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How poverty hurts kids health

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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Pickleball
Radio Times

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 and addiction

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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Marty Moss-Coane
Radio Times

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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An Examination of Suicide and Mental Health at the University of Pennsylvania and College Campuses across the United States

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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Mother and child
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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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Radio Times

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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Radio Times

Adam Cohen on “Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck”

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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Maria Sharapova
Radio Times

Reaction to yesterday’s GOP debate; Maria Sharapova’s failed drug test & what it says about tennis, the media, sponsors, and the state of doping

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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Sleep aid ad
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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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Radio Times

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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Radio Times

Race and its role medical research

Guests: Dorothy Roberts, Sarah Tishkoff, Michael Yudell Classifying people by race is still common in medicine an ...

Air Date: March 1, 2016

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Radio Times

We’re not getting enough sleep

Guests: Sigrid Veasy and Christopher Barnes If you’re feeling sleep-deprived, you’re not alone. New numbers f ...

Air Date: February 29, 2016

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Ever wonder what doctors and nurses are listening for when they are manually taking your blood pressure? (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
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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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