Podcast Archives
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Expensive, unnecessary treatments - May 13, 2012
Baseball's "elephant in the room" - May 13, 2012
Momnesia - May 6, 2012
Safety of 2,4-D - May 6, 2012
How "Tiger Feeding Moms" may backfire - April 29, 2012
Healthcare reform with and without the individual mandate - April 29, 2012
"Almost alcoholic" - April 22, 2012
Pregnant? You're fired - April 22, 2012
Changes in the family as women become primary breadwinners - April 15, 2012
Can brain scans show where evil resides? - April 15, 2012
Synesthesia - April 8, 2012
The real culprit in obesity--keeping the weight off - April 8, 2012
Swab a cut, save a life - April 1, 2012
Cholesterol screening for children - April 1, 2012
The criminalization of homelessness - March 25, 2012
Accent modification - March 25, 2012
Redefining autism - March 18, 2012
The psychology of names - March 18, 2012
Lessons from a parent's worst nightmare - March 11, 2012
Alcoholics and liver transplants - March 11, 2012
Pharmacy benefit wars - March 4, 2012
Cord blood and hearing loss - March 4, 2012
Kidney stones - February 26, 2012
Antibiotics in livestock - February 26, 2012
Back pain - February 19, 2012
Barefoot running - February 19, 2012
Profile of a school shooter - February 12, 2012
Traumatic brain injury and relationships - February 12, 2012
Treating stubborn high blood pressure - February 5, 2012
Verbal abuse from sweethearts and bosses - February 5, 2012
Keeping up your pride - January 29, 2012
Sunshine, tanning, and vitamin D - January 29, 2012
Child food allergies - January 22, 2012
Hip dysplasia - January 22, 2012
Alzheimer’s wandering - January 20, 2012
Vaccination refusal - January 20, 2012
Weight loss surgery: so what if it's cheating? - January 8, 2012
The pregnant poor - January 8, 2012
Health reform and history - January 1, 2012
Employee health incentives - January 1, 2012
Schizophrenia recovery after decades in the dark - December 25, 2011
Commuting stress - December 25, 2011
Kids and the flu - December 21, 2011
"The Merry Christmas Coronary" - December 21, 2011
Avoiding the temptation of overshopping - December 11, 2011
Does child obesity constitute child abuse? - December 11, 2011
The Mind's Eye - December 4, 2011
Older teens and graduated driver's licenses - December 4, 2011
Toward an HIV vaccine - November 27, 2011
Do women make better doctors? - November 27, 2011
PSA testing—should it be done at all? - November 20, 2011
Cancer rehabilitation - November 20, 2011
Playplaces for disabled children - November 13, 2011
Safe and healthy school buildings - November 13, 2011
Avoiding doctor's mistakes - November 6, 2011
Medical expert witnesses - November 6, 2011
Refusing to treat the obese - October 30, 2011
Depression in men - October 30, 2011
Finding out why college students drink - October 28, 2011
End of life orders and economics - October 28, 2011
Health myths and truths - October 28, 2011
The harm of helicopter parents - October 28, 2011
Did women really win the sexual revolution? - October 11, 2011
Electronic cigarettes - October 11, 2011
Being Vegan - October 2, 2011
A new model of eldercare - September 30, 2011
Members-only doctor’s practices - September 25, 2011
Middle age eating disorders - September 25, 2011
Short kids in a tall world - September 18, 2011
The insanity of leadership - September 18, 2011
In Baghdad on September 11 - September 15, 2011
Lingering effects of 9/11 - September 15, 2011
Sex differences in the brain - September 15, 2011
The psychology of revenge - September 15, 2011
Functional foods and their labels - August 28, 2011
Patient secret-keeping - August 28, 2011
The National Children's Study begins - August 15, 2011
Why don't patients take their medicine? - August 15, 2011
Alternative reasons for the increase in diabetes - August 15, 2011
Will wine at dinner keep teens binge-free? - August 15, 2011
Hospitals that work - August 7, 2011
Infidelity: gender and genetics - August 7, 2011
Testing teen hearts - July 31, 2011
Puberty coming earlier for girls - July 31, 2011
Drug shortage in hospitals - July 24, 2011
Tonsillectomy fads vs. reality - July 24, 2011
Laughing gas in the labor room - July 17, 2011
Treatment vs. prison for drug offenders - July 17, 2011
Statins going OTC? - July 10, 2011
Hyperhidrosis - July 10, 2011
Health care of the revolution - July 3, 2011
Fewer ER’s, more patients - July 3, 2011
Fewer ER’s, more patients - July 1, 2011
Schizophrenia denial - June 26, 2011
Pediatric cataracts - June 26, 2011
Pets as kids - June 19, 2011
The “obesity virus” - June 19, 2011
"Wet Houses" - June 12, 2011
DNA and incest: what's a doctor's ethical obligation? - June 12, 2011
Chocolate milk in schools - June 5, 2011
Doctor’s dress code - June 5, 2011
Employer smoking bans - May 29, 2011
“It doesn’t look like drowning” - May 29, 2011
Birth control sabotage - May 22, 2011
Treating clubfoot - May 22, 2011
Motion sickness - May 15, 2011
Cross-cultural training for doctors - May 15, 2011
Free play and playgrounds - May 8, 2011
Raising kids in a toxic world - May 8, 2011
Primary care in trouble - May 2, 2011
Mom and child with ADHD - May 2, 2011
The myth of the midlife crisis - April 25, 2011
Proposed new kidney transplant rules - April 25, 2011
UNOS, the nation's organ transplant administrator, is examining possible new rules for the kidney transplant waiting list that would award the best kidneys to people under 35. The most would maximize years of organ life, but is it age discrimination? Experts discuss the pro's and con's. Dr. Ken Andreoni, Associate Professor of Surgery, Ohio State University and chairman, kidney committee, United Network for Organ Sharing Dr. Lainie Freidman Ross, Carolyn Matthew Buxbaum Professor of Clinical Ethics and Associate Director, McLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, University of Chicago - April 22, 2011
How personality affects longevity - April 17, 2011
Will high gas prices fuel smart growth? - April 17, 2011
Treating and preventing PTSD in the armed forces - April 10, 2011
Reality TV: The new freak show? - April 10, 2011
Shingles - April 3, 2011
Spring youth sports injuries - April 3, 2011
Taking your medication correctly - March 28, 2011
Buried Alive - March 28, 2011
The move toward better prescription labels - March 20, 2011
School PE for body and mind - March 20, 2011
Type 1 vs. Type 2 diabetes - March 13, 2011
The pain and pleasure of spend - March 13, 2011
Nursing home romance - March 6, 2011
Technology to assist in following doctors’ orders - March 6, 2011
Rare diseases and a test to warn of some of them - February 28, 2011
Food chemicals - February 28, 2011
The birth of criminal forensics - February 20, 2011
Wasting food - February 20, 2011
Perimenopause - February 14, 2011
What makes a happy relationship and marriage? - February 13, 2011
Kidney exchange - February 6, 2011
How babies stop bullies - February 6, 2011
What does that nasty cough mean? - January 30, 2011
Perinatal hospice - January 30, 2011
Puzzles and the brain - January 23, 2011
GPS and the brain - January 23, 2011
House calls - January 16, 2011
Reengineering healthcare - January 16, 2011
Is healthcare reform Constitutional? - January 9, 2011
Imaginary illness - January 9, 2011
School refusal - January 2, 2011
Fibromyalgia - January 2, 2011
Agoraphobia - December 29, 2010
The six songs your brain hears - December 26, 2010
Sleep deprivation and reality TV - December 19, 2010
Face blindness - December 19, 2010
Pain meds and misuse - December 12, 2010
Herb/drug interaction - December 12, 2010
How do the holidays age us? - December 5, 2010
How internet date matching works - December 5, 2010
False memories of sexual assault - November 28, 2010
"Baby iPhones" - November 28, 2010
Eavesdropping - November 21, 2010
Hoarding - November 21, 2010
"Cutting" and self-injury - November 14, 2010
“Pine Mouth” - November 14, 2010
Mindless eating - November 7, 2010
Police and the mentally ill - November 7, 2010
Burnout in the ER - October 31, 2010
How a new House of Representatives may treat health reform - October 31, 2010
The long reach of family moves - October 24, 2010
New thought on polycystic ovary syndrome - October 24, 2010
The psychology of tanning - October 17, 2010
Sports injuries: do athletes come back too soon? - October 17, 2010
Bedbugs - October 10, 2010
Violence against the homeless - October 10, 2010
Weight loss surgery for diabetes - October 3, 2010
Boys' violent play - October 3, 2010
The search for a new prostate cancer test - September 26, 2010
Have we forgotten the fight against tobacco - September 26, 2010
Temperament - September 19, 2010
Baby dumping - September 19, 2010
Music, mood, shopping and romance - September 12, 2010
Cash incentives for healthy behavior - September 12, 2010
Height, beauty, and criminality - September 5, 2010
This year's flu season - September 5, 2010
“Other” oral problems - August 29, 2010
Probiotics - August 29, 2010
The ticking time bomb of cancer - August 22, 2010
Hand hygiene in restaurant kitchens - August 22, 2010
The loneliness of Alzheimer’s - August 15, 2010
Aftermath of the oil spill - August 15, 2010
Increasing colon cancer in the young - August 8, 2010
Sex addiction: does it really exist? - August 8, 2010
Naps - August 1, 2010
Wind farms: is there a health hazard? - August 1, 2010
Pregnancy loss - July 25, 2010
The "Five-Second Rule" - July 25, 2010
Postpartum depression in men - July 18, 2010
Pets and People - July 18, 2010
The pharmacy of psychiatry - July 11, 2010
Menu psychology - July 11, 2010
Huntington’s disease - July 4, 2010
Adolescent medicine - July 4, 2010
Celiac disease: misunderstandings and misdiagnoses - June 27, 2010
Emotional intelligence - June 27, 2010
The long odds of Batten disease - June 20, 2010
The Hygiene Hypothesis: Is dirt good for kids? - June 20, 2010