Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha joins us to tell the story of how she evolved from passive pediatrician to investigator of Flint, Michigan’s water supply and activist for the public’s health.
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Everybody’s Insecure And That’s OK
Psychologist Ellen Hendriksen joins us to talk about how we can overcome our fear of interacting with other people.
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Hormones Are More Than Just Sex
Dr. Randi Hutter Epstein joins us to talk about the vital role hormones play in our existence.
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What You’re Eating Probably Isn’t Food
Kristin Lawless joins us to talk about why mass production has led to less healthy foods – and about how we can reverse the trend.
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What You Can’t Learn In Medical School
This hour, we talk with a trio of physicians about the human side of healing.
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Young But Not Healthy
Michele Lent Hirsch joins us to talk about how she and other young women manage their medical conditions amid their busy lives.
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Healthy People Also Hear Voices
Sociologist T.M. Luhrmann joins us to talk about why a better understanding of how voices work in the brain might help patients with mental illness.
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Redefining Autism And Who’s Left Out
Lina Zeldovich joins us to talk about how people who may have autism are not receiving the proper diagnosis.
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Bad Teeth Will Hold You Back
Mary Otto joins us to discuss the growing dental divide in America.
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Is It Illegal To Be Mentally Ill?
Alisa Roth joins us to talk about how the criminal justice system is unprepared to treat people who suffer from mental illness.
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Wellness Is Fine – But We’re All Gonna Die
Barbara Ehrenreich joins us to make the case that we should stop expending so much energy on wellness and let go of the idea that we can really alter the inevitable.
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Fighting Cancer From Within
Science journalist Robin Marantz Henig joins us to talk about a promising new option to treat cancer, which taps into the immune system’s T-cell supply to fight diseases.
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