Nurse Kristen McConnell discusses the decisions families must grapple with when a critically-ill family member faces a recovery that’s far from a functioning life.
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To stop teen suicide, we need to act much earlier
Dr. Madhukar Trivedi, founding director of the Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care UT Southwestern Medical Center, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why suicide rates among Texas youth are on the rise.
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When do no harm might mean letting someone die
Nurse Kristen McConnell discusses the decisions families must grapple with when a critically-ill family member faces a recovery that’s far from a functioning life.
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Palliative care is not the same as hospice
SMU professor Jack Levison and Robert L. Fine from Baylor Scott & White Health join us to discuss how palliative care aims to help people die with dignity, cared for emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
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Why Black Americans live sicker and die quicker
Professor Linda Villarosa joins us to talk about why Black Americans are dying sooner and have worse health outcomes than their white counterparts.
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Structural racism is making people sick. Literally.
Dayna Bowen Matthew discusses the ways systemic racism harms the health of minority communities and offers solutions for more equitable health care.
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An Honest Conversation About Being Fat
Aubrey Gordon is the previously anonymous writer behind the popular Your Fat Friend essays and social media posts, and she joins us to talk about why the “body positivity” movement doesn’t go far enough to achieve real social justice and basic human rights.
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Caregivers Can’t Catch A Break
Kate Washington joins us to talk about caring for her husband after he was diagnosed with cancer, her feelings of isolation, and her realization that caregiving keeps a broken health care system afloat.
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You Made It Out Of Childhood Thanks To Public Health
Perri Klass, professor of journalism and pediatrics at New York University, joins us to talk about the hard-fought battle against infant and child mortality.
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How COVID Is Threatening Navajo Culture
Sunnie R. Clahchischiligi is a writing instructor at the University of New Mexico and a member of the Navajo Nation, and she joins us to talk about the fallout of stay-at-home orders on remote areas of Navajo lands.
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For The Dying, Dreams Offer Comfort
Dr. Christopher Kerr, CEO and chief medical officer at Hospice Buffalo, joins us to talk about observing end-of-life patients and how their dreams and visions provide moments of beauty and affirmation.
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How having an abortion — or not — affects women
Researcher Diana Greene Foster talks about her book “The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having – or Being Denied – an Abortion.”
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