Health
Life after lead poisoning: one family’s story
When the Degenharts bought their house, they knew it would be a fixer-upper. But they didn’t know that it would land their son, Jos ...
9 years ago
ListenA heart attack becomes an unwelcome source of poetic inspiration
Marylou Kelly Streznewski describes herself as a model of health. And for most of her life, she took it for granted. But that chan ...
9 years ago
ListenSurveys by the national sleep foundation find that between eleven and 23 percent of live-in couples sleep in separate beds. Does this mea ...
Air Date: March 7, 2016
Listen 00:03:09Increased depression not an issue for transgender kids with support
New research has found that transgender children who receive social and family support during their transition do not suffer from a highe ...
9 years ago
For years, we’ve heard that meditation is good for our bodies and minds – but scientific studies on the practice have been la ...
Air Date: March 1, 2016
Listen 00:03:12‘It’s never too late’ to start again; life after addiction
Cory Cohen’s slide into addiction is one that echoes all over the country. Cohen is 22 years old, grew up in the suburbs of ...
9 years ago
ListenTeen recounts experience of fighting for his life
My name is Diego Luke, and I am a 17-year-old high school junior in St. Paul, Minnesota. Grow ...
9 years ago
ListenStretching psychiatric care in rural Pennsylvania
Just 10 psychiatrists are available for every 100,000 people in Pennsylvania, and they tend to cluster in urban areas. Some don’t a ...
9 years ago
ListenThe sounds of blood pressure: What are we listening for?
Blood pressure. It's one of the most important measurements in medicine. And yet, taking it correctly is kind of an art.
9 years ago
Listen 4:06Audio Time Capsule: The discovery of Legionnaires’ disease
Solving the mysteries of infectious diseases requires man power, determination, and, in the case of Legionnaires' disease, pride.
9 years ago
Listen 20:51Reminding people of common roots can undercut racial bias, study finds
Scientists have discovered that implicit racial bias may diminish when people are reminded of shared group identities. The researc ...
9 years ago
Treating people with psychosis early, before their lives are derailed
Some of the most severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder tend to be accompanied by psychosis. People have visio ...
9 years ago
Philadelphia family prevails in court, forcing insurer to pay for autism services in school
After a failed appeal, Independence Blue Cross must cover in-school autism support services for a Philadelphia student. In Novembe ...
9 years ago
ListenNew Jersey creating new alert system for ‘most vulnerable’ missing people
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a new law that creates a special missing person alert for people with mental, intellectual or devel ...
9 years ago
An Intergenerational Look at Behavioral Health
In this first of Dr. Dan’s Voices in the Family specials, he brings two young psychiatric residents together with their academic adviso ...
Air Date: January 11, 2016
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