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In 2021, Americans reported losses of $5.8 billion USD to fraud. This represented a 70% increase in fraud activity from 2020. According to the FTC,...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2023
  • Length: 29:01
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What if we didn’t have to grow old and die? The average American can expect to live for 78.8 years, an improvement over the days before clean water...

Bought by WMUU-LP, Troy Public Radio, WNED Buffalo, and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Jun 09, 2023
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 4
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This week on the show: Sliding into unhappiness - Feeling cynical? Then come slip into the ‘u-shaped’ trough that represents human happiness o...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Jan 29, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Sachin Jain, CEO of CareMore Health, a coordinated and integrated health care sy...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Jul 26, 2018
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Dr. Samuel Harrington, MD, is the author of At Peace: Choosing a Good Death After a Long Life. He argues the case for taking a clear-eyed yet compa...

Bought by WETS and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 15, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Episode topics: Disrupting cancer and heat stress in older adults.

Bought by WRIR and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jul 10, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Facebook tries out artificial intelligence (AI) to identify users at risk for suicide; UK researchers find connection between screen time and child...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2017
  • Length: 06:50
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A new chip could make speech recognition practical for wearables by reducing power consumption; cotton and carbon combine to make smart garments; a...

  • Added: Mar 14, 2017
  • Length: 05:42
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Measuring the speed of blood flow with a tiny chip using light; lightweight exoskeletons based on fabric and air; miniature magnetic coils outside ...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2017
  • Length: 06:47
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A transistor that is driven by heat instead of electricity; stomach acid as a means of powering ingestible smart devices; a standby switch that con...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2017
  • Length: 06:25
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Diagnosing disease from speech samples; LinkedIn employees reduce stress with wearable, in Stanford study; infant monitors may cause more problems ...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2017
  • Length: 06:35
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How a smartwatch may be able to sense your mood; the shortcomings of optical sensors for wearables and how radio frequency (RF) sensors may solve t...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2017
  • Length: 07:00
Caption: Alfred Poor, Editor, Health Tech Insider
Two stories about vision: a $30 device for smartphones that performs eye exams, and glasses with lenses that change as needed. Also a story about h...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2017
  • Length: 06:40
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More highlights from CES 2017, including a smart mouthguard for athletes that detects head impacts, and a device that see through walls to track pe...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2017
  • Length: 06:49
Caption: Alfred Poor, Editor, Health Tech Insider
Highlights of the CES 2017 consumer electronics show in Las Vegas, covering wearables for health and medical applications.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2017
  • Length: 05:41
Caption: Alfred Poor, Editor, Health Tech Insider
Highlights of the CES 2017 consumer electronics show in Las Vegas, covering wearables for health and medical applications.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2017
  • Length: 06:01
Caption: Alfred Poor, Editor, Health Tech Insider
An analysis of the likely developments in 2017 for wearable technology for health and medical applications.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2017
  • Length: 07:53
Caption: Alfred Poor, Editor, Health Tech Insider
An analysis of the major developments in 2016 for wearable technology for health and medical applications.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2017
  • Length: 07:35
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- New technologies change the game for medical professionals - Simulated sunlight brightens the lives of dementia patients - Making cancer treatmen...

Bought by Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 25, 2016
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 1
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- New technologies change the game for medical professionals - Simulated sunlight brightens the lives of dementia patients - Making cancer treatmen...

Bought by WCNY, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KEDT, WMUU-LP, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 25, 2016
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 7
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- New technologies change the game for medical professionals - Simulated sunlight brightens the lives of dementia patients

Bought by WJCT, KRZA, KKRN, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WUGA (part of GPB) and more


  • Added: Nov 25, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 8
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Episode topics: Brain health and storing prescription drugs.

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, and WRIR


  • Added: Apr 25, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Segment 1: Hal Needham/stuntman Segment 2&3: Alexandra Horowitz/On Looking Segment 4: Bob Vetere/Wags to Riches Segment 5: Jeffrey Nash/reinvent...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Mar 27, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Segment 1: Tanya Biank/women in military Segment 2&3: Dale Penn/identity theft Segment 4: Michael D'Antonio/Hershey Segment 5: Melanie Kaplan/RV sa...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge and KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Mar 12, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Segment 1: Amy Goyer/caregiving Segment 2 and 3: Todd Morris/spygear Segment 4: Linda Evans/actress Segment 5: Naomi Cahn/digital estate planning S...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Jan 16, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1