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Health

Voices in the Family

Breast cancer and mental health

New research led by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich takes a closer look at the impact of a breast cancer diagnosis on people ...

Air Date: March 21, 2016

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Somerset Maugham
The Pulse

Where medicine and literature overlap, the excellence of both professions is at play

The British Medical Journal lists more than 40 physicians who became notable authors. They include Somerset Maugham, Sir Arthur Conan Doy ...

10 years ago

Aging
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Aging

Cultivating Compassion for Aging

So often, the milestones of old age sneaks up on us. Even as we gain the advantage of experience, there are less comfortable changes to c ...

Air Date: March 11, 2016

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Behavioral Health

Anti-anxiety drugs combined with opioids can be deadly

Anti-anxiety sedatives such as Ativan, Xanax and Valium may not be as safe as once thought. Known as benzodiazepines, the drugs wo ...

10 years ago

Mary Anne Degenhart holds pictures of her and her son Joseph playing in the park. The photos were taken on the day that they brought Joseph home from the hospital. (Paige Pfleger/WHYY)
The Pulse

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 ...

10 years ago

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 Marylou Kelly Streznewski and her husband, Thomas. (Elana Gordon/WHYY)
The Pulse

A 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 ...

10 years ago

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Sleeping in Separate Beds

Surveys 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

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Behavioral Health

Increased 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 ...

10 years ago

Voices in the Family
Mental Health

Meditation and Science

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

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The Pulse

‘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 ...

10 years ago

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 A serious headache in 2010 kicked off a five-year medical odyssey for Diego Luke.  (Photo courtesy of Luke)
The Pulse

Teen 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 ...

10 years ago

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Behavioral Health

Stretching 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 ...

10 years ago

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Biology
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The 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.

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Biology
Public Health

Audio 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.

10 years ago

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Behavioral Health

Reminding 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 ...

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