
Medicine
The Planned Parenthood controversy
Guests: Michelle Goldberg, Mollie Hemingway, Denise Grady Undercover videos by anti-abortion activists of Planned ...
Air Date: August 3, 2015
Listen 00:48:44David Casarett’s “Stoned: A Doctor’s Case for Medical Marijuana”
Guest: David Casarett Marijuana might be one of the most misunderstood plants, especially when it comes to its me ...
Air Date: July 30, 2015
Listen 00:48:43Teen pregnancy and birth control
Guests: Anne Teitelman, Greta Klingler, Mary Ott, Nora Becker The teen pregnancy rate in the U.S. is a lot higher ...
Air Date: July 28, 2015
Listen 00:48:44David Morris on “The Evil Hours”
Guest: David Morris [From the Radio Times archive] Marine infantry officer ...
Air Date: July 24, 2015
ListenWhy do some patients cry after anesthesia?
This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and scie ...
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Listen 5:45Web Junkies and internet addicts
Guests: Hilla Mealia, Patrick Markey, Marc Potenza China is the first country to classify Internet addiction as a ...
Air Date: July 13, 2015
Listen 00:48:45Guests: Sara Solovitch, Franklin Schneier, Jenn Wasner A lot of people get nervous speaking in front of a large a ...
Air Date: July 7, 2015
Listen 00:48:44Frances Jensen’s “The Teenage Brain”
Guest: Frances Jensen Do you ever wonder why your teenager acts the way they do? That’s because their brains ar ...
Air Date: June 16, 2015
Listen 00:48:44Buzz Bissinger talks about his “Vanity Fair” profile of Caitlyn Jenner
Guest: Buzz Bissinger The cover of the July issue of Vanity Fair has made a huge splash a week before it ...
Air Date: June 5, 2015
Listen 00:48:44“Living in the crosshairs:” a look at the lives of abortion providers
Guests: David Cohen, Krysten Connon, Edel Finnegan Eight abortion doctors and clinic workers have been murdered s ...
Air Date: June 1, 2015
Listen 00:48:47Preventing, diagnosing and treating breast cancer: An update
Guests: Susan Domchek and Generosa Grana One in eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Furtherm ...
Air Date: May 19, 2015
Listen 00:48:41Rare diseases and parenting a terminally ill child
Guests: Jim Kelly, Maria Kefalas, Amy Waldman Six rare diseases were added to Pennsylvania’s newborn screening ...
Air Date: May 14, 2015
Listen 00:48:45WHYY’s PriceCheck — Frequently asked questions
Q: What is this project? A: Glad you asked. We’d like you to share your health care prices to help build this c ...
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Radio Times in Review: Philadelphia Science Festival edition
Guests: Mary Cappello, David Eagleman, Seth Horowitz It’s the first day of the Philadelphia Science Festival, a ...
Air Date: April 24, 2015
Listen 00:48:45Is it always unhealthy to be fat?
Guests: Harriet Brown, Michael Lowe, Rexford Ahima It’s been two years since the American Medical Association c ...
Air Date: April 21, 2015
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