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Adding up costs for lifetime of autism care
New research puts a lifetime price tag on having this disorder: $2.4 million. That’s how much it costs to care for a person with au ...
11 years ago
Can we predict or prevent mass shootings?
Too many times in the last few years we’ve heard the similar story of tragic, unnecessary violence: Someone who has been identified as ...
Air Date: June 9, 2014
ListenSuicides more likely to occur in the middle of the night, study finds
People are more likely to commit suicide in the middle of the night, according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania. ...
11 years ago
Philadelphians pledge to listen to those with mental illnesses
Hundreds of Philadelphians made a simple promise Tuesday — to listen to people struggling with mental health problems. ...
11 years ago
Contagious stress part 2: From adult to adult
We all talk about how stress is contagious, wondering if we can get it from that stressed-out co-worker. But did we ever guess we could g ...
Air Date: May 30, 2014
ListenDaring to be vulnerable with Brené Brown
Vulnerability is not a weakness, according to Brené Brown, author of “Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the ...
Air Date: May 26, 2014
ListenFemale troops returning from deployment
Female soldiers are returning from deployment in record numbers, according to Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of ...
Air Date: May 16, 2014
ListenBritish-born Jo Frost has been a nanny since she was 18 years old. But for the last 10 years, she h ...
Air Date: May 12, 2014
ListenDo you hate it when people complain, or do people hate it when you complain? Both? Dr. Dan Gottlieb discusses the effects of comp ...
Air Date: May 2, 2014
ListenPaying tribute to the women who helped integrate Pennsylvania’s health care system
Alumnae from the Mercy-Douglass School of Nursing returned to Philadelphia recently to remember their time together in the 1940s and 50s. ...
11 years ago
ListenWhat are teens learning about Civil Rights in school?
According to a ...
Air Date: April 28, 2014
ListenHumor unites us – we connect with other people through laughter, and share collective struggles and confusions. It offers uncensore ...
Air Date: April 21, 2014
ListenWhen we hear the word wisdom, most of of think of the qualities of reflection, compassion, and cognition. We think of a type of knowledge ...
Air Date: April 14, 2014
ListenContagious stress: How to keep from taking it in and passing it on
We all find ourselves yawning, laughing, or stressed when those around us do.That’s because we are all affected by the emotions th ...
Air Date: April 7, 2014
ListenNight Eating Syndrome & obesity and depression
We hear so much about what we should eat and how it will make us feel better. But what if its actually the other way around- that when we ...
Air Date: March 31, 2014
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