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The first years of the COVID-19 pandemic are behind us and it’s time for an early reckoning of our successes and failures. An epidemiologist shares...
- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 21:30
Why are a growing number of private insurance companies starting to invest in medical respite — a decades-old way of caring for homeless people?
- Added: May 17, 2022
- Length: 18:14
In early January, Medicare took an unprecedented step to restrict patients’ access to the first new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 ...
- Added: Jan 20, 2022
- Length: 22:47
A new approach is linking people with addiction to drug treatment, instead of just sending them out the door when they’re well again. Two doctors, ...
- Added: Jan 19, 2020
- Length: 28:04
Some people with chronic pain now rely on medical marijuana in place of opioid painkillers. But, in the absence of formal medical guidance, many pa...
- Added: Jan 19, 2020
- Length: 24:49
Addiction hits home for the top dog of a disaster-prone county. An old-school cop gets a wake-up call and learns “handcuffs and a trip to jail” jus...
- Added: Nov 13, 2019
- Length: 26:39
At a clinic in Everett, Washington, a nurse pushes his patients to work hard, and the patients embark on their road to recovery. This episode we're...
Bought by KRZA
- Added: Oct 15, 2019
- Length: 25:34
- Purchases: 1
In real life, the business of jury selection is a 400 million dollar industry. So in a world of high priced jury consultants what does a jury of ou...
- Added: Nov 03, 2015
- Length: 24:42
During the state's largest HIV outbreak, a man conquers his addiction.
- Added: Aug 12, 2015
- Length: 13:06
Alzheimer’s is the incurable disease that destroys memory, speech and function. Scientists say the number of Americans with Alzheimer's may triple...
Bought by KOSU, WNYC, KQED, KZYX, and Maine Public Radio
- Added: Nov 18, 2011
- Length: 58:30
- Purchases: 5
Discover how a curious pathologist turned into an expert on death and challenged our ideas of life and self-determination.
Bought by WNIN, WHRV, Iowa Public Radio, and Louisville Public Media
- Added: Feb 24, 2010
- Length: 55:55
- Purchases: 4
