The Checkup
A health podcast produced by WBUR in partnership with <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/the_checkup.html">Slate</a>. Subscribe on iTunes <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/slate-presents-checkup-from/id694147933">here</a>.
Summer Listening From The Checkup: High Anxiety, Revisited
We revisit one of the best episodes of "The Checkup," the WBUR/Slate podcast: High Anxiety, on three aspects of anxiety: fear of flying, the role of hormones, and parental worry.
Summer Listening From 'The Checkup': Sexual Reality Check, Revisited
We revisit one of the juiciest episodes of our podcast, "The Checkup": it's called "Sexual Reality Check," and it busts myths about size, age and desire.
Summer Listening At Candy Store Or Salad Bar: Scary Food Stories, Revisited
In case you missed it: "Scary Food Stories," part of our re-issuing of the best of CommonHealth's podcast, "The Checkup."
Latest Checkup Podcast: Teen Zombies, From Sleep To Porn To Impulsive Choices
The latest episode of The Checkup podcast explores three aspects of the mysterious teen brain: Sleep, porn and impulsive decisions.
The Checkup: How Patients Can Try To Take The Power Back
The latest episode of "The Checkup" podcasts looks at three ways patients can take more control in the health care system: Shopping for care, telling their stories, and accessing their...
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'The Checkup' Podcast On Aspects Of Anxiety: High, Parental And Hormonal
The latest episode of The Checkup podcast explores that most common of mental disorders (especially among CommonHealth co-hosts): anxiety, from fear of flying to parental nerves and the role that...
Sexual Reality: The Checkup Podcast Debunks A Few Myths (Like Size And Age Matter...)
We bring you surprises about penis size, stories of great sex over 70 and new insights on how both men and women are lied to about their sexuality.
The Checkup: 'The Grossology' Episode — Or, How Disgusting Can Be Healthy
The latest episode of CommonHealth's podcast, "The Checkup," explores the surprising ways that gross can be good for you in an episode titled "Grossology."
A Podcast For Your Brain: The Checkup, Episode 8
The brain is on our brains in the latest episode of The Checkup, our recently relaunched health news podcast, a joint venture between WBUR and Slate.
We're Baaack! CommonHealth Podcast 'The Checkup' Relaunches With Slate
WBUR and Slate relaunch "The Checkup," a health podcast featuring the co-hosts of CommonHealth, now part of the Panoply podcast network.
The Checkup: Talking Back To Your Doctor
Our sixth episode opens with a question: Why do so many of us find it so hellishly hard to speak freely with our doctors? What is it about a white...
The Checkup On Shots: Vaccine Updates, Facts And Fictions
Somehow, over the last few years, one of modern medicine's greatest achievements has turned into one of modern American parents' most fraught subjects. In this episode of The Checkup, our...
The Checkup: Flunking The Insanity Workout But Coming Away Wiser
'The Checkup' podcast explores the risks of the Insanity Workout and other extreme exercise — but also the tremendous health rewards of exercise, even at lower levels than you might...
The Checkup: Meltdown U. And Mental Health Tips For Parents Of College Kids
This week, The Checkup, our health podcast for Slate, tackles the mental health of college students. Research suggests up to 50 percent of college-age kids have had or will have...
The Checkup: Yes, Really. One-Third Of Women Have Pain During Sex
The theme of The Checkup podcast #2: "Matters Below The Waist." This segment features frank talk about sex problems — and some solutions. We delve into fascinating research on pain...
Check Out 'The Checkup': Our New Health Podcast On Slate
WBUR's CommonHealth co-hosts Carey Goldberg and Rachel Zimmerman launch a new health podcast with Slate called "The Checkup."