli [...]
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The history of and hysteria around vaccines
March 1
Hour 1 PAUL A. OFFIT, MD, has a new book titled Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All. SETH MNOOKIN’s new book is The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear. Offit’s perspective [...]
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Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health
February 15
Hour 2 Can going to the doctor make you sick? Twenty-five years of practice and research from doctors at the Dartmouth School of Medicine show preventative treatments for cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and sometimes cancer can lead to a [...]
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Challenges to the Health Care Law
February 4
Hour 1 Democrats in the Senate defeated the Republican-led effort to repeal the entire Affordable Care Act on Wednesday. But earlier this week, a federal judge in Florida ruled that the law was unconstitutional because of the individual [...]
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Controlling health care costs among Camden's 'super-users'
February 4
Hour 2 An interesting experiment in the delivery of health care is taking place in Camden, where a team of health care providers is working with chronically-ill patients who are frequent users of hospitals and their emergency rooms. [...]
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Haiti: A Year After the Earthquake
January 24
Hour 1 Just over a year ago a devastating earthquake rocked the Caribbean island of Haiti, killing more than 250,000 people and leaving its capital, Port-au-Prince, in rubble. An unresolved election in late 2010 leaves the country’s political [...]
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Emerging Treatments in Depression
January 21
Hour 2 Depression can be a debilitating but treatable disease. The winter’s dark months may be the toughest time of year for some, bringing on Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), which counts sadness, hopelessness, guilt and low energy among [...]
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Inside A.A. with writer Clancy Martin
January 3
Hour 2 Philosophy professor and writer CLANCY MARTIN credits Alcoholics Anonymous with saving his life. In The drunk's club: A.A., the cult that cures, his cover story in the January issue of Harper's Magazine, Martin tells his own [...]
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Struggling to Speak: Understanding Stuttering
December 31
Hour 1 [REBROADCAST] The new movie The King’s Speech is about King George Vl and his struggles to overcome his stammer at the onset of WWll. It follows the King, played by Colin Firth, and his relationship with [...]
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Struggling to Speak: Understanding Stuttering
December 20
Hour 2 The new movie The King’s Speech is about King George Vl and his struggles to overcome his stammer at the onset of WWll. It follows the King, played by Colin Firth, and his relationship with unconventional [...]
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Philadelphia Clergy's HIV Prevention Campaign
November 18
Hour 1 Philadelphia’s black clergy are urging their congregants to get tested for HIV. Over 100 churches and mosques are participating in an HIV prevention campaign. Some are even offering HIV testing on site. Philadelphia has one of [...]
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Two Combat Surgeons Talk about War
November 11
Hour 1 In honor of Veterans Day, Marty talks with two surgeons who served in war. Dr. JAMES FINNEGAN was a combat surgeon during the Vietnam War. He commanded a surgical team which treated 2,500 marines during the [...]
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Should refusing medical care for children be considered neglect?
May 14
Guests: Paul Offit and Shawn Peters Eight-month old Brandon Schaible died last month after his parents relied on prayer instead of medical care to treat their sick baby. The Schaibles, who live in Philadelphia and are members of [...] -
Governor Christie's weight-loss surgery
May 13
Guests: Matt Katz, Thomas Wadden, Margaret Bonafide New Jersey Governor Chris Christie revealed last week that he underwent gastric band surgery in February. The Governor explained his reasons for the secret weight loss surgery to the New York [...] -
Maria Bello on her acting and activism
May 10
Hour 2 Guest: Maria Bello Actor MARIA BELLO has won acclaim for her roles in the films The History of Violence and The Cooler. She’s appeared in many television shows including starring as Detective Jane Timoney in last [...] -
Anatomy of violence
May 6
Guest: Adrian Raine Why does someone commit a violent crime? Is it their genes, their environment or a combination of the two? Neurocriminologist ADRIAN RAINE has been studying the psychological origins of crime for 30 years and, through [...] -
Health care law update
May 2
Hour 1 Guests: David Grande, Robert Field The Affordable Care Act, what’s popularly known as Obamacare, is three years old but a recent poll shows that 42 percent of Americans don’t even know it is law. According to [...] -
What do you say to a sick friend?
April 30
Guest: Letty Cottin Pogrebin What do you say to a sick friend and why is it so difficult to come up with the words and actions that both adequately express our concern and at the same time offer [...] -
Continuing coverage of the bombings in Boston
April 17
Guests: John Chovanes, Ron Fournier and Heather Hurlburt As the details surrounding Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon unfold, we'll continue our coverage. We're joined in this hour of Radio Times by Cooper University Hospital trauma surgeon JOHN [...] -
Debating 'no smoker' hiring policies
April 5
Guests: Harald Schmidt, David Asch Smokers need not apply to the University of Pennsylvania Health System starting this July when a ban on hiring nicotine users will go into effect. Penn Health system says this policy is an [...] -
Forty years since Roe v. Wade
January 9
Forty years ago this month, the Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade, the historic case that made abortion legal in the United States. The Roe v. Wade decision held that a woman, with her doctor, could have [...] -
Marijuana politics in NJ, PA & the U.S.
January 3
Last month, JAY LASSITER of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, purchased the Garden State’s first legal medical marijuana from Greenleaf Compassion Center in Montclair, New Jersey. Battling HIV for two decades, the advocacy consultant and former BlueJersey.com blogger campaigned [...] -
A look at today's changing drug laws
January 1
[REBROADCAST] Recently Colorado and Washington voters passed ballot initiatives in support of the use of legal recreational marijuana. This is in addition to 18 states, including Washington, D.C., that have legalized medical marijuana on their books. The United [...] -
David Quammen on 'Spillover' of animal diseases into humans
December 28
[REBROADCAST] Avian flu. Ebola. SARS. AIDS. All of us have been exposed, at least in the media, to diseases that have migrated from animal hosts to humans, a phenomenon scientists call "spillover. That's also the name of acclaimed [...] -
Some good news in the childhood obesity battle
December 20
This year there’s some good news in the fight against childhood obesity – particularly for Philadelphia. Rates of childhood obesity have declined in Philadelphia along with a few other cities including New York, El Paso, and Anchorage. Though [...] -
Perspective on the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy
December 17
In an effort to provide thoughtful perspective on the tragic shootings that killed 20 children aged 6-7 and 6 educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, we’ll turn to three local professionals who study and work [...] -
The risks and rewards of older parenthood
December 13
Among the many changes in American families over the past few decades is the increasing number of parents who are having children later in life. While the average first time parent in the U.S. is in her twenties, [...] -
Contraception, sexual health and teens
December 11
The American Academy of Pediatrics came out with a recommendation recently to increase teen access to emergency contraception. In a new policy report, the organization advised pediatricians to not only openly discuss contraception with their female patients but [...] -
Genetic testing and medicine
December 4
Doctors are increasingly turning to genetic testing to track down diseases, uncover a patient’s risk and better target treatments. Every cell in our body contains our complete DNA and from a swab of saliva or a little blood, [...] -
Navigating the cracks in the health care system
December 3
BETH ANN SWAN is dean and professor at the Jefferson School of Nursing at Thomas Jefferson University. With 30 years working as a nurse clinician, researcher, educator and administrator, it would seem likely that she would be more [...] -
Our sense of hearing and how it shaped the mind
November 21
Sound is everywhere in this world – you can’t escape it. Our ears process millions of noises all day long –laughter, car horns, music, bird calls, computer keyboard clicks, the wind. Sound and the way we hear it [...] -
A look at today's changing drug laws
November 16
Last week Colorado and Washington voters passed ballot initiatives in support of the use of legal recreational marijuana. This is in addition to 18 states, including Washington, D.C., that have legalized medical marijuana on their books. The United [...] -
Dreamland: David Randall on the science of sleep
November 2
Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] When journalist DAVID RANDALL woke up in his hallway screaming in pain after sleepwalking into a wall, he decided it was time to get some answers to his years of troubled sleep. But what Randall [...] -
The option of palliative care
November 1
Hour 2 Many patients with serious illness and their families struggle with making end-of life decisions. Is there etiquette for discussing the ethics of breaking bad news to family members? What are the ethical guidelines doctors must consider [...] -
David Quammen on 'Spillover' of animal diseases into humans
October 16
Hour 1 Avian flu. Ebola. SARS. AIDS. All of us have been exposed, at least in the media, to diseases that have migrated from animal hosts to humans, a phenomenon scientists call "spillover. That's also the name of [...] -
Hair and who we are
October 8
Hour 2 Our hair says a lot about who we are. That’s why losing it can be so traumatic. But for balding men, a new study may offer some hope. It turns out that a completely shorn head [...] -
Amanda Bennett ponders 'The Cost of Hope'
August 29
Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] “Doing nothing is not something I do well,” says our guest, AMANDA BENNETT, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and executive editor of projects and investigations at Bloomberg, in her new book, “The Cost of Hope: The Story [...] -
Rabies: The story of a diabolical virus August 21
Hour 2 For most of us, the only time we think about rabies is when we take our dog or cat to the vets for vaccinations. But while rabies rarely kills people in Western countries, globally some 55,000 [...] -
Dreamland: David Randall on the science of sleep August 17
Hour 1 When journalist DAVID RANDALL woke up in his hallway screaming in pain after sleepwalking into a wall, he decided it was time to get some answers to his years of troubled sleep. But what Randall found [...] -
How the recession is affecting children's health August 3
Hour 1 Often lost in the staggering and numbing statistics about U.S. households suffering these hard times is specifically how children in those households are affected by threats like unemployment, hunger, foreclosure and poverty. On today’s Radio Times, [...] -
Update on the battle against AIDS July 20
Hour 1 The International AIDS Conference starts this weekend in Washington D.C. and there is some good news to celebrate. Last year, 8 million people in poor countries received life-saving AIDS medications and infection rates among children continued [...] -
The Abington Memorial Hospital and Holy Redeemer plan to partner July 18
Hour 2 Abington Memorial Hospital and its neighbor the Holy Redeemer Health System recently signed a letter of intent to create a new regional health care system. Over the years, Abington has earned a reputation for its stellar [...] -
Health care — what happens next? July 17
Hour 1 While the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is settled law, questions still remain about how and whether the law will work to improve access to health care, ensure its quality, and reduce its costs. [...] -
Reaction to the Supreme Court health care ruling June 29
Hour 1 In a 5 to 4 decision issued yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld most of President Obama’s healthcare law, including the controversial individual mandate that requires people to buy insurance or pay a penalty. President Obama [...] -
An athlete, an author & 'The Road Back' from tragedy June 22
Hour 1 Pulitzer Prize-winning author MICHAEL VITEZ's new book, "The Road Back: A Journey of Grace and Grit," tells the story of MATT MILLER, a member of the University of Virginia triathlon club who suffered a near-fatal accident, [...] -
Amanda Bennett ponders 'The Cost of Hope' June 14
Hour 2 “Doing nothing is not something I do well,” says our guest, AMANDA BENNETT, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and executive editor of projects and investigations at Bloomberg, in her new book, “The Cost of Hope: The Story of [...] -
Weighing the new prostate cancer screening recommendations June 8
Hour 1 Millions of men over the age of 50 get screened for prostate cancer with a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in American men and for years, [...] -
How a bond between brothers led to 'Dr. Death' April 26
Hour 2 March 18, 1997 began like any normal day in the working class suburb of Warminster in southeastern Pennsylvania. But JIMMY MILEY didn’t take his older brother Buddy to the scheduled eye doctor appointment. Instead, Jimmy and [...] -
Medical specialists warn of overtesting April 12
Hour 1 Nine physician specialty societies are banning together with leading consumer groups to draw attention to the over-use of certain medical tests and procedures. The “Choosing Wisely” initiative, launched by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation [...] -
Cutting-edge science & challenges of premature babies April 5
Hour 2 The science and stories of premature babies, viable ever-earlier thanks to advances in medicine and technology but with medical challenges testing the limits of neonatology. Dr. ADAM WOLFBERG knows about these challenges intimately – he’s the [...] -
Delaware Valley's response to the rising rates of autism April 4
Hour 1 A new estimate the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests the rates for autism in American children is rising ever faster. Now, about one in 88 children in the United States has autism or a [...] -
Pennsylvania's public welfare on the chopping block April 2
Hour 1 Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett has proposed $629 million in cuts to the Department of Public Welfare's budget, including $319 million in General Assistance ($150 M for cash; $169 M for health care); $168 million to human [...] -
Mapping the Mind: Sebastian Seung on the Connectome March 30
Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] Many people think that our genes tell the story of who we are. But a group of researchers believe that the wiring in our brain may be even more revealing and they’ve set out to [...] -
Supreme Court considers Affordable Care Act March 28
Hour 1 As the arguments come to a close in Department of Health and Human Services v. Florida, the challenge to President Barack Obama’s health care reform being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, we pick the brains [...] -
Does your doctor always tell the truth? March 14
Hour 2 How well do you trust your doctor? In a recent survey, a number of physicians admitted to bending the truth and even lying to patients, whether it’s presenting a prognosis more optimistically, hiding a medical mistake [...] -
Reproductive health under fire: The battles over contraception coverage & abortion March 5
Hour 1 Battles over the birth control and abortion are erupting all over the country and dominating headlines this campaign season. Last week Senate Democrats narrowly defeated a Republican-led challenge to President Obama’s contraception coverage policy, which requires [...] -
Is Sugar Toxic? March 1
Hour 2 Should sugar be regulated like tobacco and alcohol? Obesity researcher ROBERT LUSTIG thinks so because it’s a toxic substance. Lustig researches the health effects of sugar and believes that our sweet habit plays a leading role [...] -
Contraception, the Catholic Church, the President and Politics February 9
Hour 1 The Obama administration announced last month that it would require religious hospitals, colleges and other institutions, like those affiliated with the Catholic Church, to provide health care coverage for contraception. The decision has ignited a passionate [...] -
Mapping the Mind: Sebastian Seung on the Connectome February 9
Hour 2 Many people think that our genes tell the story of who we are. But a group of researchers believe that the wiring in our brain may be even more revealing and they’ve set out to make [...] -
Issues around bans on hiring smokers January 25
Hour 2 Pennsylvania's Geisinger Health System recently announced that starting in February it would no longer hire smokers and will screen for nicotine use among new employees. Pennsylvania is one of 20 states that allow bans on hiring [...] -
Ezekiel Emanuel on the Health Care Law and Health Care Costs January 18
Hour 1 [REBROADCAST] This March the Supreme Court will review the constitutional challenge to the 2010 health care bill over the provision that requires most Americans to buy health care coverage. EZEKIEL EMANUEL worked on the Patient Protection [...] -
Susan Morse's "The Habit" January 16
Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] Philadelphia writer SUSAN MORSE has been taking care of her mother, on many levels, since she was a child. This role has changed over the years as “Ma,” a former portrait artist who has just [...] -
David Eagleman: The Secret Lives of the Brain January 13
Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] We like to think we’re in charge of ourselves but neuroscientist DAVID EAGLEMAN says that have a lot less self-control than we think. In his fascinating book "INCOGNITO: The Secret Lives of the Brain," Eagleman [...] -
Pennsylvania's New Abortion Clinic Bill December 19
Hour 1 Pennsylvania's state Senate passed legislation last week that places new restrictions on abortion clinics. The bill is largely in reaction to the horrific case of Kermit Gosnell, who ran an abortion clinic in West Philadelphia and [...] -
Susan Morse's "The Habit" December 16
Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] Philadelphia writer SUSAN MORSE has been taking care of her mother, on many levels, since she was a child. This role has changed over the years as “Ma,” a former portrait artist who has just [...] -
The controversial decision on Plan B December 13
Hour 1 Last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overruled a recommendation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that would have allowed the emergency contraceptive Plan B One-Step to be sold over-the-counter, including to girls [...] -
The Body Politic: The Battle Over Science in America December 9
Hour 1 [REBROADCAST] “Just as the twentieth century was the age of physics, the twenty-first is the age of biology,” says our guest, visiting University of Pennsylvania bioethics professor, JONATHAN MORENO. The editor of Center for American Progress’ [...] -
Doctors under fire amid 'Arab Spring' revolutions November 29
Hour 1 As the revolutions collectively known as “the Arab Spring” have rocked the Middle East and North Africa, medical professionals have often been caught in the crossfire. Dictators like Bashar Al-Assad in Syria and the late Moammar [...] -
Aging in Place November 22
Hour 2 While retirement communities may appeal to some people, in surveys most Americans say they want to grow old in their homes. The “aging in place” movement, as it’s been called, works to enable people to stay [...] -
Ezekiel Emanuel on the Health Care Law and Health Care Costs November 21
Hour 1 Last week the Supreme Court agreed to review the constitutional challenge to the 2010 health care bill over the provision that requires most Americans to buy health care coverage. EZEKIEL EMANUEL worked on the Patient Protection [...] -
Merging the Princetons; Reviving the American Dream & SCOTUS Takes on Health Care November 16
Hour 2 Last week, voters in Princeton Township and Princeton Borough voted to merge into one entity called Princeton. This was the fourth time in 50 years that a consolidation plan was taken to the voters. KRYSTAL KNAPP [...] -
What we can learn about child sexual abuse from the Penn State case November 15
Hour 1 As shocking and disturbing as the allegations against former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky are, some of the facts of the case come as no surprise to experts in the field of child sexual abuse. As [...] -
The use of chimpanzees in research October 18
Hour 2 The United States is only one of two countries still using chimpanzees in biomedical research. There are over a 1000 chimpanzees kept in laboratories in the United States. Now a bill in Congress, the Great Ape [...] -
Your Medical Mind September 27
Hour One Do you know when you’re making a medical choice? And is it the right choice? JEROME GROOPMAN, MD and PAMELA HARTZBAND, MD come in to discuss how the sick make their way though the confusing path [...] -
The Body Politic: The Battle Over Science in America September 27
Hour Two “Just as the twentieth century was the age of physics, the twenty-first is the age of biology,” says our guest, visiting University of Pennsylvania bioethics professor, JONATHAN MORENO. The editor of Center for American Progress’ online [...] -
Parenting Teens September 8
Hour 2 The teenage years aren’t easy for anyone – not for kids or parents. Teens face dating, driving, social networks, school and peer pressure, and they increasingly long for independence. Many parents though are conflicted out their [...] -
David Eagleman: The Secret Lives of the Brain August 11
Hour 2 We like to think we’re in charge of ourselves but neuroscientist DAVID EAGLEMAN says that have a lot less self-control than we think. In his fascinating new book INCOGNITO: The Secret Lives of the Brain, Eagleman [...] -
Why Sitting is Harmful to Your Health: The Science of Inactivity August 5
Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] Millions of American workers spend most of their day inactive. We may spend eight hours sitting at a desk in front of a computer. All this sitting turns out to be deadly. Researchers in the [...] -
Free Birth Control? Covering Prevention Services for Women August 1
Hour 1 An expert panel for the Institute of Medicine recently released recommendations for improving women’s health. The Institute identified eight preventive services that could improve women’s lives and that health insurance plans should cover, including contraception, at [...] -
A Check-up on Big Pharma July 27
Hour 1 In the next few years, dozens of the world’s top-selling drugs will go off patent, drugs like Lipitor and Plavix, which millions of people take daily. Generic versions of these popular medications will finally be available [...] -
Are Childhood Food Allergies on the Rise? July 13
Hour 1 A recent study in the Journal Pediatrics found that food allergies among children are more widespread than previously thought. According to the report, almost six million children have allergic reactions to peanuts, milk, shellfish or other [...] -
A nip, a tuck & our quest to look perfect June 29
Hour 2 Saggy eyelids and too many wrinkles got you down? To fix it, all you need is a little courage, some faith and enough money. Cosmetic surgery and non-surgical procedures to improve appearance have, for more and [...] -
How Technology is Changing the Role of the Doctor June 28
Hour 2 Does your doctor use a computer at your appointment? Or maybe a smart phone? Technology has always been an important part of medicine, giving doctors better tools to detect, treat and mend their patients but today’s [...] -
The Effects of Violence on Kids June 27
Hour 2 It’s no surprise that soldiers fighting in war zones develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from the fighting and the bloodshed. But far more children suffer from PTSD from the violence they witness or experience at home or [...] -
The Curious Collection of Swallowed Objects June 24
Hour 2 [Rebroadcast] Philadelphia is home to the Mutter Museum, a medical museum famous for its anatomical specimens and medical oddities. One of the most interesting collections is in a set of drawers that contain nearly 2,000 objects [...] -
Revisiting the War on Drugs June 20
Hour 1 It’s been 40 years since President Nixon declared a war on drugs. Now, four decades later, two reports conclude that the war has been a failure. The Global Commission on Drug Policy, which is made up [...] -
Why Sitting is Harmful to Your Health: The Science of Inactivity June 14
Hour 2 Millions of American workers spend most of their day inactive. We may spend eight hours sitting at a desk in front of a computer. All this sitting turns out to be deadly. Researchers in the growing [...] -
Living a Long, Healthy Life June 10
Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] How does one live a long and healthy life? Does being married ensure your long-term health? Is a happy-go-lucky type person going to thrive into their twilight years? Conventional patterns of life choices will surprise [...] -
A reality check on the future of Medicare June 6
In a somewhat contentious meeting at the White House on Wednesday, the President and Republican members of Congress agreed to disagree on the best way to reform Medicare. The Republicans have accused the President of mischaracterizing their proposal [...] -
Ina May Gaskin, America's leading midwife May 31
Hour 2 INA MAY GASKIN has often been called “America’s leading midwife.” She has practiced for nearly 40 years at The Farm Midwifery Center in Summertown, Tennessee, attending well over 1,200 births, and she’s the only midwife who’s [...] -
Teen Driving and Safety May 10
Hour 2 Do you remember learning to drive as a teenager? Have you recently taught one of your kids the rules of the road? Teens behind the wheel unnerve a lot of us and for good reason. Teens [...] -
Hospital-Acquired Infections April 28
Hour 1 Most of us go to hospitals when we’re sick and expect to be healed, cured and mended but we don’t expect that the hospitals will make us sicker. Every year 100,000 patients die of hospital-acquired infections. [...] -
What we know about Alzheimer's disease April 25
Hour 2 Over 5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's and as the baby-boomer generation ages those numbers will increase with one in eight of them expected to be diagnosed with the disease. As a result, more and more [...] -
Sleep and the Night Shift April 20
Hour 1 Recent news of air-traffic controllers falling asleep on the job got us thinking about the challenges of working the night shift. The Federal Aviation Administration announced that it will give workers an additional hour between shifts [...] -
Where do our healthcare dollars go? April 19
Hour 1 By now everyone knows that the United States spends more on healthcare than any other developed country in the world. France comes in second but spends almost 40 percent less than we do. Roughly 18 percent [...] -
Living a Long, Healthy Life April 14
Hour 2 How does one live a long and healthy life? Does being married ensure your long-term health? Is a happy-go-lucky type person going to thrive into their twilight years? Conventional patterns of life choices will surprise some [...] -
STDs and HIV among Philadelphia's Teens April 12
Hour 1 Rates of STDs and HIV infections have increased dramatically among Philadelphia’s teens and young adults. Risk of Chlamydia among 10-14-year-olds is five times the national average. New HIV infections are up 40% over the past three [...] -
Anna Deavere Smith lets it down easy March 24
Hour 2 Actress, playwright and author ANNA DEAVERE SMITH comes in to the Radio Times studio to discuss her one-woman show, “Let Me Down Easy” which explores the failing American healthcare system, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and [...] -
The Curious Collection of Swallowed Objects March 23
Hour 2 Philadelphia is home to the Mutter Museum, a medical museum famous for its anatomical specimens and medical oddities. One of the most interesting collections is in a set of drawers that contain nearly 2,000 objects that [...] -
Emotional and mental health as we age March 4
Hour 2 MARC AGRONIN is a geriatric psychiatrist in Miami, where his average patient is 90 years old. Based on his experiences working with older people, he challenges the conventional wisdom that as we age, we are less [...] -
Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, Gaza gynecologist, grieving father March 3
Hour 2 Dr. IZZELDIN ABUELAISH lost three of his daughters and his niece to a shell launched at his apartment in Gaza by Israeli Defense Forces in January 2009, while another daughter was critically injured. Moments later, Israeli [...] -
The history of and hysteria around vaccines March 1
Hour 1 PAUL A. OFFIT, MD, has a new book titled Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All. SETH MNOOKIN’s new book is The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear. Offit’s perspective [...] -
Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health February 15
Hour 2 Can going to the doctor make you sick? Twenty-five years of practice and research from doctors at the Dartmouth School of Medicine show preventative treatments for cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and sometimes cancer can lead to a [...] -
Challenges to the Health Care Law February 4
Hour 1 Democrats in the Senate defeated the Republican-led effort to repeal the entire Affordable Care Act on Wednesday. But earlier this week, a federal judge in Florida ruled that the law was unconstitutional because of the individual [...] -
Controlling health care costs among Camden's 'super-users' February 4
Hour 2 An interesting experiment in the delivery of health care is taking place in Camden, where a team of health care providers is working with chronically-ill patients who are frequent users of hospitals and their emergency rooms. [...] -
Haiti: A Year After the Earthquake January 24
Hour 1 Just over a year ago a devastating earthquake rocked the Caribbean island of Haiti, killing more than 250,000 people and leaving its capital, Port-au-Prince, in rubble. An unresolved election in late 2010 leaves the country’s political [...] -
Emerging Treatments in Depression January 21
Hour 2 Depression can be a debilitating but treatable disease. The winter’s dark months may be the toughest time of year for some, bringing on Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), which counts sadness, hopelessness, guilt and low energy among [...] -
Inside A.A. with writer Clancy Martin January 3
Hour 2 Philosophy professor and writer CLANCY MARTIN credits Alcoholics Anonymous with saving his life. In The drunk's club: A.A., the cult that cures, his cover story in the January issue of Harper's Magazine, Martin tells his own [...] -
Struggling to Speak: Understanding Stuttering December 31
Hour 1 [REBROADCAST] The new movie The King’s Speech is about King George Vl and his struggles to overcome his stammer at the onset of WWll. It follows the King, played by Colin Firth, and his relationship with [...] -
Struggling to Speak: Understanding Stuttering December 20
Hour 2 The new movie The King’s Speech is about King George Vl and his struggles to overcome his stammer at the onset of WWll. It follows the King, played by Colin Firth, and his relationship with unconventional [...] -
Philadelphia Clergy's HIV Prevention Campaign November 18
Hour 1 Philadelphia’s black clergy are urging their congregants to get tested for HIV. Over 100 churches and mosques are participating in an HIV prevention campaign. Some are even offering HIV testing on site. Philadelphia has one of [...] -
Two Combat Surgeons Talk about War November 11
Hour 1 In honor of Veterans Day, Marty talks with two surgeons who served in war. Dr. JAMES FINNEGAN was a combat surgeon during the Vietnam War. He commanded a surgical team which treated 2,500 marines during the [...]

