Zack McDermott joins us to talk about his struggle with bipolar disorder and about how he ultimately got his life back on track with the help of his mother.
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Gretchen Rubin: From Happiness To Goal Setting
Gretchen Rubin joins us to talk about how our answers to a simple question can help us to make better decisions and lead less-stressful lives.
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How An Addict’s Brain Is Wired
Rita Z. Goldstein, an addiction specialist with Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, joins us to talk about the latest addiction research.
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New Theories On Alzheimer’s
Dr. Dale E. Bredesen joins us to talk about current treatment options used to combat Alzheimer’s disease.
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How To Spot A Narcissist
Psychologist Elinor Greenberg joins us to talk about why people develop Narcissistic Personality Disorder – and about treatments available to them.
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How Global Health Went Viral
Dr. Mark Dybul, former executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, joins us to talk about the connection between global health and national security.
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How Medicine Became Big Business
Princeton professor Paul Starr joins us to talk about how healthcare evolved into big business.
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The Cult Of Wellness
Amy Larocca joins us to talk about our obsession with living our best lives.
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Finding Hope After Heroin
Tracey Helton Mitchell joins us to talk about how she eventually got clean and became a stable mother of three after being addicted to heroin for nearly a decade.
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A Journey Through The Secret Struggle Of Mental Illness
Stephen Hinshaw joins us to talk about the dangers of keeping mental illness a secret.
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A Young Doctor Learns The Ropes
Dr. Rachel Pearson joins us to talk about learning to practice medicine on poor patients visiting a free clinic in Galveston – and about what the experience taught her about inequality in the healthcare system.
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Abstinence Ed In Texas
Cynthia Osborne and Jessica Chester join us to talk about the many factors at play when it comes to teaching the state’s young people about sex.
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