Medicine
In Philadelphia, finding dignity for bodies left unclaimed
At Laurel Hill Cemetery in Northwest Philadelphia, it’s easy to overlook a couple of small patches of grass in the center of the s ...
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Protecting the dead, both body and soul
In the Jewish tradition of shemira, the deceased are comforted until burial. This piece is part of our “Bodies” ...
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Autopsies contribute valuable scientific data, but they’ve become rare
Dr. Robert Ownbey, a pathologist who heads up the Hahnemann Hospital ...
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Guests: Daniel Taylor, Roy Wade More than 16 million children live in poverty in the United States. That means th ...
Air Date: May 25, 2016
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Recreational sports for adults; and to stretch or not to stretch
Guests: Jason Cooper, Dan Feeney, Denise Donald, Malachy McHugh Most of us played sports when we were kids, but w ...
Air Date: May 16, 2016
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Radio Times in Review: Musician Andrew Lipke, college admissions with Frank Bruni, ‘Vitamania’
Guests: Andrew Lipke, Frank Bruni, Catherine Price Coming up on today’s show: we’ll listen to Marty’ ...
Air Date: May 6, 2016
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Pain is the most common reason people visit the doctor, but the over-prescribing of painkillers like OxyContin, Percocet, and Vicodin has ...
Air Date: April 26, 2016
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Radio Times in Review: “Salem, 1692,” Medical Marijuana, Zephyr Teachout on Corruption
Guests: Stacy Schiff, Davids Casarett, Zephyr Teachout Coming up on today’s show, we’ll hear about the Salem ...
Air Date: April 22, 2016
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Guests: Lauren Feiner, Lowell Neumann Nickey, Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber, and Ed Modica On Monday, a University of ...
Air Date: April 13, 2016
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New moms and their struggle with depression and anxiety
Guests: Neill Epperson and Karen Kleiman Postpartum depression is more prevalent then you might think. Around o ...
Air Date: April 1, 2016
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Charles Duhigg on motivation and why some people get so much done
Guest: Charles Duhigg In this hour of Radio Times, we’ll talk with ...
Air Date: March 23, 2016
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Guests: Adam Cohen Eugenics had powerful sway in 1920s America, in politics, academics, medicine and the law ...
Air Date: March 15, 2016
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Guests: Ryan Grim, Howard Bryant, and Jon Wertheim Last night’s GOP presidential debate at the University of Mi ...
Air Date: March 11, 2016
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Prescription drug ads — do they help or hurt?
Guests: Elizabeth Rosenthal and Amanda Starc It’s hard to watch TV and not notice commercials for prescription drugs — som ...
Air Date: March 8, 2016
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The Supreme Court on abortion rights
Guests: Amy Howe, David Cohen and Nina Martin Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Whole Woman’s ...
Air Date: March 3, 2016
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