Health

Best Of Think: Football And Brain Injury

March 17, 2016 Health

This week, the NFL for the first time admitted a link between concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). This hour, we’ll listen back to our December conversation with Jeanne Marie Laskas about her book “Concussion.”

Life After The Storm

March 16, 2016 Health

This hour, as part of the KERA series “One Crisis Away: Rebuilding a Life,” we’ll talk about how to recover from trauma with Jeff Quan, a counselor at Eastfield College, and Dr. Ann Marie Warren, staff psychologist at Baylor University Medical Center.

Medical Marijuana And Epilepsy

March 15, 2016 Health

This hour, we’ll talk about the the drug’s potential to help people who suffer from frequent seizures with a Fort Worth doctor studying the possibility.

Gene Editing And Muscular Distrophy

March 14, 2016 Health

This hour, we’ll talk about the possibility of applying gene editing techniques to humans in order to stop Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Linking Autism To Child Prodigies

March 7, 2016 Health

This hour, we’ll talk about the possibility of a genetic connection between children with autism and child prodigies with Joanne Ruthsatz, co-author of “The Prodigy’s Cousin: The Family Link Between Autism and Extraordinary Talent.”

Hitting The Road For Healthcare

March 1, 2016 Health

This hour, we’ll talk about the financial and health considerations that have patients traveling for care with Sasha Issenberg, author of “Outpatients: The Astonishing New World of Medical Tourism.”

Teach The Children Well

February 29, 2016 Health

This hour, as part of KERA’s American Graduate series, we’ll talk about how at least trying to see the world through children’s eyes can inform the way we teach them with Erika Christakis. Her new book is called “The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups.”