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Patients are now mostly protected from surprise bills, but doctors and insurers are still fighting about the prices.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 17:20
Caption: Steven Petrow (R) and Jay Petrow (L) kiss their sister Julie Petrow-Cohen. Julie used New Jersey’s medical aid in dying law after a six-year battle with ovarian cancer., Credit: Courtesy of the Petrow family
A handful of states allow terminally ill people to take life-ending medications prescribed by a doctor instead of waiting for death. This week, we ...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2024
  • Length: 21:12
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Companies claim they can catch cancer sooner with new blood tests and full-body MRI scans. What are the risks and benefits?

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Feb 19, 2024
  • Length: 18:02
  • Purchases: 1
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A wave of new research is showing the promise of psychedelics to help with mental health conditions —- like depression and post traumatic stress di...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 16:39
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In 2021, University of Minnesota health economist Hannah Neprash listened to a Tradeoffs story on ransomware in health care and was inspired to stu...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 24:29
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Employers are facing a big dilemma: How do they pay for the new highly effective and popular obesity medications without breaking the bank? This we...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 21:56
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Jess speaks with Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse about the influence of fossil fuel dark money in politics today.

  • Added: Aug 08, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
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There’s growing excitement that artificial intelligence can make health care better by speeding up care, improving diagnoses and easing the burden ...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2023
  • Length: 23:21
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Averting Devastation and Building a Resilient Future post Hurricane Ian with Valerie Slack Architect. Founder of Native Design and President of The...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2022
  • Length: 26:14
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Captains for Clean Water on The Front Lines of the War to Save Planet Earth. We have a conversation with Captain Chris Wittman, Co-Founder, that tr...

Bought by KVSC and WYAP


  • Added: Jul 13, 2022
  • Length: 26:57
  • Purchases: 2
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San Francisco saw more people die from drug overdoses than from COVID-19 over the last two years. We take a deep dive into the complex factors cont...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
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The U.S. health care system is responsible for 8.5% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. We discuss how health care contributes to climate ch...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 24, 2022
  • Length: 15:11
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Peter Lee, outgoing Executive Director of Covered California, Credit: Photo used with the permission of Covered California
This week, we speak with Peter Lee who has led Covered California, the state’s Affordable Care Act health benefit exchange, for a decade. As he pre...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2022
  • Length: 18:08
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In this explosive interview, cardiologist and epidemiologist Dr. Peter McCullough speaks to Dr. Sam Dubé as to why he, as well as a multitude of hi...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2021
  • Length: 01:18:30

  • Added: Jun 03, 2021
  • Length: 58:15
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Mandela Effect: Reality shift, alternative timelines or New Earth alien artificial simulation?

  • Added: Jun 01, 2021
  • Length: 01:12:41
Caption: Vaccines Prevent Viruses; What Combats COVID Vax Skepticism? An Interview with Dr. Jeanine Guidry, Director of VCU’s Health & Media Lab
In this episode, the Purple Principle speaks with Dr. Jeanine Guidry, Director of the Media and Health Lab at Virginia Commonwealth University, on ...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KSFR, and KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif.


  • Added: May 18, 2021
  • Length: 31:52
  • Purchases: 3
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In this episode, we take a closer look at the response among many in the medical and public health communities to the president’s handling of the C...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
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Roses are red, violets are blue – except for the millions of people worldwide who experience color blindness, or color vision deficiency (CVD). But...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 13, 2020
  • Length: 21:58
  • Purchases: 1
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In this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries Revisit, we'll be returning to the world of science to get an update about the present struggles of Lake...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2020
  • Length: 06:08
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Covid-19 Specialist, Tampa General Emergency Room Medical Director Dr. Jason Wilson MD on The Front Lines- Just The Facts. How have things changed ...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Jul 03, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Herd Immunity?
Herd immunity is not going to happen with COVID-19. Sam Scarpino tells us that the US missed the chance to contact trace and now social distance pr...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Apr 28, 2020
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Finding Your Cure for COVID-19 through Artificial Intelligence and Precision Medicine with Dr. Niven Narain BERG Biotech CEO. BERG is a clinical-st...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Apr 24, 2020
  • Length: 55:38
  • Purchases: 1
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Tata's and Tans. Thermography and Spray Tans, Radiation Free Self Care for the Inside and Out. Guests Taylor Pardue of Acurate Wellness and Lauren ...

Bought by WCNY and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 14, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Dec 16, 2018
  • Length: 27:14